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                   = MICHEL THOMAS - THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS =
                   = COMPACT VERSION 3 - 10TH DECEMBER 2010  = 
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                 By Joe Kane Jr - Seeded on www.piratebayproxy.live

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                  THIS IS THE "COMPACT" VERSION OF THE TORRENT

 All the sound files are of reduced quality (64 Kbps, compared to 192 Kbps for
 the "Complete" version of the torrent). The sound quality is acceptable on 
 portable music players (MP3 players and IPods), but if you're going to listen
   without headphones, you're better off with the "Complete" version of the 
  torrent (http://piratebayproxy.live/torrent/6008874/Michel_Thomas_Complete_V3)

                  YOU DON'T NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE WHOLE TORRENT
 
             If you already have version 2 of this torrent, get the 
               "Michel Thomas Compact V3 Update" torrent instead.
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                                    CONTENTS

                                 1. Dedications
                                 2. Introduction
                           3. How to use Michel Thomas
                     4. Complete index of files in the torrent
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1. DEDICATIONS

  This torrent is dedicated to the life and work of MICHEL THOMAS (1914-2005),
   a man who invented an ingenious and original method for teaching languages.

 Thomas might easily have shared his work with the world. Instead, he chose to 
keep it to himself for fifty years, revealing the "secret" to just a handful of
  wealthy celebrities prepared to pay his extortionate fees. Thanks, Michel!

  The torrent is also dedicated to the team at Hodder Arnold, publishers of
 courses in eight new languages (most of which are pretty good). They are also
 compulsive liars, I'm afraid to say. This little exchange on the official MT    
    Facebook page is typical of the misleading advertising the company has
                           been using since the 1990s:

    Abhishek: I have completed [the] introductory spanish course but when 
    [will] I be able to understand spanish movies...is it be possible after 
    [the advanced course]??

    Hodder Education: The Advanced courses will take you to the standard of
    an English A-Level, so you should be able to follow and understand films
    after completing this level...

  Finally, this torrent is dedicated to the original Joe Kane, compiler of the 
 earlier versions of the torrent. Joe passed away a few months ago and, believe 
 it or not, one of his deathbed requests was that his torrents should continue  
   to be seeded. Version 3 of this torrent has been produced to honour this
                              request. Thanks, Joe!

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2. INTRODUCTION

Thank you for downloading this torrent. It contains:

 - All the Michel Thomas Method recordings now available for native English 
   speakers - 196 CDs of material covering 12 languages
 - Copies of the booklets which accompany these courses
 - Transcripts of all the courses published before 2007
 - Two new courses, in French and Spanish, from Paul Noble (who uses a method 
   similar to the one used by Michel Thomas), and copies of the booklets which
   accompany them

The courses for native French speakers have been moved to a separate torrent.

This torrent does not yet contain:

 - Any of the courses produced for native Spanish speakers
 - Any of the courses produced for schools
 - Transcripts for most courses published after 2007
 - Scans of the two books about Michel Thomas ('The Test Of Courage', a 
   biography by Christopher Robbins, and 'The Learning Revolution', by 
   Jonathon Solity)

If you have any of these, please upload them.

Technical information:

 - For Version 3 of the torrent, all the sound files have been re-ripped from
   original CDs
 - New, consistent metadata format which ought to make the sound files easier 
   to use in portable music players (64Kbps bitrate)

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3. HOW TO USE MICHEL THOMAS

Not used Michel Thomas before? 

It's better to do one language at a time (not all twelve simultaneously). One 
CD a day would be realistic, but you can stop studying at any point during a
recording and pick it up where you left it the next day.

Study Foundation first, then Advanced, then Vocabulary (if it's available for
the language you're learning), then Builder (if it's available).

If you're learning French, German, Spanish or Italian, there are Review courses
available which summarise material from the Foundation and Advanced courses.

The Foundation courses used to be called "Basic" courses. You can also find 
"Introductory" courses, which are identical to the first 2 CDs of the 
"Foundation" courses.

For full instructions, read one of the course guides in the "Booklets" folder. 
(The instructions are more or less the same for all courses.)

Happy learning!
 
