I have been trying to learn Spanish for a while with workbooks, tapes and through limited conversations with native speakers. This book has given me a chance to learn by reading which I realize is excellent for me because I am a visual learner. My only problem is that I bought this book on my kindle and some of the vocabulary charts are very small even when I use the Zoom feature. I am only 50% through the book but I feel very positive about it at this point.