Teach Yourself Italian Extra! Audio Pack (Teach Yourself)

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Summary: I would definitely recommend this book.
Review: As a heavy consumer of intermediate-advanced italian grammar books, I found this to be more useful than most. The readings are interesting and come from real italian sources. This book emphasizes idiomatic speech and ways to learn on your own. One of the most useful out there.

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Summary: Teach yourself Italian Extra
Review: I bought this book to supplement the Italian course I'm doing at Uni.(college) and I've found it a very useful and cost-effective study tool. It is more logically set out than most texts and is relevant and up-to-date. It's major drawback is that it's designed to be used with a cassette (which I don't have) and although it is very good as a stand alone text, I have the feeling that it would be even better with the tape.

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Summary: A definte must for Italian students.
Review: I have been studying Italian for roughly about a year at college. With the possibility I might study abroad in Italy next year, I decided I might as well try to pre-emptively study the language before I resume classes in September. Reading through this book provided so many "that makes so much sense!" moments, one automatically feels that they have much more solid grasp of the language after only a few chapters. With real interviews of ordinary people, the book is a taste of what Italian is like, and not a series of scripted dialogues.