{"product_id":"9780781812740","title":"Beginner's Persian","description":"Farsi Persian is the official language of Iran and spoken widely across the Middle East and Central Asia. Part of a linguistic and literary tradition that stretches back over 2,500 years and that has exerted a strong influence on languages from Turkish to Bengali, Farsi continues to play a critical role in Near Eastern politics, business, and culture. Students follow ten lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, grammar, and exercises, plus audio CD accompaniments for each dialogue. A complete course, the book also includes an introduction to the history of the Persian language, a guide to reading and writing the Persian script, Persian-English and English-Persian glossaries, and a “How to use the book” section, including a sample lesson plan.","brand":"Hippocrene Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025931387120,"sku":"9780781812740","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780781812740_p0.jpg?v=1763661948","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780781812740","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}