Book Description
The Berlitz German Vocabulary Handbook presents more than 8,000 key terms and phrase--including essential vocabulary for business professionals--organized by function and topic and thoroughly cross-referenced. A perfect supplement for learners of German at all levels. 256 pages.
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Perfect.......2007-04-08
This is an ideal vocab builder. It is organized logically by situation and is very comprehensive. It provides a set of words, then tells you where you can find related subjects in the margins. It also gives plurals for every noun (doesn't depend on rules, etc.). The only downside is that this book does require a certain level of understanding before use- there are no conjugations for the verbs and the user must be able to recognize the difference between certain constructions (i.e. seperable verbs versus verbs with a preposition). Great book, perfect for AP exam, CLEP, review, supplement to a class, etc.
An excellent text!.......2003-01-21
There are any number of texts on German vocabulary. I have a number of them, but this one is the most attractively presented. It is arranged by categories and is very easy and pleasant to use.
Like most Berlitz products, this is very nicely done.
Book Description
Is it fur or zu? Der, die, or das? From the basics to complex sentences, this simple and straightforward guide to German grammar offers clear explanations and practical examples. Grammar fundamentals--syntax, parts of speech, punctuation, and more--are understandably described. Special sections that target potential problem areas are included, making this a valuable supplement for learners of German at all levels.
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Very clear and practical to use........2005-11-17
As a German language student, this book has become really useful to me. The index is very easy to use, and it contains all the explanations that you might need in the process of learning a language, yet the book is written in easy English and it gives clear examples of their explanations, which makes the book ideal for beginners as well as advanced students. I strongly recommend it!
Something for Everyone.......2005-03-16
Bravo to Berlitz for having produced a one-stop comprehensive source of information on the German language. I find Berlitz German Grammar Handbook to be invaluable in its depth, clarity and precision in explaining and deciphering often incredibily difficult concepts in German.
This handbook can be used either as a strict grammar reference or to acquire a general or specific understanding of most aspects of German grammar. It may also be used as one of several means of acquiring a working knowledge of the `syntax' of the language.
Syntax means `word order' or how words fit together to convey meaning. I find the handbook to be quite good at demonstrating common everyday syntax in a simple fashion by means of the direct examples it provides.
Fortunately, this grammar handbook does not assume that you know the meanings of different grammatical terms. It contains abundant explanations for each specific point of German grammar and there are always complete explanations provided for all grammatical terms. The way in which the classic grammatical term and explanation is followed immediately by a practical example of everyday use is one of Berlitz Grammar Handbook's greatest strengths.
Another major plus to this grammar handbook is the huge number of practical and authentic mini-monologues which utilize different points of grammar in actual real-life contexts to illustrate a point of grammar as it's really spoken.
It is obvious that Bertlitz intended this manual for individuals who actually wish to `use' their German in real life situations. The handbook also makes clear which constructions are only for formal and not everyday use.
Overall, I recommend Berlitz German Grammar Handbook as a very good reference guide and learning tool for German. With Berlitz German Grammar Handbook you will be satisfied whether your are a complete novice or a language expert. It literally has something for everyone.
MARK FROBOSE/ AUTHOR OF THE BEHIND THE WHEEL CD COURSES IN GERMAN, FRENCH, ITALIAN, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, CHINESE, JAPANESE, & ARABIC
Very Nicely Done.......2003-01-21
As with most Berlitz products, this title is very nicely done with attractive style (without becoming cluttered and distracting looking as so many modern textbooks seem to do) and workable layout. The content is complete and intelligently presented. I have several German grammars, but this is the pleasantest to use and the nicest of them all.
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Berlitz German Verb Handbook (Berlitz Language Handbook)
Joy Saunders
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Berlitz German Verb Handbook explains the rudiments of verb function and structure, from conjugation and word order to tense formation and idiomatic construction, and features an index of the 2,500 most frequently used verbs.
