Beginner's Persian (Iranian Persian Farsi) with 2 Audio CDs (Hippocrene Beginner's)

I've been learning Persian for a year, principally from Teach Yourself Complete Persian and Colloquial Persian, both very good but in different ways. This course unites the virtues of both. For example, it uses script throughout, as do both of the other courses, but unlike Colloquial, there is little fallback on transcription. This really works to get you to read and write authentic Persian and unlike Teach Yourself eschews pointing. You will need a dictionary, Yavar Dehghani's is excellent in that it will provide transcription if stuck. This course also balances spoken and " bookish" Persian well. Most courses plump for one or the other. You need both. The structure is grammar based, like Teach Yourself, and logical. I find the Colloquial course too rich and random. This is clear and focussed. The Audio too is helpful and ample, well related to the text, though you might listen to it independently. Finally it's compact ; too many language courses are heavy and overproduced.