Arabic For Dummies
Amine Bouchentouf
Sorry, but anyone who claims that standard Arabic is actually used in conversation by friends and families in relaxed settings is misrepresenting the language completely (which is a nice way of saying he's a complete liar).
You can't start to learn a language based on lies. You can I suppose start with some simplifications. Also not distinguishing between hamza and ayn? Really? Give me a break. Go spend your money elsewhere. I don't care how good the CD is.