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Essential Books These 6 items are available for $94, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXIRN10)		  
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ  •  Hooman Majd
HISTORY •  2009 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES
Bi-cultural and bi-lingual (Majd translated for Ahmadinejad at the UN), Majd introduces Persian culture and modern Iran with wit and affection. (IRN67, $15.00)		   The Ayatollah Begs to Differ
A History of Modern Iran  •  Abrahamian Ervand
HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 264 PAGES
An excellent introduction to the evolution of Iranian society and politics over the past 200 years. A professor of history at Baaruch College, Ervand Abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, through the discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of the Pahlavis and, in 1979, revolution and the birth of the Islamic Republic. (IRN65, $28.99)		   A History of Modern Iran
Odyssey Guide Iran  •  Helen Loveday
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 456 PAGES
An excellent, comprehensive overview of Iran for the traveler, this illustrated guide includes chapters on Islamic art & architecture, history and religion in addition to a region-by-region survey. With 145 color photographs and 15 maps and site plans. The book is especially strong on Iran's many archaeological sites, a special interest of the author. (IRN20, $24.95)		   Odyssey Guide Iran
Culture Smart! Iran  •  Stuart Williams
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 168 PAGES
A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (IRN64, $9.95)		   Culture Smart! Iran
Lonely Planet Farsi (Persian) Iran Phrasebook  •  Yavar Dehghani
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2008 •  PAPER  • 258 PAGES
A handy phrasebook for the basics of Farsi as it is spoken in Iran. It focuses on pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (IRN23, $8.99)		   Lonely Planet Farsi (Persian) Iran Phrasebook
Iran Map  •  ITMB
2006 •  MAP
A map of Iran at a scale of 1:1,800,000 for the traveler. With shaded topographic relief, index, an inset of central Tehran, and information on key sites throughout the country. Two Sides. 27x39 inches. (IRN15, $12.95)		   Iran Map



Also Recommended

Bradt Guide Iran  •  Patricia L. Baker   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, detailed guide in the British series to traveling in Iran. Strong on practical information and with detailed sketch maps. (IRN25, $24.99)
 		  
Farsi, A Language Map  •  Kristine K. Kershul   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (IRN86, $8.95)
 		  
Persian (Farsi), Start Speaking Today!  •  Educational Services Corporation   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  A 90-minute accelerated course for travelers following the Foreign Service method. (IRN31, $24.95)
 		  
A Taste of Persia  •  Najmieh Batmanglij   • FOOD  •  A well-known Iranian chef presents a variety of recipes for Western cooks, as well as a lively introduction to Persian cuisine. (IRN85, $19.95)
 		  
New Persian Cooking, A Fresh Approach to the Classic Cuisine of Iran  •  Jila Dana-haeri   • FOOD  •  Dr. Dana-Haeri offers a modern approaach to the classic dishes for the home cook in this beautifully illustrated collection of receipes. (IRN100, $29.00)
 		  
A History of Iran, Empire of the Mind  •  Michael Axworthy   • HISTORY  •  A refreshingly objective and lucid history from the time of the prophet Zoroaster to the present. Recommended for anyone wanting to understand Iran's political and cultural place in the world. (IRN94, $18.00)
 		  
All the Shah's Men, An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror  •  Stephen Kinzer   • HISTORY  •  Kinzer's gripping tale of the 1953 overthrow of Mohammad Mossadegh by the CIA. (IRN51, $15.95)
 		  
Guardians of the Revolution, Iran and the World in the Age of the Ayatollahs  •  Ray Takeyh   • HISTORY  •  A balanced and well-researched political history of Iran since the Revolution and an excellent introduction to the U.S.'s relations with Iran today. (IRN97, $17.95)
 		  
Islam, The Straight Path  •  John L. Esposito   • RELIGION  •  A well-written survey of the faith, practice and beliefs of Islam. It's a balanced tone intended for an undergraduate audience, yet it also functions as an excellent overview for the general reader. (MDE22, $54.95)
 		  
Maman's Homesick Pie, A Persian Heart in an American Kitchen  •  Donia Bijan   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  With 30 inspired recipes from her childhood in cosmopolitan Tehran before the revolution (Saffron Yogurt Rice with Chicken and Eggplant and Orange Cardamom Cookies), her French training (Ratatouille with Black Olives and Fried Bread and Purple Plum Skillet Tart), and her cooking career in America (Roast Duck Legs with Dates and Warm Lentil Salad and Rose Petal Ice Cream), Bijan shares tales of her life and family through food. She fled with her doctor parents from Iran in 1978. (IRN112, $19.95)
 		  
On Wings of Eagles  •  Ken Follett   • HISTORY  •  Ken Follett's best-selling account of the daredevil mission masterminded and paid for by Ross Perot to rescue two corporate executives from jail in Iran on the eve of revolution. (IRN06, $7.99)
 		  
Persian Fire, The First World Empire And the Battle for the West  •  Tom Holland   • HISTORY  •  This riveting account of Xerxes and the clash between the Persians and the Greeks in 480 BC brings to life the battle of Salamis, and the clash between East and West. (IRN38, $16.95)
 		  
Shah of Shahs  •  Ryszard Kapuscinski   • HISTORY  •  An impressionistic account of the last Shah of Iran by the peerless Polish travel writer, this brilliant book captures the irony, force and power of the revolution that toppled the Shah. (IRN11, $15.00)
 		  
