Known for many years as Barronas " Easy Way Series, " the new editions of these popular self-teaching titles are now Barronas " E-Z Series. " Brand-new cover designs reflect all new page layouts, which feature extensive two-color treatment, a fresh, modern typeface, and more graphic material than evera charts, graphs, diagrams, instructive line illustrations, and where appropriate, amusing cartoons. Meanwhile, the quality of the booksa contents remains at least as high as ever. Barronas " E-Z " books are self-help manuals focused to improve studentsa grades in a wide variety of academic and practical subjects. For most subjects, the level of difficulty ranges between high school and college-101 standards. Although primarily designed as self-teaching manuals, these books are also preferred by many teachers as classroom supplementsaand for some courses, as main textbooks. " E-Z " books review their subjects in detail, and feature both short quizzes and longer tests with answers to help students gauge their learning progress. Subject heads and key phrases are set in a second color as an easy reference aid. Barronas heavily revised and updated " E-Z Spanish " presents a beginneras introduction to speaking, understanding, and writing in Spanish, with emphasis on oral proficiency. All stories and exercises have been modernized.