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PUBLICITY & MEDIA CONTACT

Lauren Pires
212-698-7126
Lauren.Pires@simonandschuster.com

CUSTOMER SERVICE
pimsleur@simonandschuster.com
1-800-831-5497

HEADQUARTERS:

Pimsleur Language Programs
Simon & Schuster Audio
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY  10020

EDITORIAL OFFICES:

Pimsleur Language Programs
Simon & Schuster Audio
9 Pond Lane Suite 6B
Damonmill Square
Concord, MA  01742-2864

CONTACTS:

Christopher Lynch
President & Publisher, S&S Audio

Tom McLean
Senior Vice President, Pimsleur

Kelly Saux
Vice President Marketing, Pimsleur

Mary Green
Executive Editor, Pimsleur

John Crowe
VP Business Manager, S&S Audio

ARTICLES

• Rolling Stone, Want to Learn a New Language? These Online Courses Will Help You Get Fluent Fast (March 4, 2021)
• Consumers Advocate, Best Language Learning Software Based on In-Depth Reviews (January 16, 2021)
• CNET, Best Language Learning Apps of 2021
• PC Magazine, Simon & Schuster Pimsleur Premium Review  (updated, November 30, 2020)
• International Business Times, Does Intensive Immersion Really Work? Use These Key Techniques To Master Foreign Languages (October, 5, 2020)
• Keys Weekly, THIS KEY WEST MAN LIVES ON A BOAT — AND A BIKE (October 2, 2020)
• USA Today, This language learning app is perfect for beginners (May 11, 2020)
• Money, The Best Language Learning Software for 2020 (updated August 4, 2020)
• New York Magazine, How to Learn a New Language at Home, According to Language Experts (April 15, 2020)
• The Times, The Best Ways to Learn How to Speak Italian (January 2020)
• Latin Times, 7 Best Apps To Help You Learn A New Language In 2020 (January 2020)
• BeBoom, Best Language Learning Apps to use on Android and iOS (January 2020)
• Daily Beast, Learn a New Language While You Cook, Commute, or Exercise with Pimsleur (Updated Oct. 28, 2019)
• Oprah Magazine, Best Language Learning Apps (July 2019)
• Forbes, Last-Minute Valentine's Day Ideas and Gifts for Travelers (February 2018)
• Irish Times, Can You Learn a Language Online? (May 2017)
• Saipan Tribune, An Ear for Language (March 2016)
• Travel + Leisure, How to Learn a Language  (July 2013)
• The Telegraph, Let the Wine Flow and Soon You'll be Fluent (June 11, 2013) PDF
• Dipnote, The US Department of State Official Blog  (May 29, 2013)
• Psychology Today, How to Learn a Language, Part 1 (Jan 7, 2013)
• Psychology Today, How to Learn a Foreign Language, Part 2 (Jan 15, 2013)
• Washington Times, Habla Espanol? Resolutions for 2013 go bilingual  (Dec 31, 2012)
• Travel and Leisure, Language Lessons (August 2012) PDF
• WIRED, Use Apps to Learn a Foreign Language  (April 2012)
• TMCNet.com, New Language Learning Software Combines Audio and Visual Elements  (Feb. 6, 2012)
• TMCNet.com, Japanese Audio Lessons Free from Simon & Schuster for Aid Workers  (April 6, 2011)
• The New Yorker, Easy Tiger, Language Lessons on the Road, by David Sedaris (July 11, 2011)
• PC Magazine, Pimsleur Comprehensive (digital download) (April 6, 2011)
• Seeking Alpha, Does Rosetta Stone Dominate the Language-Learning Industry?  (February 22, 2011)
•  LA Times, The Gift of Language Learning (December 19, 2010)
• USO.com, The USO and Pimsleur® Launch Operation Speak Easy (September 14, 2010)
• New York Times, Foreign Language Courses, Brushing Up or Immersion  (Aug 25, 2010)
• New York Times, Expensive Language Lessons? Doesn’t Translate  (Aug 6, 2010)
• New York Times, LETTERS; One Language Isn't Enough  (Sept 20, 2009)
• New York Times, Brush Up on the Mandarin for ‘Table Tennis’ and ‘Triathlon’  (Aug 8, 2008)
• New York Times, Tips on Visiting Petra Without a Tour Group (Jan 3, 2008)
• New York Times, PAUL PIMSLEUR, 48, DIES IN FRANCE; Designed and Programmed the Language Lab (June 26, 1976)  PDF

WIKIPEDIA

•  Paul Pimsleur
•  Pimsleur Language Programs (company)

RESOURCES

•  About Us
•  Downloads - Pimsleur User's Guide and Reading Booklets
•  How to Learn a Foreign Language by Paul Pimsleur  (1980, 2013)
•  Pimsleur List of Languages  PDF
•  Pimsleur Testimonials  PDF

PRESS RELEASES

•  USA Today Survey (Dec. 2013) PDF
•  Philippine Relief: Free Tagalog Language Courses (Nov. 22, 2013)  PDF
•  50th Anniversary and Survey (Nov. 12, 2013)  PDF
•  FINNISH Press Release (Sept 2, 2012)  PDF
•  Lowering the Language Barriers for U.S. Troops in Afghanistan (June 4, 2012)  PDF
• FINAL NOOK Pimsleur Unlimited release (May 10, 2012)  PDF
• FINAL Pimsleur Unlimited release (Feb 2, 2012)  PDF
•  Pimsleur Offers Free Japanese Language Course to Aid Relief and Recovery Efforts in Japan (March 24, 2011)  PDF
• The USO and Pimsleur® Launch OPERATION SPEAK EASY: Lowering Language Barriers for U.S. Troops in Afghanistan (Sept. 13, 2010)  PDF
•  Simon & Schuster’s Pimsleur® to Offer Free Language Programs to Aid Haitian Relief Effort    (Jan. 14, 2010) PDF
•  Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur® Partners with Doctors Without Borders (August 2009)   PDF
•  Learning Goes Computer-Free:  Pimsleur's Traditional Methods, Digital World (April 17, 2009)  PDF

BLOGS

• Speaking Fluently: So, How is My Pimsleur Hungarian?
• Fluent in 3 Months: Review of Pimsleur Method
• Mnemotechnics: The Pimsleur Language Method
• Brazilian Polyglot: How About Learning Hungarian?
• Ryan Goes Abroad: Pimsleur Spanish Program: The Definitive Review
• Ellen Jovin: Rosetta Stone Skepticism
• Languageholic: An Unbiased Pimsleur Approach Review
• Omniglot: Pimsleur - a Review
• Omniglot: Pimsleur
• Language Surfer: Pimsleur Spanish Review, Does Pimsleur Work
• Hacking Portuguese: The Best Portuguese Resources On and Off the Web
• Hacking Portuguese: Language Learning on a Budget: Great Alternatives to Rosetta Stone
• Flanders Family: The Second Best Way to Learn Spanish