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Is it the best books for beginners in the bookstores?
1. The New Penguin Russian Course
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2. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Russian
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3. Russian Grammar in Illustrations- By Pekhlivanova, K. I, and Lebedeva, M. N.
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In my opinion, the best course out of all of those is the Penguin course. However, I would recommend you supplement what you learn with a beginning russian conversation book. That way, at least you can begin conversing with your russian friends. You will not learn this skill from the penguin course, so definitely get a conversational russian book.
Yes, go for the Pengiun one.
Definitely New Penguin, I have the Idiot's guide, and it isn't that great...
-Fantom
Ditto. Ignore the Idiot's Guide, save your money. I don't know anything about Penguin.Quote:
Originally Posted by fantom605
Penguin.
But why should ignore the Idiot's Guide?...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dobry
Penguin, I reckon.
I'm not an idiot so I don't recommend the Idiot's guide either...Quote:
Originally Posted by fantom605
Because I had the Idiot's Guide some time ago. I think you're hard-earned-learning-Russian money is better spent on something else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Soul212
Just my opinion though. What's good for one person's learning, may not be good for another's. **shrug**
The Penguin publishers should be sending out commission checks to all of you, considering how many ringing endorsements that book receives here. :)
I think the New Penguin course book is pretty good. I actually have both that AND The Idiot's Guide. Why not get both? They're not that expensive. The Idiots Guide might not go quite as in-depth as other grammar books, but you are likely to pick up some things of value within, and it is easy reading.
Where's my money, New Penguin?!?!? :)
The best book for beginning, IMHO, is this one:
<a href = "http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0844236810/qid=1123516180/sr=1-10/ref=sr_1_10/104-7239552-7019120?v=glance&s=books" target =- "blank">Teach Yourself Beginner's Russian</a>
Great for someone truly just starting out, I was a little overwhelmed by New Penguin when I first started.
-Fantom