 | Practical Spanish Grammar: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides) by Marcial Prado
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $1.96 This is the perfect text for self learning as it gives clear explanations of Spanish grammar concepts and provides the answers to all the exercises. The text progresses at a good pace (not too slow) and will provide you with a useful and decent-sized vocabulary. Follow this with Advanced Spanish Grammar.
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 | Advanced Spanish Grammar: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides) by Marcial Prado
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $2.00 Continue your learning from Practical Spanish Grammar. Highly recommended.
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 | 1001 Most Useful Spanish Words (Beginners' Guides) by Seymour Resnick
Buy new: $2.00 / Used from: $0.40 This little Dover book is as straightforward and useful as you can imagine. The main section is an alphabetical listing of common Spanish words with a simple definition, a Spanish sentence and an English translation of the sentence. The second section is a categorical listing of foods, colors, numbers, etc. There is also one page of vocabulary tips. All this for $2! It's a no-brainer!
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 | Spanish Grammar (Barron's Grammar Series) by Christopher Kendris Ph.D.
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.56 Everyone should have a portable Spanish grammar. I have several, but this is my favorite. The two-color text is easy to read and use. It has everything a Spanish learner needs. It is well-organized and provides clear explanations with just the right amount of detail: neither over-simplified nor overwhelming.
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 | 1001 Pitfalls in Spanish (1001 Pitfalls Series) by Marion P. Holt
Buy new: $8.56 / Used from: $3.25 This is another useful text from Barron's. Common pitfalls in learning and using Spanish are pointed out and explained. The content is organized by parts of speech, sentence structure and special topics. Good for learning and review.
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 | Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish by Joseph J. Keenan
Buy new: $8.58 / Used from: $5.98 This is one of my all-time favorite books! This text by Joseph Keenan is "keen" in every sense of the word, i.e. sharp, enthusiastic, mentally alert, acute and wonderful. He will have you laughing out loud with his understated humor and perceptive insights into how Spanish is really used. It makes for excellent pleasure reading, and it really will take you to the next level of Spanish fluency.
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 | Laugh 'n' Learn Spanish : Featuring the #1 Comic Strip "For Better or For Worse" by Lynn Johnston
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $5.39 Continuing the humor theme, this book teaches by means of the comic strip, For Better or For Worse, by Lynn Johnston. The content is organized into three levels. Each two-page chapter has one main learning goal, a comic strip in Spanish (English translations in the back), vocabulary, and a section on "Working with Words and Patterns. This is a very fun way to improve your Spanish.
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 | Spanish Thesaurus for Children: Libro de Sinonimos y Antonimos by Harriet Wittels
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.08 I am all for using children's books to learn just about anything, but especially languages. This straightforward text has an alphabetical listing of common Spanish words with several synonyms and antonyms for each word. It is great for enlarging your vocabulary and improving your writing. It even has pictures illustrating some of the words! Why keep the kid in you bottled up?
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 | Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Pronouns And Prepositions by Dorothy Richmond
Buy new: $8.60 / Used from: $5.00 A great self-learner's text for practicing and perfecting those pesky pronouns and prepositions. Highly recommended.
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 | Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses by Dorothy Richmond
Buy new: $8.37 / Used from: $4.87 A very useful text for practicing and perfecting your use of Spanish verbs. Highly recommended for self-learners. Answers to all exercises included.
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 | Spanish I - 2nd Rev. Ed.: Learn to Speak and Understand Spanish with Pimsleur Language Programs (Comprehensive) (English and Spanish Edition) by Pimsleur
Buy new: $232.47 / Used from: $119.00 The Pimsleur language learning system is simply the best there is for self-learners. I've tried dozens of other systems and this one cannot be beat. It is definitely worth the investment. This audio only system allows you to learn in your car and on the go. You participate in practical conversations. It is based on a scientific theory of retention and repetition, and it works!
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 | Blank Vocabulary Cards: Boxed Set/1000
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $15.60 I have found it much more productive to create my own flash cards. The act of writing the words in Spanish and English adds one more element of learning and memory to your studies. And you can tailor the cards to the vocabulary of your primary texts.
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