One book is never enough if you're trying to learn even a little Turkish! But phrase books are a good starting place, and this is a good little phrase book (though not my favorite) -- to carry around. It has a dictionary in the back, and is divided by category. Some seem a bit off -- in the socializing area there are invitations to go home with strangers (and a way to say no..but still...) Dining out, drinking, tourist areas, camping, even complaints are briefly covered.This book has details beyond what I hope I'll need in Turkey. Aside from the foods, it offers all the parts of an automobile (including a diagram of the inside of a car) and body parts (no diagram!).Interesting reading -- it has little bits of information that could be useful. Don't bother with the tape -- there are better ones offered (see other Turkish language book reviews!)