99 1/2 WORDS. ALL YOU NEED TO GET BY!

by Gary Alexander

99 1/2 words of French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish for Mexico, or Spanish for Spain is indeed all the casual traveler to these countries needs to know to get by. Cordiality, day-to-day needs, eating and drinking, shopping, getting around, and emergencies are covered. World traveler Gary Alexander, has developed and tested this system. He is no linguist. He struggles, but he gets by. So will you.

82 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 10, 2010

About the author

Nine mystery novels in three series. The tenth, ZILLIONAIRE, starring standup comic Buster Hightower, is due out in Sept. 2011. 150+ short stories, mostly to the mystery magazines. DRAGON LADY, my Vietnam novel, to Istoria Books. Travel articles to five major dailies. I'm a former MWA regional veep and teach creative writing at the Kent, WA Senior Activities Center.

According to mystery website SYKM ( http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/ ), passed away in 2020.