The Iranians: Persia, Islam and the Soul of a Nation  •  Sandra MacKey   • HISTORY  •  An incisive history of Iran from the ancient Persian empire through a succession of invaders to the revolutionary government. (IRN07, $20.00)
 		  
The Struggle for Iran  •  Christopher de Bellaigue   • HISTORY  •  A long-term resident in Tehran, married to an Iranian and fluent in Persian, De Bellaigue shows the complexities of culture and society through interview and anecdote. (IRN92, $22.95)
 		  
Honeymoon in Tehran  •  Azadeh Moaveni   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Moaveni (Lipstick Jihad) returns with this account of her attempt to start a family in increasingly problematic Tehran. (IRN61, $16.00)
 		  
Journey from the Land of No  •  Roya Hakakian   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Poet and documentary filmmaker Hakakian writes movingly of her life as a young Jewish girl in Tehran in the 1970s in this affecting memoir. (IRN32, $14.00)
 		  
Mirrors of the Unseen, Journeys in Iran  •  Jason Elliot   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In this rich portrait of life in modern Iran, Elliot enlivens his adventures with anecdotes, sketches of the people he encounters, casually delivered doses of history and literature, along with a mild dash of politics. (IRN49, $20.00)
 		  
Persepolis, The Story of a Childhood  •  Marjane Satrapi   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  With the hard, exacting eye of a child, Satrapi observes and retells the Iranian revolution as she saw and experienced it in this graphic novel/memoir. Taken together, the no nonsense black-and-white illustrations and the unembroidered narrative are completely devastating. (IRN36, $13.95)
 		  
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books  •  Azar Nafisi   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Azar Nafisi's dazzling memoir lends an insightful view of modern Iran. Iranian born Nafisi finds freedom from the Cultural Revolution's oppression in the pages of Western classics. (MDE74, $18.00)
 		  
The Road to Oxiana  •  Robert Byron   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  This brilliant portrait of the region mixes the eccentric Byron's droll adventures in the 1930s with erudite asides on history and culture. (IRN01, $15.95)
 		  
The Shah  •  Abbas Milani   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An Iranian scholar and director of the Iranian Studies program at Stanford, Milani chronicles the life and legacy of the last Shah of Iran, including his role in the creation of the modern Islamic republic, in this incisive portrait. (IRN106, $30.00)
 		  
The Soul of Iran  •  Afshin Molavi   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The American journalist returns to his homeland in this enlightening account of travels, weaving biography, political commentary and history. (IRN37, $15.95)
 		  
Things I've Been Silent About  •  Azar Nafisi   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Nafisi (Reading Lolita in Tehran) returns with tales of her family, and especially of her strong-willed mother, set against revolution and upheaval. (IRN60, $16.00)
 		  
My Uncle Napoleon  •  Iraj Pezeshkzad  •  Dick Davis   • LITERATURE  •  Marvelously rich in personality and incident, this beloved, uproarious novel is set in and around a family compound in early 1940s Tehran. (IRN18, $15.00)
 		  
Persian Myths  •  Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis   • LITERATURE  •  Curtis draws upon a wealth of scholarly sources to retell for modern readers the stirring legends of ancient Iran. (IRN108, $14.95)
 		  
Samarkand, A Novel  •  Amin Maalouf  •  Russell Harris   • LITERATURE  •  A fictional history of Persia featuring Omar Khayyam, the 11th-century poet and author of the "Rubaiyat." Written by Lebanese novelist Amin Maalouf. (CAS69, $14.95)
 		  
Savushun  •  M. R. Ghanoonparvar  •  Simin Danishvar   • LITERATURE  •  This first ever novel written by an Iranian woman, originally published in 1969 and a bestseller in Iran, vividly portrays the culture and political upheavals of Iran in the 1940s. (IRN87, $19.95)
 		  
Shahnameh, The Persian Book of Kings  •  Abolqasem Ferdowsi  •  Azar Nafisi  •  Dick Davis   • LITERATURE  •  A sparkling new translation, in verse and prose, of the beloved 10th-century Persian epic. (MDE161, $27.00)
 		  
The Adventures of Amir Hamza  •  Ghalib Lakhnavi  •  Musharraf Ali Farooqi   • LITERATURE  •  A deft new translation of the rip-roaring tales of the storied life and fabulous exploits of the Prophet Mohammed's uncle Hamza and his heroic encounters with emperors, merchants, viziers, courtesans, warriors and magical beings. (IDA391, $18.00)
 		  
The Conference of Birds  •  Farid-Ud-Din Attar   • LITERATURE  •  A classic example of mystic Sufi verse, stunningly translated into English. Attar's masterpiece has had tremendous influence on the West, and was adapted into a fine English poem by Chaucer in the late 14th century. (IRN12, $15.00)
 		  
The Poems of Hafez  •  Reza Ordoubadian  •  Shamseddin Hafiz   • LITERATURE  •  The writings of 14th century mystical poet of Shiraz permeate day-to-day cultural life in Iran. (IRN91, $22.00)
 		  
The Tragedy of Sohrab and Rostam  •  Jerome Clinton  •  Abolqasem Ferdowsi   • LITERATURE  •  Clinton deftly translates into English blank verse this most famous episode from the epic 11th-century Persian Book of Kings. (IRN88, $27.95)
 		  
 
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