Great Idea

Like so many other great ideas that seem obvious after someone states them, this is not an exception. In a discussion with Elisa Freschi about easy sanskrit texts for begginers, she suggested that it is easier to read texts that one is familiar with. This is how I come to remember that once I stumbled upon a Sanskrit translation of the Bible. For the westerner who, in most cases, was raised as Christian, this is indeed an easy and sometimes fun text to read. Here are the links:
Sanskrit Bible Vol 1 (5 books of Moses and the book of Joshua)
Sanskrit Bible Vol 2 (historical books from judges to Esther)
Sanskrit Bible Vol 3 (poetical and devotional books from Job to Canticles)
Sanskrit Bible Vol 4 (prophetical books)
New Testament in Sanskrit
Enjoy!

Sanskrit for beginners

Manuals/grammars:

• [$$$] Michael Coulson - Teach Yourself Sanskrit Complete Course
• [ ] Arthur Anthony MacDonell - Sanskrit Grammar for Students
• [ ] Antoine Robert - A Sanskrit manual for high schools (1968)

Textbooks/readers:

• [ ] Charles Rockwell Lanman - A Sanskrit Reader: With Vocabulary and Notes (1912)
  
• [ ] The Sanskrit reader - Saṃskṛtapāṭhāvaliḥ

Internet resources:

• The Sanskrit Heritage Dictionary (Gérard Huet)
• [] Monier Williams dictionary - windows application

I also am looking for a list of easy Sanskrit texts, so if you have suggestions, please advise.