Book & Persian Literature

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Best Selling Books:USA

04/30/2005
100 Promises to My Baby: One Hundred Promises To My Baby
by Mallika Chopra - Mallika Chopra

Always Talk to Strangers: 3 Simple Steps to Finding the...
by David Wygant - David Wygant

World Is Flat: A Brief History Of The Twenty-first Century
by Thomas L. Friedman - Thomas L. Friedman

Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth
by Strebor Books International LLC,Hannah D. Zane - Strebor Books

International LLC,Hannah D. Zane
Trump The Art of the Deal
by Tony Schwartz,Donald J. Trump - Tony Schwartz,Donald J. Trump

Smart Man Hunting: How to Get Out There, Get Dates and Get...
by Liz H. Kelly - Liz H. Kelly

The Way to the Top: The Best Business Advice I Ever...
by Donald J. Trump - Donald J. Trump

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: (Harry Potter Book...
by J. K. Rowling - J. K. Rowling

He's Just Not That into You: The No-Excuses Truth to...
by Greg Behrendt - Greg Behrendt

500 Tattoo Designs
by Henry Ferguson - Henry Ferguson
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Best Selling Books:UK

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prin...
J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prin...
J.K. Rowling

I Can Make You Thin
Paul McKenna

You Are What You Eat Cookbook
Gillian McKeith

The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown

Angels and Demons
Dan Brown

Antony Worrall Thompson's GI Diet
Antony Worrall Thompson

The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger

You Are What You Eat
Gillian McKeith
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Best Selling Books: Spain

POESIA COMPLETA (ED. BILINGÜE PORTUGUES-ESPAÑOL) (CONTIENE: LOS P OEMAS IMPOSIBLES; PROBABLEMENTE ALEGRIA; EL AÑO DE 1993) (PREMIO NOBEL DE LITERATURA)
de SARAMAGO, JOSE

EL DISCURSO DEL ODIO
de GLUCKSMANN, ANDRE

RELOJES DE EINSTEIN Y MAPAS DE POINCARE: LOS IMPERIOS DEL TIEMPO
de GALISON, PETER


LOS MEJORES CUENTOS DE ANDERSEN: RELATOS DE HOY Y DE SIEMPRE
de ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN

GODEL, ESCHER, BACH (3ª ED.)
de HOFSTADTER, DOUGLAS R.

PANORAMA DESDE EL PUENTE
de MILLER, ARTHUR

[RedWine]

Dustan-e aziz,asheghaneh ketab.in site keh pain minevisam,behtarin site hast barayeh unhai keh mikhahand ketab bekhunand beh zabaneh farsi (english spanish french ham hast!).yek site kamel hast dar tamem zaminehay,az adabiat,sher ca dastan,ta art va politic.sefareshe in site ro beh hameh shomaha dustan-e aziz mikonam.lezat bebarid.

http://farsibooksonline.blogspot.com/

[Nushabeh]

oooo :lol: :lol: harry potter behtarin ketab roh listeh USA hast :lol: :lol: i took all my little cousins to get on it's release at 12am one night :lol: :lol:


heyf keh mah balad nistim behkhunim farsi ya hatman miraftam in site :P

[Cop]

mano ketab 21 saallle ke jangg darim o ta hala man barande hastam ketabi joz ketabaye darsi nemikhonamm ah ah ah ah ketab sikhi chand lol

[Nazanin]

Hala fekr mikoni kheili "cool" hasti chon ketab nemikhooni :?:

[Cop]

Hala fekr mikoni kheili "cool" hasti chon ketab nemikhooni :?:

chi karesh be cool boodane? :roll: age kasi be ketab khondan alaghe nadashte bashe chi karesh be cool mool bodan??! i love SPORT!

[Nazanin]

Boro kenar binam

[mahroz]

man ashegeh ketabayeh irani hastam,
makhsosan romanash.
ageh ketabeh roman bashe, ketabeh 400 safehi ro ye rozeh tamom mikonam

[RedWine]

روشنگری: کتاب های هری پوتر چندين بار توسط مسيحيان محافظه کار نهی شده است. پاپ جديد بنديکت وقتی هنوز کاردينال راتزينگر بود نامه ای به نويسنده آلمانی گابريل کوبی نوشته بود که در آن 10 دليل در مذموم شمردن هاری پوتر برشمرده شده بود.
با وجوداين ناشر می گويد لعن ونفرين های قبلی باعث افزايش فروش کتاب شده بود.

