self-instruction

Presents thirty Swahili language audio lessons, covering vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.

Teaches short and simple Portuguese phrases, covering a variety of topics from finding one's way to talking about oneself.

Learn how to study Spanish with speed-learning techniques and build your vocabulary to converse in Spanish about dining, travel, and medical needs.

Learning French becomes fun as students learn about French culture, build their vocabulary (including new web-based words), and discover how easy it is to speak, read, and understand French.

A beginner's guide to learning how to play guitar.

Includes an introduction to the drumset instruments, step-by-step music reading instruction, how to creat your own beats, fills, and solos, as well as performance tips.

"Through authentic conversations, clear language presentations, and extensive practice and review, [the reader] will pick up the Arabic needed to communicate naturally in everyday situations, from shopping and travelling to food and daily life"--Back cover of the book.

Fun music helps teach words or phrases, followed by practice saying sentences in Spanish. Teaches greetings, counting, colors, numbers, and more.

A Mandarin Chinese language course and pocket dictionary, with an introduction to the basics of the language, daily conversation vocabulary, and notes on script, pronunciation, grammar, etiquette, and more.

Provides advice on buying, tuning, and maintaining a snare drum or drumset. Explains beat basics and music notation with exercises and solos for every level. Covers a variety of rhythms for different styles of music and includes a CD for listening to exercises and playing along with rock and jazz tunes.