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The 24 lessons in this book are meant to be used in 3 hours per week of class instruction over one academic year. Students will need another 2-3 hours of outside practice and review for every hour of class time, using the materials in the Elementary Mandarin Chinese Workbook.

Whether you're a total novice about to buy your first guitar or you have already started playing and want to take your fretboard wizardry to the next level, The Complete Guitar Manual is the definitive fast-tract guide to becoming a guitar god. Learn how to play like the professionals with illustrated step-by-step sessions. Measure your progress along the way with specially written milestone pieces. Watch the online videos to learn how good technique...

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Shalom! Are you ready to dive into an ancient-yet-modern and rich language full of nuance? Then open up Hebrew For Dummies and get started learning your way around Hebrew by immersing yourself in its sounds and rhythms.

A guide to advanced grammar for students of English as a second language, focusing on areas that are very complex and that are sources of persistent error, explaining each topic, and including exercises, example sentences, and an answer key.

The go-to guide to helping you make the leap from French language basics to composing well-structured sentences--now with new streaming audio recordings via the McGraw Hill Language Lab app. Once you've learned the rudiments of French grammar and a core vocabulary, the next challenge is to put together well-structured sentences. You'll find everything you need to help you break out of a compartmentalized understanding of the language and build your...

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