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An excellent tool.......2003-01-21
Verbs are one of the difficulties for beginners in German. There are a number of texts on the market that are designed to help one develop one's knowledge of and ability to use German verbs. Several are good, but none are more attractive than this Berltiz title. I find it pleasant to use attractively produced (by which I do not mean busy and cluttered looking) texts.
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Berlitz English Vocabulary for German Handbook (Berlitz Language Handbooks)
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German Verbs Berlitz Handbook
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ASIN: 9812461884 |
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Magnificent motifs reproduced from rare original edition: florals, foliates, female figures, pastoral landscapes, more. Ideas for craftspeople and designers.
Customer Reviews:
Incredible source book.......2004-09-03
If you can't find a design you can use for inspiration, you're just not looking hard enough. Not for beginners since the designs are incredibly intricate, but your creativity will wake up and take notice.
Super source book.......2004-06-05
Originally, this was a pair of portfolios of designs in the Art Nouveau period. Art Nouveau was not just twisty flowers, though some people like to stereotype it into those narrow parameters. This is not a how-to book with cutting patterns. It has only the paintings with suggested scale. On a few pages, motifs overlap each other, so you can't just scan and go: you have to build up your idea of the covered areas. One pictorial arched piece is missing the right third, again a challenge to finish it yourself.
The designs range from splendidly romantic conceptions of floral forms to windows a-scamper with squirrels or lizards to some that are distinctly eerie. Bats fly across the moon amidst dead trees. A woman combs her hair before a volcano flowing lava. An octopus and a sea-weed maiden struggle underwater--in combat? in love? Several have fishes and there are even cat designs.
You don't have to see these only as windows. I've converted two to rug designs by taking out the excess black lines of supports or piecing necessary to glass work. You may want to take only one area out of an entire design to render in wood, or do a mosaic version of the whole thing. This is a starting point for the competent craftsman who loves the Art Nouveau energy, not an end product.
Not really Art Nouveau.......2003-02-18
Though some of the designs are nice, most are way too busy for my taste, and I wouldn't really call them Art Nouveau. Quite a few of them look more like Renaissance style stained glass, and some of them look modern (like the sailboat patterns?). It is in color, though, which is nice. Very complicated - definately not for beginning stained glass crafters.
Art Noveau Stained glass-Lyongruen.......1999-12-29
Nice plates with dimensions. Good for projects and for idea's. I highly reccomend it.
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This collection of 72 full-page black-and-white Art Deco designs offers artists and craftspeople royalty-free, ready-to-use borders, frames, and motifs. Abstract geometric forms contrast with foliate and floral elements in dynamic designs. Useful in graphic arts, textile and upholstery design and more.
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A fabulous cornucopia featuring over 100 Art Deco designs. Taken from architecture, jewelry, fabrics, stained glass, and other media and adapted to fit today's graphic design needs. Corners, frames, centerpieces, geometric designs, jukebox designs, an alphabet, and much, much more. Highly imaginative.
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Practical, affordable collection of 513 Art Deco designs — copyright-free and ready-to-use. Crisp black-and-white motifs combine stylized birds, insects and floral elements with circles, squares, triangles and other abstract forms. Inexhaustible source of design inspiration. 513 black-and-white designs. Publisher’s Note.
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Not what I expected.......2006-08-21
I thought that this would be a book with reproductions of typical art deco motifs but it turns out to be one artist's interpretations of Art Deco, and in my opinion the results are pretty ugly...
these are not authentic.......2003-10-12
i assumed, since this was a dover book, that the designs would have been originally published in the 20s and 30s. not so. they are 'interpretations' by an artist born after deco ended and created in the mid-80s.
the designs are not horrible, but they're not wonderful, either. there may be one of two that, with tweaking, i might use, but most are pretty ordinary.
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Immediately usable and ready to inspire, the striking designs in this collection pulse with the rigorous, clean-cut style of classic 20th-century Art Deco. Enjoy hundreds of vintage motifs, symbols, devices, and monograms based on familiar, streamlined forms. Gathered from a rare source, these simple, powerful black-and-white images are perfect for graphics projects of every variety.
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