Foreign-market Books

Will the book be good without the recording?

This is probably one of the most comprehensive Italian lesson books on the market. Used in conjunction with the aduio (either tapes or cds) it's wonderful. But alone, it leaves a little something to be desired. If you have at least a month to listen and learn then this is the book for you. Any less time, and you won't really be getting your money's worth.

Seems to be va bene, perhaps if purchased alone, more as a refresher??

I've read other rewiews from other sites, and it seems that the CD lessons don't always match what the book is reading.

I would suggest "The Everything Learning Italian Book" (speak, write, and understand basic Italian in no time) By Michael P. San Filippo, it's what I'm using currently, and I have learned a lot in, well, no time!! (as it promises!)

I've even had trouble with things such as verbs, adverbs, ajectives and the such, in English!! And I speak English! lol but this book even took care of my probs with this language, and I'm excelling greatly in Italian so well, I've even impressed myself! (not to mention my fiance' who's Sicilian).

So although it may be ok as a refresher, or a book to keep on hand (since it's smaller) for words you're stumped on, I'd still suggest the above, it's affordable wherever you purchase it, and extremely helpful as well.

This book is not good as a learning tool, it only gives 1 or 2 words of translation per page.

I liked this vocabulary builder idea more than the dual language books.

When reading the dual language books, i find myself reading every line translated, this one, even i if don't completely understand everything
it is much more fun to read. and you get to learn the important words that you don't know cause on other side there is like a small dicto for more difficult words.

also the book is very interesting.

I bought this book because it purported to define the "tough" words. I found that most of the defined words were ones I already knew, while a large number of the "tough" words went unnoticed. For instance: on the first page, "puissant" is defined, while "palefreniers" is not; page one of chapter 6 has 9 words defined (most were cognates) but no clue is given as to what the "auto-da-fe" mentioned on the same page might be. I could go on, but you get the picture. I would still read the book, but would recommend that one keep one's Larousse handy as the obscure vocabulary is hefty. I would not buy this edition for the vocab list as advertised; however, the unused space on the left side could be used by readers to add their own definitions.

First off, this book is not for the beginner. Nevertheless, for the intermediate and advanced traders, there are nice tools that provide a lot of food for thought. The authors are definitely traders, there is no disputing that. They also go above and beyond the call of duty in mining data. The pages offer a wealth of proof of the number crunching power we get from today's technology, as well as the ability to present the data in a usable format.

My favorite chapters are the ones dealing with Point & Figure (which gave me tons of ideas), Swing Properties, Cycle Analysis, and last but not least, the Goodman Swing Count System. This chapter alone will leave you wanting more information on this virtually unknown (up till now) trading method.

Again, this book may not serve the needs of the beginning trader. But for the intermediate/advanced trader who is past the market infatuation stage and is willing to do the work, there are definite workable ideas contained within.

Save your money! This book is not worth the effort and definitely not worth the price.

This volume is an excellent source book of trading tools for the Forex Trader. You will not find a complete system with which to trade with or a primer on trading the Forex. This is not a book for a trading novice. But for the journeyman trader looking for tools to add to his/her own trading methodology,it provides an 'encyclopedia' of ideas and techniques with which to evaluate and forecast the behavior of the currency markets. The Forex Chartist Companion is solid reference that belongs next to your trading station.

I hadn't taken French since high school (over 20 years ago!) and needed to brush-up quickly for a New Year's trip to Paris. After discovering French 3 (4 audio cassettes included) at the local library, I was so happy with it that I decided to buy it. Incorporating helpful and natural dialogues for the traveler, idomatic usage, verb conjugation and grammar, this book will get you there in a hurry!

This course in Advanced Conversation consists of 4 cassettes. It comes with a 343 page book!

This is a continuation of Living Language FRENCH 2. While French 2 covered ALL THE GRAMMAR you need to know, this course is mainly a set of dialogues. The idea is to improve your listening skills. Naturally, the book has all the spoken text with translation. It also has some grammar drills you should have done back in French 2. There are also verb conjugation charts.

