Schaum's Outline of Italian Grammar (Schaum's Outlines)
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Schaum's Outline of Italian Grammar (Schaum's Outlines)
Joseph Germano , and Conrad J. Schmitt
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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ASIN: 0071484698

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Study faster, learn better-and get top grades with Schaum's Outlines

Millions of students trust Schaum's Outlines to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

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Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores!

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Chapters include: The Pronunciation of Italian * Nouns and Articles * Adjectives and Adverbs * Comparatives and Superlatives * Numbers, Dates, and Time * Verbs * Negative Words and Constructions * Interrogative Words and Constructions * Pronouns * Prepositions * Special Uses of Certain Verbs * Glossaries

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5 out of 5 stars Phenomenal.......2007-04-11

I started learning Italian with Pimsleur and I nearly gave it up until I ran across this grammar. I mean, don't get me wrong, Pimsleur is really great, but... Italian is not the first foreign language I've learnt, and I'm used to (or maybe prefer) studying in a rather structured way, learning the grammar of the language while building conversational, reading and writing skills. So Pimsleur, which is based almost exclusively on listening and repetition, didn't work ideally for me...This book, however, was just the right thing that helped me move on and made the whole experience of learning with Pimsleur enjoyable. It is very user-friendly, highly suitable for beginners, and presented in a very clear way, making it very easy to find everything quickly. So whenever while listening to my Pimsleur CDs a "why" question arises in my mind, I open this book and find the answer quickly - really quickly.

Basically, I would recommend it to any beginner who started to learn Italian with one method or the other. Like I said, very clear, quite comprehensive and at the same time beginner-friendly. Even if you started learning Italian this week, this grammar is for you, because everything is laid-out in plain English. I believe it will also provide me with a convenient way to bridge the gap after I finish with Pimsleur to move on to more advanced speaking, reading and writing.

5 out of 5 stars Two corrections by the author, Joseph E. Germano.......2007-03-03

Re: SCHAUM'S OUTLINE OF ITALIAN GRAMMAR, THIRD EDITION, 2007.

While checking the accuracy of the book whose copies I have just received from McGraw-Hill, I have noticed three mistakes. The corrections are as follows:

1. The correct number of pages is 353 (not 330)!

2. On the front cover it is stated that there are 389 exercises with answers; NO: the exact number is 480 EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS.

Also, for the reader's benefit, I would like to mention that this THIRD EDITION has NEW FEATURES:

A) A new chapter on Comparatives and Superlatives, CHAPTER 4;

B) For the first time, in any of Schaum's Foreign Language Outlines, this Italian Grammar - Third Edition - offers end-of-book GLOSSARIES that comprise around 2,200 entries: ITALIAN-ENGLISH and ENGLISH ITALIAN, PP. 327-345;

C) A THOROUGHLY REVISED SUBJECT INDEX, PP. 347-353;

D) All CHAPTERS HAVE BEEN UPDATED;

E) A TOTAL OF 70 BRAND NEW PAGES HAVE BEEN ADDED;

F) Because of the recent switch from LIRA to EURO of the Italian Monetary System, the PREFACE has a long PARAGRAPH ON THE EURO detailing its use in GRAMMAR, AND THE WRITTEN FORM OF EVERY COIN and BANK NOTE.

G) On every page of the ANSWERS section appears the number of the CHAPTER
for easy reference.

-THANK YOU.


5 out of 5 stars Italian grammar.......2005-12-30

If you want to learn Italian or want to improve your knowledge of Italian grammar you should get this outline. It covers the whole Italian grammar and also includes drills which will help you to improve. However since it does not cover vocabulary I would recommend you the Langenscheidt Standard English-Italian dictionary and a vocabulary outline such as the Schaum's Outline of Italian vocabulary. 501 Italian verbs could also be of good use for you.

5 out of 5 stars GREAT!!.......2002-04-06

I have purchased MANY help books in my quest to learn Italian. But this one has caught me by surprise. It is the first one that seems to be actually helping me, especially remembering the rules.

