Adrienne

This text, part of Adrienne's "Gimmick" series of language instruction and reference, offers an effective approach to speaking and understanding Spanish by teaching the language as it is actually spoken. Its vocabulary groups words which go logically together, including colloquial expressions that are the...

"The man or woman doing business in France, the tourist, the student at school, all have one basic need," writes the author of this handy book: "to express themselves so that they can be understood and understand at the simplest level." Fast French features:...

Every language has a basic vocabulary of similar words and expressions. Adrienne's acclaimed "Gimmick" approach offers both the beginner and the seasoned traveler a fast and effective route to this lexicon by teaching language as it is actually spoken. Adrienne's vocabulary lists are contemporary,...

The Gimmick Books are based on the author's many years of successfully teaching languages to tourists, business people, diplomats, and other international travelers.Author: Adrienne, Claire BechetISBN-10: 0393316475ISBN-13: 9780393316476Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/1997Pages: 238Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 8.26h x 5.48w x 0.57d

German in 32 Lessons is the rapid and practical way to master the basics and begin speaking the language. The book gives you the essential, simplified grammar plus the 3000 most-used words--words and idiomatic phrases that people use in real-life situations. The book can...

Adrienne's acclaimed "Gimmick" approach offers both the beginner and the seasoned traveler a fast and effective route to this lexicon by teaching language as it is actually spoken. Adrienne's vocabulary lists are contemporary, practical, and uncensored -- you'll find words here that aren't in...

Italian as the Italians speak it, including hundreds of current idioms. How to be angry. How to fall in love. How to be polite. What not to say. A book for Americans who want to brush up on Italian as it is spoken today.Author:...

"Italian in 32 Lessons" is the rapid and practical way for tourists, students, and businesspeople to master the basics of Italian and begin speaking. Unlike traditionally dry language texts based on rote memorization and repetition, "Italian in 32 Lessons" encourages creavity, allowing the learner...

Adrienne's vocabulary lists are contemporary, practical, and uncensored-you'll find words here that aren't in any other language book-and they group together families of words, which makes expanding your vocabulary painless. For the more advanced student, access to the Gimmick's expansive array of colloquial expressions...

Here is a rapid and practical way for tourists, students, and businesspeople to master the basics of Spanish and begin speaking it. Unlike traditionally dry language texts based on rote memorization and repetition, Spanish in 32 Lessons encourages creativity, allowing the learner to discover...

DRAYA JENNINGS is a sheltered country girl from Gonzalez, La. Under her mother's influence, she has college aspirations that'll help her struggling family thrive but when she meets her best friend, VETTE, and drug dealing boyfriend, RUM, who introduces her to an exhilarating and...