The dialogues themselves are pretty good. They follow the adventures of an American and his wife in Paris. But for some bizarre reason, each dialogue is followed by a fairly long yet "random" grammar review. (Random in that the subject of the "lesson" is never announced. I never could figure any of them out!!!) How much better it would have been to replace that nonsense with a straight-forward vocabulary preview before each dialogue. That would have greatly reduced the student's need to wade through the 343 page book. By the way, the tapes are not stereo. They sound best on a simple, mono cassette player.

All in all, a mediocre value for the money.

This product continues FRENCH 2. Wheras FRENCH 2 teaches "all the grammar you need to know", French 3 concentrates on understanding spoken dialog.

The dialogues themselves are pretty good. They follow the story of an American couple in Paris. The idea, of course, is to expose the student to vocabulary oriented to the various situations he might encounter in France. First the dialogues go at normal speed (actually pretty slow at that!), and then they are repeated slower. The accompanying book is a whopping 343 pages long. What's wrong with this product is that the tapes inexplicably contain a "grammar lesson" after each dialogue. This "lesson" takes a substantial amount of listening time. And yet it is not a lesson in any conventional sense: the student is supposed to repeat random, disjointed sentences without knowing exactly why. There is no formal explanation of what the "lesson" is about. (The book makes a feeble remark about these sentences also occuring in the written exercises.) How much better it would have been to use the space on the tape for a vocabulary preview BEFORE each dialogue! The book itself has the dialog texts. They are accompanied by interesting notes. There are also some verb charts and written exercises. The tapes are not stereo, although they sound good on a simple, mono cassette player.

There is nothing about timing or switching from one sector to another. Sector investing can be very volatile if you buy and hold. You need to know when to exit a sector and when to buy.

As the authors clearly indicate in the preface, this book is geared toward the beginning and intermediate investor. Written in a clear and concise manner that avoids excessive jargon, the information educates the reader about investing in sectors while providing valuable insights and practical advice.

Divided into 12 chapters, the book focuses on the sectors of primary interest to the "average individual investor." Specifically, the sectors covered include: Technology, Financial, Healthcare, Real Estate, Utilities, Energy and Natural Resources, and International. Although investing in international stocks is generally not considered a "sector," the inclusion of the international arena as a sector provides a useful perspective on this area.

In addition to the valuable content, the authors have an engaging writing style that does not hinder the information presented by them. The book is actually entertaining and inspiring.

Overall, "How to be a Sector Investor" is an excellent book on investing in sectors. Having researched a number of other books in this area, this one far surpasses other resources.

If you're new to Industry Sectors and want to learn alot about each one then this book is excellent for you to start. If you already watch sectors and their rotations then there really isn't much new in the book. It is definitely well written and very easy to understand. If anything, it re-inforced concepts and strategies I had forgotten. I wish it had incorporated some analyzing from a Technical charting viewpoint. There was none at all. All in all, it is a very positive book covering the different sectors of the market. I found it to actually be very motivating to follow the markets more closely.

This dictionary is fine. It has English to both Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. It's up to date, and well set out.

The book is a paperback cheaply printed and won't stand up to repeated use. A number of Portuguese words I tried to look up were not listed

Boasting a large number of words most translation is made simple without the need for a thesaurus. In this realm it serves as a useful tool for translations from English to Portuguese and from written Portuguese to English. However, the book assumes that upon hearing the language you can spell the words and this is not always the case. This is not a phrase book so conversation is up to you. There are some helpful common verb conjugations, but due to a large number of exceptions in the language even this is also difficult to use.

I would love to be able to review this book, having just read Suzy's "C'est La Vie". However after a long conversation with a non English as a first language speaker, it was decided if I wanted the rest of my order I would have to forgo Born to Shop NY. Others, let me know if you were able to purchase this book and if it was helpful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is a problem with travel books in that they try to cover EVERYthing in a city. I like books that just tell me the best places to go for what I want.