5 out of 5 stars Best Single Reference.......2001-03-25

Of all the reference books and grammars out there, this is the single best: comprehensive, clear, nonacademic (in the best sense) and very intelligently laid out. Don't miss it.
Schaum's Outline of Italian Vocabulary
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ASIN: 0071378847

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Designed to be used as a handy review text or an enriching companion to any basic Italian text, this book provides readers with the vocabulary needed to converse effectively in Italian about everyday topics. This new edition features 218 sets of practice exercises and many new words and idioms that have entered the Italian language over the past decade due to major cultural and economic changes occurring in Italy since the publication of the first edition.

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5 out of 5 stars Schaum's Outlines Italian Vocabulary.......2007-05-13

This is an excellent book for both the beginner and more advanced student. I would highly recommend it to any student of Italian.

5 out of 5 stars Very good!.......2007-02-15

You will enjoy this book -as if you were a children- watching pictures, completing sentences and reading some very short "tales": being at the airport, revising your car, ordering meals at the restaurante...
Just try it!

3 out of 5 stars Thorough but incomplete.......2007-02-02

A man finds himself in a provincial town in Italy where nobody speaks English. Luckily for him, he has a working knowledge of Italian grammar and has recently used Schaum's Outline to brush up his vocabulary. This man can book a room at a hotel, read the menu at a restaurant, ask for directions, rent a car, and perform a few less common tasks like playing volleyball, airing out his political opinions, having his clothes dry-cleaned, and calling the receptionist at 1 a.m. to notify her the faucet's leaking.

Now suppose he wants to go to a museum or to see a church or to hear a concert or to pay a visit to the bookshop. After all, he is in Italy, one of the oldest and richest civilizations in the world. Asking for directions is easy enough; there's a whole chapter devoted to this topic. "Wait a minute!," he stops in mid-question, having just accosted a stranger in the street, "How do you say 'church'? How do you say 'concert hall'? How do you say 'bookshop'?" Even if he's memorized the entire glossary at the end of Schaum's, he may not be acquainted with these words (though he will know the word for "bookmark"). Dismayed, the man returns to the hotel, where he sits at the bar and orders a drink.

Now suppose a gorgeous Italian takes a seat next to him and seems ready to spark up a conversation. The man will naturally want to tell this Italian all about where he was born and grew up, what his hobbies are, what he likes and dislikes, what he feels, what he wishes for himself, and whether he believes in God. He might also wish to add that he's single or recently divorced. Schaum's Outline won't help our poor man: he has been trained to address service providers, not plain old people.

I realize there's a limit to how much one book can teach you. But surely this book could've made room for a chapter on culture and a chapter on informal communication (not to mention a chapter on colors and one on animals which don't wind up in your plate), even if it meant doing away with some utterly repetitive exercises. No one in Italy expects you to quote Dante or to go into minute details about your stamp collection. However, if you still think Michelangelo was a Ninja Turtle, and if all you want to know is how to make reservations or how to dine where the locals dine, you needn't go abroad for that.
Italian Grammar (Schaum Outline)
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    Italian Grammar (Schaum Outline)
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    The Best Blades (Star Wars: Clone Wars, Vol. 5)
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    The Best Blades (Star Wars: Clone Wars, Vol. 5)
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    Volume 5, The Best Blades, is one of the best installments of the Clone Wars graphic novel series. The action takes place on multiple fronts. Senator Bail Organa tries to keep Supreme Chancellor Palpatine from acquiring still more power, while on Merson, a self-described "ordinary Jedi," Ron-Har Kim from Naboo, discovers the folly of having entered into a trust with Palpatine. On the more positive side for the Republic, a hero thought lost makes a return in "Hate and Fear," which also reveals the back story of the vicious Asajj Ventress. But in the title story, Yoda's trip to Thustra severely tests his resolve for nonviolent resolution and his belief that "the best blades are kept in their sheaths." The dynamic stories originally appeared in Star Wars Republic issues 61, 64, 60, and 62 and in Star Wars: Jedi--Yoda and were written by John Ostrander, Haden Blackman, and Jeremy Barlow, and illustrated by Brandon Badeaux, Armando Durruthy, Tomas Giorello, HOON, Ramiro Montanez, and Stacy Michalcewicz. --David Horiuchi