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The best books 2004

F I C T I O N


J O N A T H A N S T R A N G E & M R . N O R R E L L
B y S u s a n n a C l a r k e

G I L E A D
B y M a r i l y n n e R o b i n s o n

R U N A W A Y
B y A l i c e M u n r o

T H E M A S T E R
B y C o l m T ó i b í n

T H E H A M I L T O N C A S E
B y M i c h e l l e de K r e t s e r

N O N - F I C T I O N

W I L L I N T H E W O R L D : H O W S H A K E S P E A R E
B E C A M E S H A K E S P E A R E
B y S t e p h e n G r e e n b l a t t


B L U E B L O O D
B y E d w a r d C o n l o n


T H E G O U R M E T C O O K B O O K
E d i t e d b y R u t h R e i c h l

D R E S S Y O U R F A M I L Y I N C O R D U R O Y A N D
D E N I M
B y D a v i d S e d a r i s


***P E R S E P O L I S 2 : T H E S T O R Y O F A R E T U R N
B y M a r j a n e S a t r a p i ***

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***Winds of Change***

- by Reza Pahlavi


Introduction

Chapter 1: My Vision And Outlook

Chapter 2: Iran at the Crossroads

Chapter 3: Oil, Energy, and the Economy

Chapter 4: Foreign Policy

Chapter 5: The Iranian Diaspora

Chapter 6: Constitutional Monarchy

Chapter 7: Nonviolence and Disobedience

Chapter 8: The Inevitable Implosion

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

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XVIII Namayeshgahe ketab dar tehran.

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چرا ما کم کتاب می خوانيم؟
زندگی فرهنگی ما همیشه با پرسش هایی یکسان روبرو بوده است.
يک
مضمون سؤال اين است که مردم ايران کتابخوان نيستند، اما نمی گويد به نسبت مردم کجای جهان کتابخوان نيستند. آيا مردم ايران نسبت به مردم عراق، پاکستان، افغانستان، يمن، عربستان کتابخوان نيستند يا نسبت به مردم انگلستان، فرانسه، آلمان، سويس، بلژيک؟ يک نگاه سطحی به ما خواهد گفت که مردم کشورهای عقب مانده کم می خوانند و مردم کشورهای پيشرفته زياد.

دو
تنها کتاب و کتاب خوانی نيست. همه چيزمان با دنيای پيشرفته فرق دارد. روابط و مناسبات انسانها در کشورهايی نظير کشور ما با همان روابط و مناسبات در کشورهای پيشرفته بکلی متفاوت است. برای مثال روابط جامعه با زنان را در نظر بگيريد و در کشورهای پيشرفته و پس مانده مقايسه کنيد؛ روابط ارگانها و نهادها با شهروندان را در نظر آوريد و مقايسه کنيد؛ روابط انسانها با يکديگر، با حيوانات، با طبيعت، همه چيز در اين دو دسته از کشورها متفاوت است.

اين سير را می توان ادامه داد و تمام روابط اجتماعی را مقايسه کرد و ضمن آن حقايق را دريافت. از جمله اين حقيقت را که همه اين امور با يکديگر رابطه زنده و به اصطلاح ارگانيک دارند و وضع يکی، مثلا کتابخوانی، نماينده وضع چيزهای ديگر است و تغيير در وضع هر يک از آنها، تعيين کننده وضع ديگری است. اين مقايسه ها می تواند ما را به اين نتيجه برساند که نمی توان جامعه ای داشت که رفتار رانندگانش در حين رانندگی به گونه ای باشد که هيچ پير و جوانی نتواند با خيال آسوده، سر چهارراه به هنگامی که چراغ عابر سبز است، از عرض خيابان عبور کند، ولی در عين حال همه کتابخوان باشند. يا نمی توان جامعه ای داشت که رفتار قوه قضائيه اش مانند دوره فتحعليشاه قاجار باشد، اما دادرسان و مردم همين جور پی در پی کتاب بخوانند. به قول ميرزا ملکم خان «آئين ترقی همه جا بالاتفاق حرکت می کند».

