I'm becoming a great fan of these low-cost Dover language editions. Along with dual-language collections of classic short stories and literature, Dover reprints a good range of language books that are stealthily enjoyable and useful.

This book is literally what it sounds like. Each German word is given with a definition, and a single sentence example in both German and English. This is followed by a brief index of some of the words sorted by category. Probably best used as a "word a day" reference guide to help you learn. ( )