La Nuit / L'Aube / Le Jour

Most textbooks have mistakes of some sort...they're not perfect. I think the adrienne gimmick books have a lot to offer in terms of getting you speaking right away, using realistic everyday speech, phrases, vocabulary. Contrary to one review here that said it's not a good place to start a language, I started with the French 32 lessons on which the Spanish is based (they mirror eachother very closely) and learned a lot - enough... Read Full Review

this book starts you off from a different point and continues down a path unlike those found in the typical school textbooks. i took 2 years of spanish in high school but have learned more from these 32 lessons in 2 months than i did in school. the way it's put together makes learning grammar, structure, phrases, vocabulary, sayings, etc much easier and uncomplicated. there are indeed a couple mistakes in this book as previously... Read Full Review

Adrienne's "Spanish in 32 Lessons" is a good review book for re-learning Spanish. I emphasize the word "review." It does have drawbacks for someone who has never spoken a word of Spanish [such as no pronunciation guide], but for one who already knows the simple, logical rules of Spanish pronunciation, so what? It is nicely arranged in 32 chapters that can be used as weekly self-teaching "courses" if that is one's goal. It... Read Full Review

This book moves presumes that you can figure out a good deal for yourself -- it might be a good idea also to get a book on grammar to check out the finer points that may be unclear to certain readers. Furthermore, this book offers no instruction on pronunciation. This is a fast, no-nonsense way to Spanish, and I for one love it.