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    <![CDATA[Want to brush up on your French, but you&#8217;re traumatized by the memory of your grammar-obsessed high school teacher? Planning a trip to France or Québec but don&#8217;t have the time, patience, or money for a 16-week course? Well, you're in luck. <strong>French Without the Fuss</strong> will teach you the everyday French spoken on the streets of Paris and Montréal&#8211;and you won't have to cram down long lists of verb conjugations.<br/><br/>20 simple lessons do all the right things to help you learn fast:<br/><br/>&#8226; Nontraditional teaching methods help you understand, speak, and soon think in French without obsessing over details.<br/>&#8226; Funny, convincing dialogues let you speak naturally and stay motivated. <br/>&#8226; Practical, up-to-date vocabulary and slang keep you from sounding like a textbook.<br/>&#8226; Lifestyle, popular-culture, and history notes make you feel like an insider from the start.<br/>&#8226; Smart activities give you plenty of opportunity to practice.<br/>&#8226; A simple, straightforward approach to grammar teaches what&#8217;s really useful without nit-picking and technical jargon.<br/><br/><strong>French Without the Fuss</strong> will fill your free moments with fun and do wonders for your French in a matter of weeks!<br/><br/>You&#8217;ll also find references for French Internet sites, movies, and music; an extensive glossary; a grammar summary; and maps of France and Montréal. <em>Alors, bonne chance et bon voyage!<br/></em><br/>Practice for a flawless accent with the one-hour audio CD&#8211;contains dialogues, spoken by native speakers!]]>
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    <![CDATA[This simple and effective introduction to Hindi will teach you everything you need to speak, understand, read, and write in Hindi.  This program assumes no background in the language, and it explains each new concept clearly with plenty of examples, making it ideal for beginners or anyone who wants a thorough review.  Living Language <em>Hindi</em> includes:<br/><br/>·A course book and six audio CDs<br/>·Two unique sets of recordings, one for use with the book, and a second for use anywhere to review and reinforce<br/>·Natural dialogues, clear grammar notes, vocabulary building, and key expressions<br/>·Plenty of practice, both written and recorded<br/>·Notes on culture, cuisine, history, geography, and more<br/>·Real life &#8220;discovery&#8221; activities and internet resources<br/>·An extensive two-way glossary]]>
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    <![CDATA[<em>Ultimate French </em>has everything you need to learn French from scratch or to revive the French that you learned years ago. This course combines conversation and culture in an easy-to-follow, enjoyable, and effective format. It's the perfect way to learn French for school, travel, work, or personal enrichment. <br/><br/><em>Ultimate French Beginner-Intermediate </em>includes:<br/><br/>&#8226;<strong>40 lessons in a comprehensive 416-page textbook:<br/><br/></strong>Each lesson contains a lively and authentic dialogue, vocabulary, grammar and usage, step-by-step character writing, cultural highlights, and plenty of practice. The first ten lessons also include special pronunciation sections that will have you speaking right from the beginning. The book also contains review sections, readings, supplemental vocabulary sections, appendixes on essential French grammar, and a <br/>French-English/English-French glossary.<br/><br/>&#8226;<strong>8 hours of recordings with an ingenious two-step approach:</strong><br/><br/>Learn at home: Listen to the first set of recordings as you follow along in your textbook. Immerse yourself in French while you listen and repeat with the all-French recordings, and learn conversation, grammar, vocabulary, and more<br/><br/>Learn on the go: Then practice, review, and expand upon what you&#8217;ve learned with the second set of recordings. An instructor will guide you through each lesson, and since no reading is required, you can listen in the car, on the train, at the gym&#8230;anywhere!]]>
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    <![CDATA[A wonderfully new and light-hearted approach to learning Spanish!  This brand new series really hits the mark for anyone who might have ever hesitated to pick up a language learning course before.  <strong>Without the Fuss</strong> takes a bold plunge into the largest pool of customers Living Language knows: the hesitant, the intimidated, and certainly anyone who has really bad memories of high school Spanish classes!<br/><br/>It's all in one easy book (with an audio CD affixed to the inside back jacket) that presents the language as it's really spoken. Cartoons, very engaging page layouts, fun dialogues, maps, great cultural information and even a good dose of slang all make this new program delightfully different.<br/><br/>FEATURES:<br/>&#8226; A lighthearted and simple, but carefully designed and well-written Spanish course for intimidated learners<br/>&#8226; Full of dialogues that reflect the colloquial and idiomatic standard Spanish as it is really spoken<br/>&#8226; Entertaining and laid-back &quot;language coach&quot; guides readers through the lessons, so they don&#8217;t feel lost or wonder what to do next<br/>&#8226; Up to ten activities in each lesson that put everything right to use<br/>&#8226; An &quot;insider&quot; look at everyday Spanish life and culture<br/>&#8226; Features the most commonly used slang terms<br/>&#8226; Cartoons in each chapter<br/>&#8226; 400-page book and a 60-minute audio CD]]>
