Russian textbooks of the "teach yourself" variety - suggestions?

[Mr. Mykhaylo Biyata]

Dear Nicole,

What do you think about "Русский язык в упражнениях. Учебное пособие (для
говорящих на английском языке)", С.А. Хавронина, А.И. Широченская (Russian
in Exercises. Textbook (for English Speaking Students), S.A. Khavronina,
A.I. Shirochenskaya?

The book's Annotation, Contents + Text Sample, Front Cover, Back Cover on
http://www.echoee.com/books_eng.html#2.1.2

Or students need something else?

Best regards,
Mikhail





> Dear SEELANGStsy,
>
> I've had a request (I should say, yet another request!) to recommend a
> good
> beginning Russian textbook of the "teach yourself" variety. My usual
> response (to talk the student into a college Russian course, and
> preferably
> mine!) is not appropriate this time, which thus leaves me at a loss - I
> know
> almost nothing about the genre (except that I knee-jerkedly scorn it when
> I
> walk by the language section of Barnes and Noble).
>
> I am highly interested to hear the opinions of those of you who DO know
> something about the genre.
>
> Best,
>
> Nicole
>
>
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> Dr. Nicole Monnier
> Assistant Professor of Instruction
> Director of Undergraduate Studies (Russian)
> German & Russian Studies
> 415 GCB
> University of Missouri
> Columbia, MO 65211
>
> phone: 573.882.3370
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