French Step-By-Step

I think this is a really underrated/overlooked supplemental tool. It helps with pronunciation for beginners.

I have used this book among many others to study French. It is excellent for what it is written to do. That is teach you the everyday language that you need in order to make yourself understood in France. After I studied French in College and taking some Self-study courses I was able to read literature like Voltaire. But who needs this nonsense.If you want to communicate with French-speaking people without speaking phrase book French or sounding stupid, you should buy this book. Of course you need to practice and understand the language, just memorizing the phrases is not good enough.

In general, the Step-by-books by Charles Berlitz are usually pretty good. They provide an excellent way for one to become familiar with a new language at a reasonable cost.