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    <![CDATA[<em>30 Days to Great Spanish </em>is a simple and fun course that will enhance your language skills in just weeks! <br/><br/>Straightforward and effective teaching methods help students understand and speak Spanish. Using a simple approach to grammar, <em>30 Days to Great Spanish </em>teaches what's really useful without nit-picking or employing technical jargon. The package includes a book and an audio CD, maps, cultural tips, and links to internet sites.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Beyond the Basics: French]]>
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    <![CDATA[Our best-selling language series just went <em>Beyond the Basics</em>!<br/><br/>Now there&#8217;s a fantastic new way for language learners to take their studies to the next level and go <em>Beyond the Basics</em>! Ideal for people who already have some introductory knowledge, the brand-new <em>Beyond the Basics</em> courses take students further in key areas, including vocabulary, grammar, culture, and natural-sounding conversational skills. Each course includes twenty lessons that feature more challenging dialogues as well as numerous examples, explanations, and practice exercises.<br/><br/>Best of all, the packages are as compact and portable as ever! Each program comes complete with a coursebook, handy learner&#8217;s bilingual dictionary, and four hours of recordings on four CDs.<br/><br/>Available in Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Inglés/English for native Spanish speakers!<em><br/></em>]]>
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    <![CDATA[2000+ Essential French Verbs: Learn the Forms, Master the Tenses, and Speak Fluently!]]>
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    <![CDATA[French Verbs JUST GOT AS EASY AS 1-2-3<br/><br/>Great news! <br/>Whether you&#8217;re learning French for fun, school, or work, <em>2,000+ Essential French Verbs</em> makes everything simple&#8211;conjugations, tenses, irregulars, and even conversation.<br/><br/>&#8226; 2,000+ French verbs in alphabetical order<br/>&#8226; Translations, prepositions, and regional usage<br/>&#8226; ALL major tenses and regular and irregular verb forms covered<br/>&#8226; Help with forming tenses, explained in clear English<br/>&#8226; Sample sentences that show verbs in action<br/>&#8226; 40 engaging dialogues that bring verbs to life<br/>&#8226; More than 100 practice exercises<br/>&#8226; Special help for tough verb questions<br/><br/>And for extra practice, FLASH CARDS help you memorize key verbs!]]>
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    <![CDATA[Living Language In-Flight Spanish is the perfect boarding pass to learning Spanish before you land.<br/><br/>There's no better way to make use of all that spare time on a plane than to master the essentials of a language.  This 60-minute program is the simplest way to learn just enough to get by in every situation essential to both the tourist and business traveler.<br/><br/>The program covers everything from greetings and polite expressions to asking directions, getting around, checking into a hotel, and going to a restaurant.  There are even sections for meeting people and spending a night on the town.<br/><br/>Short lessons make In-Flight Spanish easy to use, and a handy pocket-sized insert is included as a cheat sheet for use on the go.]]>
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    <![CDATA[This dictionary includes more than 20,000 of the most frequently used Japanese words. Readers will find more than simple definitions: Phrases, sentences, and idiomatic expressions show how words are used in everyday Japanese conversation. More than 1,000 of the most essential words are highlighted to make them easy to find.<br/><br/>The<strong> Living Language® Japanese Dictionary</strong> has been revised and updated to reflect modern usage and features new entries related to business, technology, and the media.<br/><br/>This dictionary is included along with a coursebook in the <strong>Living Language® Japanese Complete Course</strong>, available in cassette and compact disc editions.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ultimate Japanese: Basic - Intermediate: Book (Living Language Ultimate Basic-Intermediate Series (Manual Only))]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>A Complete Lesson Book and Reference Guide</strong><br/>Lively, up-to-date, authentic dialogues<br/>Clear explanations--of grammar<br/>Cultural highlights<br/>plus<br/>Grammar summary<br/>Verb conjugations<br/>Glossary<br/><br/>Developed by the experts at Living Language, this book offers a highly effective combination of conversational Japanese with grammar and culture. It covers the equivalent of two years of college-level study.<br/>40 lessons, each with a lively, authentic Japanese dialogue that includes the most common and useful expressions for <br/>everyday conversation.<br/>English translations and explanations of Japanese grammar and usage, pronunciation, vocabulary, and cultural notes.<br/>Quizzes and review sections to check your progress.<br/>A complete summary of Japanese accents and particles.<br/>A section on letter writing for business or social occasions.<br/>An extensive two-way glossary.<br/><br/>While this book stands on its own as a complete course and an invaluable reference, you'll find that using it with the recorded lessons is even more effective. Along with the recordings, Living Language® Ultimate Japanese cassette packages include this manual.]]>
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