سه
با وجود اين سؤال بجاست. چون اگر قرار باشد ما عوض بشويم، اول بايد کتاب بخوانيم. اگر قرار باشد وارد تاريخ بشويم ناچار بايد جهان ذهنی خود را عوض کنيم. بنابراين ما وقتی می توانيم کتابخوان شويم که يکسره از اين دنيای واپس مانده ای که خودمان برای خودمان ساخته ايم و مسئول آن هم بيش از همه، حتا بيش از استعمار و استثمار و تمام اين جور حرف ها، خودمان هستيم، بيرون بجهيم.

ما ناگزيريم به ديد محدود خود واقف شويم و آن را تغيير دهيم. تا زمانی که با اين ديد محدود به جهان، به خودمان، به تاريخ مان و به سرنوشت مان نگاه کنيم، با کتاب سروکار نخواهيم يافت. شگفت آنکه برای تغيير اين ديد محدود هم ناگزير بايد کتاب بخوانيم. اما لازم نيست همه مردم ايران اول کتابخوان شوند تا بعد جامعه تغيير کند. اين نشدنی است. اول بايد روشنفکران و کوشندگان فرهنگی - سياسی* ديد خود را عوض کنند، ديد خود را نو کنند، اول بايد روشنفکران ما کتابخوان شوند!

کتاب خواندن يعنی فهميدن، نه حرف فهميدن بلکه خود فهميدن. حرف هر چيز با درک آن چيز متفاوت است. مثلا ما از پيش از انقلاب مشروطه تا کنون از آزادی حرف می زنيم اما "انقلاب اسلامی" به مثابه يک آزمايش بزرگ روشن کرد که روشنفکری ما هنوز درک درستی از آزادی ندارد. آزادی را همان جور می فهمد که بطور مثال فرخی يزدی در هشتاد نود سال پيش می فهميد. (به شعارهای انقلاب مراجعه کنيد که اشعار فرخی بر سر زبانها بود و به ديوانش مراجعه کنيد تا معنی مورد نظر او را از آزادی بدانيد.)

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فروش کیلویی کتاب ها در نمایشگاه کتاب تهران با استقبال بی نظیر مردم مواجه شده است

تیمورزاده، ناشر کتاب های پزشکی و پرستاری اعلام کرد: امسال با 1200 عنوان کتاب در نمایشگاه کتاب شرکت کرده است و برای اولین بار چاپ کتاب کودک را در برنامه ی کاری خود قرار داده است.

نکته ی قابل توجه درغرفه ی نشر تیمورزاده ، این است که فروش کتاب ها به صورت کیلویی منجر به استقبال مردم شده است.تیمور زاده در این باره خاطرنشان کرد: با این اقدام مردم بیشتر جذب کتاب های پزشکی شده اند و استقبال خوبی داشته اند.
شایان ذکر است دانشجویان رشته ی پزشکی به علت نداشتن قدرت خرید کافی برای کتاب ها با مشکلات زیادی روبه رو هستند. اما با فروش کیلویی کتاب ها این مشکل تا حدودی مرتفع شده است

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نسخه فارسی رمان "زهير" تازه ترين نوشته پائولو کوئليو، نويسنده سرشناس برزيلی، در جريان هجدهمين نمايشگاه بين المللی کتاب تهران توسط "ماموران حراست" جمع آوری شد.
آرش حجازی مترجم رسمی آثار کوئليو و مدير انتشارات کاروان، ناشر رسمی آثار اين نويسنده در ايران در گفتگويی با بخش فارسی بی بی سی گفت: " روز سوم نمايشگاه کتاب ( دوشنبه 9 مه)، عده ای از ماموران حراست به غرفه ما آمدند و تمام نسخه های موجود در غرفه را توقيف کردند و به اعلام کردند که اجازه فروش نسخه های باقيمانده زهير را نداريم."