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4. COMPLETE INDEX OF FILES IN THE TORRENT

OFFICIAL COURSES (FOR NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS)

  ARABIC (EGYPTIAN)

   Arabic Foundation 
      Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar, 28 Sep 2007, 8 CDs

   Arabic Advanced 
      Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar, 28 Mar 2008, 4 CDs

   Arabic Vocabulary
      Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar, 24 Apr 2009, 4 CDs

  CHINESE (MANDARIN)

   Chinese Foundation 
      Harold Goodman, 28 Sep 2007, 8 CDs

   Chinese Advanced 
      Harold Goodman, 28 Mar 2008, 4 CDs

   Chinese Vocabulary 
      Harold Goodman, 31 Jul 2009, 4 CDs

  DUTCH

   Dutch Foundation
      Cobie Adkins-De Jong and Els Van Geyte, 25 Jul 2008, 8 CDs

   Dutch Advanced
      Cobie Adkins-De Jong and Els Van Geyte, 27 Feb 2009, 4 CDs

  FRENCH 

   French Foundation
      Michel Thomas, 29 Sep 2006 (2nd Edition), 8 CDs

   French Foundation Review
      Michel Thomas, 29 Sep 2006, 2 CDs

   French Advanced 
      Michel Thomas, 1 Nov 2005 (2nd Edition), 4 CDs
	
   French Advanced Review
      Michel Thomas, 29 Sep 2006, 1 CD
	
   French Builder
      Michel Thomas, 28 Sep 2001, 2 CDs

   French Vocabulary 
      Helene Lewis, 25 May 2007, 5 CDs

  GERMAN

   German Foundation
      Michel Thomas, 29 Sep 2006 (2nd Edition), 8 CDs

   German Foundation Review
      Michel Thomas, 29 Sep 2006, 2 CDs
 
   German Advanced 
      Michel Thomas, 29 Sep 2006 (2nd Edition), 4 CDs

   German Advanced Review
      Michel Thomas, 29 Sep 2006, 1 CD

   German Builder
      Michel Thomas, 28 Sep 2001, 2 CDs

   German Vocabulary 
      Marion O'Dowd and Rose Lee Hayden, 25 May 2007, 5 CDs

  GREEK

   Greek Foundation
      Hara Garoufalia-Middle and Howard Middle, 29 May 2009, 8 CDs

   Greek Advanced
      Hara Garoufalia-Middle and Howard Middle, 25 Dec 2009, 4 CDs

  ITALIAN

   Italian Foundation
      Michel Thomas, 29 Sep 2006 (2nd Edition), 8 CDs

   Italian Foundation Review
      Michel Thomas, 29 Sep 2006, 2 CDs

   Italian Advanced 
      Michel Thomas, 29 Sep 2006 (2nd Edition), 4 CDs

   Italian Advanced Review
      Michel Thomas, 29 Sep 2006, 1 CD

   Italian Builder
      Michel Thomas, 2001, 28 Sep 2001, 2 CDs

   Italian Vocabulary 
      Paola Tite and Rose Lee Hayden, 25 May 2007, 5 CDs

 JAPANESE

   Japanese Foundation
      Helen Gilhooly, 25 Jul 2008, 8 CDs

   Japanese Advanced
      Helen Gilhooly, 25 Feb 2009, 4 CDs

  POLISH

   Polish Foundation
      Jolanta Cecula, 26 Sep 2008, 8 CDs

   Polish Advanced
      Jolanta Cecula, 25 Dec 2009, 4 CDs

  PORTUGUESE

   Portuguese Foundation
      Virginia Catmur, 25 Jul 2008, 8 CDs

   Portuguese Advanced
      Virginia Catmur, 25 Feb 2009, 4 CDs

  RUSSIAN

   Russian Foundation 
      Natasha Bershadski, 28 Sep 2007, 8 CDs

   Russian Advanced 
      Natasha Bershadski, 28 Mar 2008, 4 CDs

   Russian Vocabulary 
      Natasha Bershadski, 24 April 2009, 4 CDs

  SPANISH

   Spanish Foundation
      Michel Thomas, 29 Sep 2006 (2nd Edition), 8 CDs

   Spanish Foundation Review
      Michel Thomas, 29 Sep 2006, 2 CDs

   Spanish Advanced 
      Michel Thomas, 29 Sep 2006 (2nd Edition), 4 CDs
 
   Spanish Advanced Review
      Michel Thomas, 29 Sep 2006, 1 CD

   Spanish Builder
      Michel Thomas, 2001, 28 Sep 2001, 2 CDs

   Spanish Vocabulary 
      Rose Lee Hayden, 25 May 2007, 5 CDs

COLLINS / PAUL NOBLE COURSES (FOR NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS)

   French with Paul Noble
      Paul Noble, 16 Sep 2010, 12 CDs (including 2 'review' CDs)

   Spanish with Paul Noble
      Paul Noble, 16 Sep 2010, 12 CDs (including 2 'review' CDs)

TRANSCRIPTS

   French Foundation, Advanced and Builder
   German Foundation, Advanced and Builder
   Spanish Foundation, Advanced and Builder
   Italian Foundation, Advanced and Builder

BOOKLETS

   Booklets accompanying all the courses downloaded from 
   http://www.audible.co.uk

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