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    The darkest days of the Clone Wars have arrived, when even victories are cause for abiding sorrow; when the hopes for a brighter future are lost in the turmoil of a divided galaxy; and when friendships are tools of convenience and the reason for betrayals. From political intrigue within the Senate to bloody battlefields on exotic worlds, the war has left its mark on the bystanders as well as the combatants, and the events in this wide-ranging volume reveal the extent of the damage. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker battle for survival, Senator Bail Organa struggles to preserve freedom within the Republic, and Master Yoda strives to prevent an old friend from plunging a system into war in four exciting stories from the Clone Wars!

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    5 out of 5 stars Great comic book!!.......2007-05-14

    This is a great series! Absolutely worth to begin an excellent Star Wars series! The art is great and there are a lot of details and things to watch in these magazines.

    5 out of 5 stars The best thing I've read in a while..........2006-03-09

    Even though this is a done in a comic book format, it flows and captivates you as much as a real novel. The story covers some important occurrences in politics dealing with Organa, Valorum, and Palpatine. There is also good stories including Obi-Wan, Anakin, and an excellent one with Yoda. Not to mention some great background on Asajj Ventress. It fills in a lot of gaps in the story and has plenty of action along with great artwork. Every Star Wars fan needs to read this.

    5 out of 5 stars Exceptionally good.......2005-12-19

    I've been pretty majorly disappointed with the entire line of Clone Wars tie-ins. For such a major event in the Star Wars chronology, one would think that it would yield a great storyline. Instead, we've been feasted to yawn-inducing new characters and a majority of storylines only marginally featuring the main characters. This volume of the graphic novels is the exception to that rule.
    Instead of the usual cliches about war, this graphic novel gets into essential events and scheming. Without spoiling anything, it features Bail Organa, the emerging Rebellion(!), a great Palpatine story, the origin of Asajj Ventriss (!!) - the only good character to come out of the fiction, and developments with the main characters as well as the peculiarly dodged central figure of Yoda. In other words, character development that has been missing from the novels. If you only get a few Clone Wars tie-ins, I would recommend this as one of them. Pretty good stuff. And this comes from a sceptic.

    4 out of 5 stars A Pretty Good Clone Wars Comic.......2005-12-04

    I am a major Star Wars fan. I intially learned about Obi-Wan's "death" and his escape from Asajj Ventress with Alpha in a Extended Universe Databank entry for him on the Star Wars website. Afterwards, I practiclly tore through everything Clone Wars looking for this incident. When I finally got this comic in my hands (I rented it at the library) I was beyond excited.

    Here's what I can tell you:

    The first story in the comic is about Senator Bail Organa, and his struggles in the Senate. It is well-illustrated, and shows how far some of the corruption from the war has gone. I give it a 5-star rating (it's not every day that you get to see Senatoral action!)

    The second comic is about a friend of the Chancellor's who had died fighting...the friend was a Jedi. This story deals with how the two met, and shows a bit of background info on the chancellor. The art is good, and I also give it a 5-star rating.

    The next two comics are about Obi-Wan and Alpha's escape from captivity. The first comic deals more with Obi-Wan and Alpha getting off the planet, whereas the second is more about Anakin and how he finally finds his "dead" master. The art in the first one is so-so...some pictures look weird, and Alpha looks funny in about 95% of them. The art in the second comic isn't that great...the pictures of Alpha get REALLY weird, and the other characters aren't looking that great either. I give it 4.5 stars...I'd give it less, but the first part gives some very vital info about the notorious Asajj Ventress (and the plot is pretty darned good).

