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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Latin by Natalie Harwood, Chris Eliopoulos, Stephen A. Nimis ISBN: 0-02-864450-6 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.16 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This book makes learning Latin easy
Comment: I have studied several languages, but when it came to Latin, I was really a complete idiot. However, this book helps explain the grammar a little, rather than expecting the student to memorize all the cases at once, as many of the old fashioned Latin books used to do.
The book also gives interesting historical background which helps to put the language in its proper historical perspective, both in Roman times and later when Latin was used by the Church. There is also a section devoted to Latin in the modern world.
All in all, I find this a very informative book.
Rating: 4
Summary: A WINNER For The BEGINNER!
Comment: As an adult with no previous background in Latin, I found Ms. Harwood's: "Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Latin", the most comprehensive out of all the previous beginners Latin books I've purchased so far.
I took on the challenge of teaching myself Latin so that I would be able to help my son with his High School Latin courses.
-- This book is the easiest to understand and follow, since the Author gradually leads the reader/student through the noun/adjective declensions. (In other words; she doesn't start off with a huge, complicated and intimimdating Declension Table)
Declensions are introduced gradually and there are practice exercises at the end of each Introduction. -- Answer Key INCLUDED in the back of the Book! --
The GRAMMAR SUMMARY in Appendix B is a Fantastic reference!
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It "provides ALL the grammar forms you will encounter in translating Latin.
The 'A Brief Summary of Syntax' section shows you how to use those forms to form sentences." - comment by Author.
-- This book comes up just shy of excellence for two very important reasons:
1) - This reviewer finds that more Examples are needed at the end of each Introduction, along with more detailed explanations.
(A book geared toward beginners needs many more examples
than the ones provided in this book.)
2) - The book is also lacking in sufficient Practice Exercises.
(Which are very crucial for the beginner)
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In the future, I would hope to see: "Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Latin - THE COMPANION", written by this Author as a Supplimental to the first book; as it would be most beneficial to the user/student.
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Overall, it's a great book that I would and HAVE readily recommended to others.
~~DMShae
Rating: 2
Summary: Poor editing and organization.
Comment: This book suffers from poor editing and proofreading. From the first chapter on, there are many mistakes such as an exercise which says the answers are in the appendix, but the appendix skips the exercises for that chapter. Then one exercise had a list of words to be matched to the English translation, but not only repeated one of the Latin entries but listed a different pronounciation. Throughout the book I found many errors of omission or just plain mistakes. The website for the Idiot's Guides has been down for a re-make and so I haven't been able to see if an addendum is posted. I'd skip this book and go to one of the standard texts. With the number of mistakes in this book, it makes me wonder about the rest of the content; am I trying to learn something not realizing it is another mistake? Avoid this book.
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Title: Collins Gem Latin Dictionary : Second Edition by HarperCollins ISBN: 000470763X Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 20 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Latin for Dummies by Clifford A. Hull, Steven R. Perkins, Tracy Barr, Dummies Press ISBN: 076455431X Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Teach Yourself Latin by Gavin Betts ISBN: 0658015966 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 26 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: 501 Latin Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy-To-Learn Format Alphabetically Arranged by Richard E. Prior, Joseph Wohlberg ISBN: 0812090500 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: May, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Wheelock's Latin, 6e by Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard LaFleur ISBN: 0060956410 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
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