The Art of Sign Language: Phrases

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Summary: Reminds Me of My Old Karate Books
Review: Christopher Brown's book is filled with pictures. Each picture has a caption that helps explain how to say a phrase in sign language. The sections are broken into several useful headings. It really does remind me of the old karate books I used to read as a teen. It would make a useful dictionary for someone just learning sign language.

However I must ask a serious question. Is it really very likely that someone will take the time to learn sign language unless they know someone else who uses it? And, if the person knew someone else who used sign language well enough to be motivated to learn, wouldn't that person be a better teacher than a book?

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Summary: Oh please not another bad sign lang book!
Review: I have his Art of Sign book which is complete TRASH. The writer has no authority to write Sign Language books and here he comes out with a phrase book! You have got to be kidding me! In the art of sign book, he says there aren't rules to follow, now all of the sudden he found "syntax"?!? Publishers should really check out what they are printing before it goes to print, where are the editors??? This is not the route you want to go, if you want to learn ASL. Order Signing Naturally, with the videos, and the handshapes dictionary. When you have that figured out, go to the ABC coursebook. What a waste of paper this book is, and it is a real shame that people are looking at it, memorizing it, thinking it is going to get them somewhere. Shame on you Christopher Brown for trying to pass this off as sign language. Read my review of his other book. His publishers need to find someone qualified to take his place.