    The final part of the comic is a story about another battle in the Clone Wars, this one with Yoda. The art, suprisingly, is done Japense-animae style (minus the sweat drops, swirly eyes, and other things that make Magna and such so funny). Despite this, the art is still appealing (though some pictures look weird), and the storyplot is very good. I give it 5 stars.

    All in all, this is a pretty good comic book. If you want more info on the Clone Wars, then you should get this out at the library, or, if you want to spend around 15 bucks, buy it. I give this comic book 4.5 stars overall.

    5 out of 5 stars Best yet.......2005-12-02

    The best Clone wars graphic novel yet. Fantastic book (continues after Obi-Wan was "killed" in vol. 3), including stories about Assaj Ventress, Anakin, Palpatine, and Yoda. Great art (as is expected in Clone Wars novels). A must read.
    Bowies, Big Knives, And The Best Of Battle Blades
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    This book binds the timeless observations and invaluable advice of master bladesmith and blade combat expert Bill Bagwell under one cover for the first time. As the outspoken author of Soldier of Fortune's "Battle Blades" column from 1984 to 1988, Bagwell was considered both outrageous and revolutionary in his advocacy of carrying fighting knives as long as 10 inches and his firm belief that the Bowie knife was the most effective and efficient fighting knife ever developed. His assignment as a contributing editor to SOF was to test and evaluate contemporary knives from all over the world, and he soon earned a reputation for cutting to the chase. Candid and frank almost to a fault, he told it like it was - and he could always back it up. Sixteen years after his first column made its debut, Bagwell's convictions on knife design and blade technique have gained validity in the industry, and he has earned the respect of even some of his most vocal critics. This book provides an unprecedented opportunity to study the design and use of Bowies and other big knives and learn which blade designs and combat techniques stand up to both the rigors of battle and the test of time.

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    4 out of 5 stars Classic.......2007-08-03

    A classic by a master blade smith and acknowledged king of Bowie knife makers. For anyone interested in the Bowie and large fighting knives in general, it is a valuable read.

    3 out of 5 stars Interesting but blow-hard flawed.......2007-06-17

    It is an interesting book. Bagwell's repeated condemnation of knives less than 9 inches long wears pretty thin though. And on this point he doesn't know what he's talking about - there are situations (fighting a large animal,eg,) where a blade longer than 7 inches will rapidly become a liability.

    Also his pronouncements on the absence of effective short blade fighting tradition in Japan is just wrong.

    And would anyone really choose that U-shaped Chilean military knife over a Kbar in combat???

    4 out of 5 stars A Closer Look at the Bowie Knife ~ The Deadliest Knife on Earth. And... much more..........2006-10-22

    Bill Bagwell was the author of the `Battle Blades" column in `Soldier of Fortune' magazine from 1983 to 1987. During that time he wrote many articles about a wide variety of knife related topics. In his book "Bowies, Big Knives and The Best of Battle Blades" Mr. Bagwell reprints many of these articles.

    Mr. Bagwell begins his book with a closer look at the Bowie knife, which he advocates as the deadliest knife on earth. He advocates carrying a knife of at least 9.25 inches, and in Bowies, Big Knives and The Best of Battle Blades he explains how to effectively carry a large knife in modern society without drawing unwanted attention. (I can personally attest to the effectiveness of Mr. Bagwell's instructions on the use and carry of the Bowie knife, as I have done so for years using the method he suggests.)

    Because much of the book is reprints of `Battle Blades' articles we also are treated to Mr. Bagwell's opinion on a number of other knives, such as the K-Bar, saw-toothed blades, daggers, the Kukri, the Japanese tanto knife, throwing stars (shuriken), and the AK bayonet. Mr. Bagwell's opinions on these knives can be controversial, but his opinions are well reasoned in each case ~ whether one agrees with him or not.

