Madrigal M., Meyer U. - Madrigal's Magic Key to German / Магический ключ к немецкому [1966, PDF, ENG]

I got a copy of Margarita Madrigal's Magic Key to German last October and have found it to be one of the best put together courses I have ever used. It is not only quite wide in terms of the scope of what it teaches you but it also uses an excellent method.
And actually for anyone used to using Michel Thomas's or Paul Noble's courses I think you will already be very familiar with the method, as I have reached the conclusion that all three of these authors use the Madrigal Method.
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I think the prices help give you an idea just how good the courses are.
Imagine an MT / Paul Noble course but ten times as long. Same method but going on for much longer. The German course really is incredibly good. All of MT's tricks and techniques but going on to far more complex German but all the time maintaining the same method. No wonder she was so popular at the time. I just wish I could find out more about her.

Great book for beginner or advanced
The whole Madrigal's Magic Key series (Spanish, French, & German) are IMHO great ways to learn a language.
Check out the reviews for Spansih and French versions of this book as they apply here too.
I liked the Spanish version so well I bought the French and German versions just to read. It really is amazing how quickly they seem to teach you the foreign language.
I've spent mor time in the Spanish edition, but learning there is almost too easy. You have to do the work, but there is little of the tedious grammar found in most courses. Rather it is replaced by simple exercise which I fin fun to do. Once completed you have mastered the grammar, but don't even know you've had it!
I wish all of my courses were this organized!

have used this book and it is excellent! I was an absolute beginner at learning German and after completing this book, i knew all the basics and i started learning German more easily. There is a lot of repetition and good understandable excersizes to go through and learn...if you are an absolute beginner i definately recommend this book.