The Berlitz Self-Teacher -- Spanish: A Unique Home-Study Method Developed by the Famous Berlitz Schools of Language

I love this series of books. I have them in Spanish, Italian and French. They were written in the 1940s in a style that you enjoy reading for pleasure. Each sentence has an English translation. Each word also has its pronunciation. After reading through the book you should with practice be able to speak in any situation as you should have a wide vocabularly.