This book leans towards being a total reference, but offers the shopper plenty of options.

The bargain shopper needs to know one thing - Century 21 next to the world trade center site. That is about where the unbelievable bargains end. Now you can save some money on the book and spend it on shopping

One nicety about the book is that the author includes place to eat around the shopping.

The last edition of Born to Shop disappointed me becasue Suzy Gershman's interest seemed so narrow that the stores and places she liked were too far out of my range. In this edition she's made some changes. Cheap shopping is listed and the luxe, nowhere else except NYC stores are listed as well. She must have gotten some younger helpers because much to my delight the Sean Jean store and and Triple Five Soul shop are mentioned too. One thing I've always liked about the Born to Shop series is that the advice shows you how to get around town safely, how to buy quality and how to have a good time with as few hassles as possible. And don't think this book is just for women. In our last trip to NY my husband frequently consulted it and was very pleased with the directions and commentary.

This book and Gerry Frank's guide are all you really need to take a weekend NYC trip.

I bought this book. There is a lot of info. I would of liked a little more info on Cancun but over all its really good as has 1-800 numbers to the hotels as well!

I haven't been to the Yucatan in over 6 years, and purchased this book hoping it would have updated info on the area, as I was planning vacation there soon.

I couldn't find enough listings for lodgings and restarants to satisfy me, and wound up going to the web to get the info I needed. There are so many more hotels and condos south of Cancun, and even south of Tulum that just weren't listed. None of the restaurants we ate at were even listed. I couldn't use this guide for my purposes.

This would be at least a four star Russian language package except that, as the first reviewer indicated, the accent needs to be assimilated elsewhere. I cannot imagine how it can be good to train your ear (especially if you are a beginner) on a cd set in which the Russian accent is not native. In addition to the accent issue, the sound of the male speaker's voice is harsh and almost cacophonous. I say this in surprise because normally listening to a Russian voice is a genuine pleasure for me, but I find I want to turn this cd off. The general method of language acquisition they are using, however, is sound. Change the speakers and this would be a valuable set. Not recommended.

I checked out this book with discs from the library, then decided to get the book for myself for future reference. It is perfect to start out with, but I strongly recommend that it be used in conjuction with Pimsleur IA and IB at least. Pimsleur's strength is that it instills the accent and conversational ability thru logical repetition; however, it lacks a broad vocabulary and much grammatical explanation which Living Language courses provide, starting with this one.

This book provides an easy to read and comprehensive view of the business environment in Latin America. Jolly has pulled together a generous amount of quality information from more than 40 expert contributors. He has created a reference book that is well-organized under eight major topic headings: economic performance, context for business, market potential, developing business, building an organization, the big six, rising stars in the south, and openings in Central America and the Hispanic Caribbean.

Contributing authors discuss Latin America's recent upturn in commercial opportunities, with insights into the regional prospects for growth including sections devoted to free trade, privatization, and the new surge in investments.

Experts put the recent political and economic changes into perspective through analysis of perceived risks, political stability, social trends, and environmental concerns of the Region.

Discover the rationale behind defining a Latin American Consumer rather than the individual country consumer when developing an overall marketing strategy.

Learn about regional trade and export finance options, and what to consider when structuring agency and distributor agreements.

Gain valuable investment strategy tips from KPMG and taxation advice from Ernst & Young.

Benefit from several cited principle legal considerations when setting up a business in the region.

Take a closer look at each country's best commercial prospects and discover useful addresses of key trade and government organizations in Latin and Central America, as well as, Hispanic Caribbean countries.

Although this publication was originally written for a U.K. audience, companies of any nationality will find it a valuable tool when developing or expanding business in Latin America.

This poorly written book contains little factual information (and what data there is is out of date). Very disappointed. I am setting up a Latin American company and have researched a number of books. This is the worst!