This is a really good introduction to Biblical Hebrew. The only drawback is the small Hebrew typeface, and those of riper years may well have difficulty identifying the pointing. That apart, it is well written and a pleasure to use.
This is a beautifully printed book and a joy to look at. The arabic script is clear and easy to read and fully vocalised. Other well known books on literary or classical Arabic have either got miniscule vocalised script (Cowie) or clearly printed but unvocalsied script (Thackston). My view is that Arabic has such a complex grammar that the beginner needs all the help he or she can get and clear vocalised script is a must.
The grammar is clearly presented, and I can't understand the carping of another reviewer about the reliance on English grammar. It seems to me common sense to explain the unknown by the known, in this case Arabic grammar by reference to English, and to use… Read more
If you read German, buy this novel and give yourself a treat. It's touching, comic, consistently entertaining, and enlightening. It made my laugh out loud in places, something I rarely do, and never before with a German novel.
So if you've ever wondered why you bothered to struggle with those German declensions, irregular verbs, and convoluted syntax, read this novel, and enjoy the fuit of your labours.
