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Yeah, it does seem strange how you seem to "learn" something even when not doing anything with it. I used to suck at understanding spoken French, but after two weeks in Germany, speaking and hearing...

Alas! You see how my French has deteriorated?

I've never seen the book but flipped through a couple "X language for dummies" books and must say they don't look too bad. As for pronunciation guides, all of the language textbooks I've encountered...