 | Ultimate German Beginner-Intermediate (CD/Book) (Ultimate Beginner-Intermediate) by Living Language
Buy new: $50.37 / Used from: $88.79 If you are not learning German in High School or University, but instead doing it on your own, you will need German learning material. While not perfect, Living Language German gets the job done. Its a bit bland, but it does what it claims and does it well..
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 | Schaum's Outline of German Grammar by Elke Gschossmann-Hendershot
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $5.58 The best German grammar reference for beginner to intermediate level learners. Excellent for 1st to 3rd Year German! Filled with explanations and hundreds of excersizes with answers in the back.
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 | Graded German Reader: Erste Stufe by Hannelore Crossgrove
Buy new: $66.00 / Used from: $19.99 Improve your vocabulary FAST with this Graded Reader. Starts off with stories that use German words that sound almost like enlish words (ie. Apfel, Auto, etc..) then slowly introduces more complex vocabulary with new stories. Expensive, but the absolute best way for beginners to quickly increase their vocabulary in German.
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 | Michel Thomas Speak German For Beginners: 10-CD Beginner's Program (Michel Thomas Series) by Michel Thomas
Buy used from: $83.60 This will get your mind thinking in German and get you speaking some basic phrases. It introduces a unique way of teaching German conversation, which I found to be very effective. After going through this program, you'll be able to use these tricks to construct basic German sentences and have basic conversations! This is the best CD program I have found for German beginners.
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 | Compact German Dictionary: German-English English-German (Langenscheidt Compact Dictionaries) (German Edition)
Buy used from: $3.70 Langenscheidt has always had the best dictionaries! I used a Duden in school, and later switched to Langenscheidt and never looked back. A good german-english dictionary is essential for learning the language.
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 | 501 German Verbs by Henry Strutz
Buy used from: $2.21 Sooner or later, you will need to conjugate verbs and this is no easy feat in German. This reference guide will get you through the 500 most commonly used verbs.
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 | Run Lola Run
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $3.85 Shown in German classes around the world.. this Film from Germany is both entertaining and great for getting exposure to the spoken language.
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