Customer Reviews
Good service - By: Hung M. Nguyen, 06 Nov 2007 
Haven't take a look at the content cause I dont know Portuguese, just buy as a gift. But the delivery is fast, I get my books after 2 working days.
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Lastest edition 1969 - By: A Reader, 21 Sep 2007 
Essential & concise it most certainly is. I found it particularly useful as a quick introduction to the grammar from Spanish.
For the price it's worth it. My only concern is that the book is nearly 30 years old. Languages do changein such a timeframe & there have been some formal revisionsin grammar. A new edition with new fonts & clearer layout is needed.
A scholarly yet accessible grammar - the best of this sort - By: , 05 Mar 2006 As this is a beginner's guide, I was astonished by its precision & accuracyin explanations, & also by the fact that it readsin an academic, unpatronising way. Not a page is wasted, honestly.
easy grammar - By: Rebekah Ford, 15 May 2005 I've had this book now for 3 years. At first, I could only read a few sections as I begun to learn the basicsin a begginer's class. As I progressedin Portuguese I found this book to be more & more valuable. It has helped me understand the most complicated niggling & annoying questions I've had about Portuguese sentence structures, & at the right times it seems. I would recommend it as along term companion rather than an instance fix as it is one of those useful books that you can't be without if you're going to invest long termin this language.
Great for essentials of grammar - By: Sheila Bookworm, 13 Apr 2005 I quite like this grammar. It is very clear on the basics of Portuguese grammar. You get the feeling that it was written by someone who knows the languagein depth & can extract what is essential but still give full information. The reference system makes different points easy to get to, when you use the book as a reference tool. You can also use it as a course book, though there are no exercises for practice. Perhaps it would be asking for too muchin a book of this size. The information on verbs is also clear & fine butin my case I needed more. I have found a superb book on Portuguese verbs, another five star book. It is called 'Portuguese Verbs Explained An Essential Guide' & the author is Manuela Cook. If you want more than the Prista book has to say on verbs, I strongly recommend this one. Like Prista, this is an author who knows her Portuguese (and her English too)!
