Colloquial Norwegian is Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Norwegian. No prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes Colloquial Norwegian your best choice in personal language learning? * interactive - lots of exercises for regular practice * clear - concise grammar notes * practical - useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide * complete - including answer key and special reference section. Cassettes and CDs accompany the course to help you with listening and pronunciation skills. By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in a broad range of situations.
While I have read no other books on learning a language to compare it to, I found this definitely enjoyable. Also it has a really fast pace that doesn't make you bored at all, and you're always on to new stuff.
I hurried through this one a bit, did not do all the exercises. The book is pretty good, builds up nicely, explains well. Norwegian is a fun language to learn and not overly hard for a Dutch speaker like me (nor is it for English speakers). The CD's are lousy though, way to much English explanation, they are boring to listen to more than once.