    While "Bowies, Big Knives and The Best of Battle Blades" gives much insight into the idea and concept of knife fighting, it isn't a manual intended to teach knife fighting techniques. For that Mr. Bagwell recommends the training material produced by James Keating at Comtech, here in Washington State (again a recommendation I can personally attest to having much merit).

    If there is any criticism about "Bowies, Big Knives and The Best of Battle Blades" it's that because many of the book's chapters are reprints of the `Battle Blade' articles they are limited in length imposed by a magazine (Soldier of Fortune). Still this is only a very a minor criticism, as the quality of the book as a whole is excellent.

    For anyone interested in carrying large knives (especially Bowie knives), "Bowies, Big Knives and The Best of Battle Blades" is worth adding to your personal library.

    2 out of 5 stars Bowies, Big Knives...by Bagwell.......2004-02-14

    The author dwells too much on knife fighting rather than the knives. I found the book to be a disappointment.

    5 out of 5 stars The other reviews are right on.......2004-01-03

    The other positive reviews pretty well sum up my thoughts on this text. A must for people who carry a knife with the idea that they may have to use it someday to save their skin. I also recommend Cold Steel by Steyers and Everybody's Knife Bible by Paul. Put together, you will not need any other texts on blade usage.
    Modern Combat Blades: The Best In Edged Weaponry
    Average customer rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
    • Well, the illustrations were good. . .
    • Simply disappointing
    Modern Combat Blades: The Best In Edged Weaponry
    Duncan Long
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    Sort through the maze of edged weapons suitable for self-defense with this practical analysis of custom fighting knives, bowies, bayonets, switchblades, butterfly knives, kukris, machetes, samurai swords, battle axes, razors, screwdrivers, meat cleavers, belt-buckle blades and more. Learn about fighting tactics, myths and legalities.

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    2 out of 5 stars Well, the illustrations were good. . ........2005-12-14

    Mister Long is a technical writer whose specialty is modern military firearms. From perusing this well-illustrated text, it soon became painfully obvious that the subject matter was well outside his field of expertise and he was relying more upon research of what others had written rather than his own personal experience. I noted several significant technical errors that an individual with extensive knowledge of the items in question would not have made -- but said errors are not too terribly important, and would go unnoticed by most -- hadta deduct a star for it, though. Another complaint is that many of the knives listed are no longer available (i.e., several selections from Blackjack Knives), but to be fair, this text is about a decade old.

    As for the anonymous reviewer who thought the concept of using a short sword in the modern age for defense was "ridiculous", I need to disagree very strongly. A weapon such as a gladius, wakisashi, or qama is an excellent choice for home defense -- especially in areas where firearms are prohibited or danger to others via overpenetration is a factor -- nearly every respected self defense authority (i.e., MacYoung, Mashiro, Jahn, Sockut, etc.) is in agreement on this particular point.

    A revised edition would be nice. . .

    1 out of 5 stars Simply disappointing.......2000-03-30

    The author claims to be expert in combat blades. Having read his book, I must doubt this claim. I think his neither understands much of knifes nor of knive fighting. Beside some useful hints and stories that you may also find in other books on the subject, the all over impression of this book is disappointing. Trying to sell replicas of antique swords - such as the gladius or the rapier - as modern means of self defense is simply ridiculous. This is the 21st century and not the age of Spartacus or D'Artagnan! Moreover his evaluation criteria for the blades are very inconsistant and vary in the different chapters of the book. The book is full of statements (for example: the western art of fencing is superior to asian traditions) that seem to be subjective judgements. The author would have done well in using scrutinized facts instead. If you are interested in bying a good guide on combat blades you should rather try 'Battle blades' by Greg Walker.
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          Robert W. Gunn , and Betsy Raskin Gullickson
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          Title: The Blade Wheel of Mind Transformation.(Best Practices)
          Author: Robert W. Gunn
          Publication: Strategic Finance (Magazine/Journal)
          Date: January 1, 2007
          Publisher: Thomson Gale
          Page: 14(2)

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