Do you go on vacation praying that everyone will speak English? Want to learn enough Spanish and French for situations like in hotels and restaurants, but don't want to buy a 30-hour course to try and make you 'fluent' ? Want a book that teaches you useful phrases like 'Can I have the check, please?" and "I have a reservation in the name of Smith", and not stuff you will never say like "This broccoli is under-cooked"? Want to do all that in a week or two?

This book takes you from landing at the airport, via the car rental check-in, to the hotel and onto the restaurant and markets (among many other places), giving you the words and phrases that you will actually use in places you will actually go. It also gives you phrases that you are likely to hear so you know what you are being asked. In short, you shouldn't have to say "Do you speak English?" at all while you're there. There's sections for at the pharmacy, phrases that are useful if you have kids, as well as mobile phone and internet-related stuff, shopping, public transport, and many more.

How do I know this ? Because the last time I went on vacation, and I wrote every phrase I used . What I said in the bakery, at the market, at the hotel we stayed in en route, at the restaurants we ate in etc. They are all in this book, along with many others I know you may find useful.

Trust me, I know what it feels like to be 'that guy' who just points at things and puts up the number of fingers to say how many you want of it. In large parts of France where they don't speak English, the reception you get in the restaurant if you say "Bonsoir, avez vous une table pour quatre s'il vous plait?”' instead of mumbling in English is night and day.

Imagine how you'll feel coming back from the market having bought a ton of good stuff, with all your conversations in Spanish or French, with your family looking at you in a new light.

So what are you waiting for? What price confidence and having an even better vacation, all for a few dollars? Go for it, hit the Buy button, and start your (short) journey to confident French speaking.