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This page is a relic from the old version of this site. I'm still not sure whether i'll be updating it, or getting rid of it.
single-serving T-shirts!
After taking forever to try and print the t-shirt on my own press, I finally got wise and printed it at a professional shop. I have this gray-green, in large as well as a couple of mediums in white, short and long sleeve, and some X-larges in a baby blue.
The design is three-colors on each of both sides.
Order here, or if you are ordering from overseas, or from within Denver, Colorado, please e-mail me at info@single-serving.com instead of using this form.
If single serving doesn't satisfy your needs, then consider buying some of these resources. These books are sold in association with Amazon.com. Buying through these links helps me pay for this site. |
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mini dictionaryBuy Langenscheidt's Pocket German Dictionary. They're really small, but I've found that they have more words than many dictionaries twice their size. |
full-size dictionaryFor anything other than travel, a big, complete dictionary is what you want. Buy the Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary. It is very complete and thorough. |
verb tablesBuy 501 German Verbs : Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy-To-Learn Format, Alphabetically Arranged. The subtitle says it all. A must if you are learning the language. |
book/CD courseBuy Living Language's Ultimate German. Book and CD's. It's a little products expensive, but worth it. Don't get the complete series from Living Language to save some money. I did that and was dissapointed. This is the best series that I have seen. The lessons and conversations are great, and it's a great grammar reference. |
book/audio courseBuy Just Listen 'N Learn German . A well organized course that gets you speaking German quickly and lets the grammar sink in slowly. |
course with tapesBuy German I: Pimsleur Comprehensive. I have never used any of the Pimsleur series because of the high price. Everyone that has raves about them, so I would love to check one out. If I could find a used one I would try it. If you have the money, give it a try, everyone that has, has loved it. |
grammar & vocab builderBuy The Little German Notebook. A novel way to quickly learn German grammar basics and vocabulary. |
grammar outlineBuy Schaum's Outline of German Grammar. A solid collection of grammar, verb tables, sounds, and more. Clear explainations and plenty of exercises. |
vocab builderBuy Mastering German Vocabulary: A Thematic Approach. A collection of vocabulary words and their usage. It is all sorted thematically and can be a great help in increasing your vocabulary if used dilligently. |
phrase guide (humor)Buy Wicked German. A real phrase guide that will kill you with laughter. Or get the book Scheisse! for less humorous, but more useable bad language. Watch out, you may even learn some German! |
software courseBuy Rosetta Stone German Explorer. Uses pictures in small sets to help you associate the words. It uses repetition without much explaination, similar to the way that we learn when we were kids. It's easy to use and even kids seem to enjoy it. |
phrase guideBuy Berlitz German Phrase Book & Dictionary. A very complete phrasebook organized by subjects and color coded for ease of use. With example sentences and dictionaries going both directions. |
software courseBuy Instant Immersion German - 2CD set. Probably the best deal on this page. Includes lessons with quizzes, games, stories, and spoken German to hear. It is a bare bones 2CD set, with no box and no book, but definitely doesn't scrimp on content. |
kids video courseBuy Lyric Language German/English 1. A video language course for kids. The words appear on the screen along with songs and other activities to keep the kids interested. |
DVD (German audio)Buy Run Lola Run (1999) A great, fast paced movie with creative editing and a great soundtrack. The story of a girl and her boyfriend up against some troublesome gangsters. |
DVD (German audio)Buy Das Boot (1982) Incredibly gripping movie set on German sub in WWII. Fantastic cinematography and a riveting soundtrack. Probably the best war movie ever made. |
DVD (German audio)Buy Aimee & Jaguar (1999) A beautifully made and intense love story about two women. Nominated for a Golden Globe for best foreign film |
DVD (German audio)Buy The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1975) A haunting story of a man kept in confinement from birth and then released in Nuremberg in 1828. A beautifully made film. |
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A Note On DVD's: DVD's are wonderful things for language enthusiasts because they can have multiple language tracks. That means that you can watch a German movie in German and try to understand as much as you can, when you are motivated, or just kick back and watch it in English when you're being lazy. There is one serious problem: Regional Codes. The greedy pigs in Hollywood have developed a punishment for language learners and frequent travellers. The US is regional code 1, Germany and the U.K. are regional code 2. The world is divided into 6 regions, but anyone in their right mind in the other 4 regions makes only 'no region' discs (with "ALL" or "U" where the number would be.) This means that an American interested in learning German cannot buy some DVD's in Germany to watch back at home. If you really travel a lot, get a multi-region, multi-system player from B&H photo and video like the Pioneer DV-533 (the only one they had when I checked.) I've also seen them in San Fransisco in the harbor and in Europe. Check www.vcdhelp.com to see if your player can be 'hacked' to play all regions. If you know anyone in the industry that was involved in the creation of regional codes, please beat the shit out of them, or send me their name and address and maybe I could make a road trip. If you've read this far, maybe you'lll also want to read this old Washington Post clipping that I found called Breaking Down DVDs Borders. There is no date, but i'd guess it's from late 2000 or early 2001. |
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travelogue (in English)Buy A Tramp Abroad Until I read this book, I had no idea that Mark Twain visited Germany several times and spoke German fluently. Despite how good the book is, the real value to me are the hilarious appedices. Every student of German should read "the Awful German Language" section. Visitors to Heidelberg will get much more out of there visit and feel like they had been there a hundred years ago after having read the book. |
travelogue (in English)Buy Culture Shock! : Germany, or The German Way : Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs in the German-Speaking World text and choose, or leave both. |
travelogue (in English)Buy Germany and the Germans: The United Germany in the Mid-1990s text. |
travel guideBuy Eyewitness Travel Guides: Germany or Berlin. The Eyewitness guides are known for their beauty, detail, and historical and background information. They are for the traveller who wants to learn, and are a great reminder of your travels. These guides don't have as many listings of where to eat and stay, but for the right traveller, are golden. |
travel guideBuy Rick Steve's Guide to Germany Austria & Switzerland. or phrasebook and dictionary. Rick Steves' guides give a more personal view of selected areas. Many people swear by these books. The book focuses on areas that they consider the best or most important and has nice details. It does not try to give info on every knitting club in every village, just what they view as the best. |
travel guideBuy the Lonely Planet Germany guide. Everyone has their opinion of which publisher of travel guides is their favorite. I have used Lonely Planet extensively and think that they are one of the best compromises available. |
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Schau ins Land is a monthly audio and print magazine on a variety of topics delivered on CDs along with accompanying booklets. The format is a little much for beginners, but once you're able to understand some of the language, this is probably one of the best methods of learning, next to having willing native speakers around! In addition to the magazine stories, there is music with the lyrics in the booklets, and a vocabulary section that covers the vocabulary that is used in the articles to better help you understand what you are hearing and reading. Subscribe
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Read Mark Twain's wonderfully sarcastic essay on The Awful German Language.
Deutche Welle has all sorts of German content, but most importantly, they have a great Learning German language section.
Join a German Language Meetup in your town.
