About the Author

Jane Wightwick is a graduate of Arabic. She is also a qualified language teacher and editor and has worked for a number of organizations both in and outside the Arab World.Mahmoud Gaafar is a native Arabic speaker born and brought up in Egypt. By profession, he is a crafter of words and has worked for a variety of Pan-Arab organizations.Michel Thomas (1914-2005) had an amazing life. Born in Poland, he spent his early years in Germany and then in France, where he studied psychology at the Sorbonne in Paris. When war broke out, he fought with the Resistance and suffered imprisonment in slave labour camps. At the end of the the war he joined the US liberation army and later settled in the US where he established his world-famous language school. For more than 50 years he taught languages to the rich and famous and was the world's most sought-after language teacher.

Reviews

The nearest thing to painless learning - The TimesA unique and perfectly brilliant way of learning languagesThe most extraordinary learning experience of my lifeThomas makes it simple - Sunday TimesWorks like a dream - Daily TelegraphMichel Thomas is a precious find indeed - The GuardianFive minutes in and you already feel like you're winning - Time Out