Good textbook for committed adults

The textbook starts very fast way - with many words and with grammar. Since language is the German quite similar, which is not a problem in another language I would feel overwhelmed by this wealth. A certain ambition you should already applied to the day!

I attend a course in which the book is used in addition to other documents, for self-study, it seems to me - at least for absolute beginners - not really suitable, for example, there are no indications about pronunciation.

Very clearly, the grammar section at the end of the book, is a shame, however, that the alphabetical vocabulary list can be found only in the workbook.