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by Michael Holman

It's easy to teach yourself Bulgarian!Complete A Teach Yourself Guide provides you with a clear and comprehensive approach to Bulgarian, so you can progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking, and writing Bulgarian with confidence.Within each of the 24 thematic chapters, important language structures are introduced through life-like dialogues. You'll learn grammar in a gradual manner so you won't be overwhelmed by this tricky subject. Exercises accompany the texts and reinforce learning in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This program also features current cultural information boxes that reflect recent changes in society. The accompanying audio CDs contain all dialogues that appear in the course book, recorded by native speakers.One and five-minute introductions to key principles to get you startedLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experienceTests in the book and online to keep track of your progressExtra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the basics of the language

Unknown Binding

First published April 1, 2011

About the author

Michael Holman is a British journalist and writer. He was the Africa Editor of the Financial Times from 1984 to 2002 and has written several novels and an autobiography.
He was born in Penzance, Cornwall, but his parents emigrated to Southern Rhodesia when he was two. He was educated at Chaplin High School and studied English at University College of Rhodesia where he was awarded a BA in 1968.
Holman was the co-editor of Black & White, a satirical magazine. The publication was banned by the Rhodesian government and he was arrested in August 1968 and restricted to his home town of Gwelo under the Law & Order (Maintenance) Act. In August 1969 the order was extended for a further year.
He was granted an exit permit to attend the University of Edinburgh and was awarded an MSc in Politics in 1971. From 1972 he worked as a freelance journalist based in London. In 1977 he was appointed Africa correspondent for the Financial Times, based in Lusaka, Zambia and in 1984 he was promoted to Africa Editor.
In his late 30s, Holman was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, and has written on the experience of undergoing deep brain simulation surgery.