به گفته آقای حجازی هنوز هيچ دليل مشخصی برای توقيف کتاب زهير که دارای مجوز نشر و پخش بوده، به انشارات کاروان ابلاغ نشده است و ظاهرا تصميمات بعدی در خصوص اين کتاب پس از پايان نمايشگاه کتاب به اين انتشارات ابلاغ خواهد شد

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100 Promises to My Baby
by Mallika Chopra - Mallika Chopra
World Is Flat: A Brief History Of The Twenty-first Century
by Thomas L. Friedman - Thomas L. Friedman
Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth
by Strebor Books International LLC,Hannah D. Zane - Strebor Books International LLC,Hannah D. Zane
Always Talk to Strangers: 3 Simple Steps to Finding the...
by David Wygant - David Wygant
500 Tattoo Designs
by Henry Ferguson - Henry Ferguson
He's Just Not That into You: The No-Excuses Truth to...
by Greg Behrendt - Greg Behrendt
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: (Harry Potter Book...
by J. K. Rowling - J. K. Rowling
Trump The Art of the Deal
by Tony Schwartz,Donald J. Trump - Tony Schwartz,Donald J. Trump
Angels & Demons: Special Illustrated Collector's Edition
by Dan Brown,TBA,Roy W. Poe - Dan Brown,TBA,Roy W. Poe
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov,Robert Legault,Belore - Vladimir Nabokov,Robert Legault,Belore

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http://iroonikids.com/story/story.htm dar in site mitunin behtarin ketabhai ke dust darid beh farsi va english bekhunin.

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Best Selling Books
05/28/2005
100 Promises to My Baby
by Mallika Chopra - Mallika Chopra
World Is Flat: A Brief History Of The Twenty-first Century
by Thomas L. Friedman - Thomas L. Friedman
Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth
by Strebor Books International LLC,Hannah D. Zane - Strebor Books International LLC,Hannah D. Zane
Always Talk to Strangers: 3 Simple Steps to Finding the...
by David Wygant - David Wygant
500 Tattoo Designs
by Henry Ferguson - Henry Ferguson
He's Just Not That into You: The No-Excuses Truth to...
by Greg Behrendt - Greg Behrendt
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: (Harry Potter Book...
by J. K. Rowling - J. K. Rowling
Trump The Art of the Deal
by Tony Schwartz,Donald J. Trump - Tony Schwartz,Donald J. Trump
Angels & Demons: Special Illustrated Collector's Edition
by Dan Brown,TBA,Roy W. Poe - Dan Brown,TBA,Roy W. Poe
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov,Robert Legault,Belore - Vladimir Nabokov,Robert Legault,Belore

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نيلوفر پذيرا روزنامه نگار، نويسنده، فيلمساز و بازيگر كانادائى- افغان، اول بار با بازى و دستيارى كارگردان در فيلم جنجال برانگيز محسن مخملباف، سفر قندهار، به شهرت رسيد.
تازه ترين كار خانم پذيرا اما كتاب خاطرات اوست با عنوان فارسى "بستر گلهاى سرخ" كه انتشارات رندوم هاوس به زبان انگليسى و بنام "A Bed of Red Flowers: In Search of My Afghanistan" منتشر كرده است.

در اين كتاب نيلوفر پذيرا تنها داستان زندگى دشوار خودش در افغانستان جنگ زده و گريز ناگزير به پاكستان و بعد كانادا و مصيبت و سختى زندگى خانواده اش در فرار و هجرت را تعريف نمى كند.

به گفته خالد حسينى، نويسنده كتاب موفق "کاغذپران باز"، اين كتاب داستان تمامى افغانستان و روزنگار تراژدى هولناكى است كه در سى سال گذشته گريبانگير ملت افغان بوده است.

نيلوفر پذيرا در خانواده اى مرفه در كابل به دنيا آمده و به گفته خودش در شش سالگى، اشغال افغانستان توسط نيروهاى شوروى به سال هاى كودكى او پايان داده است.

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New Releases, june 05 U.S.A

The Mysteries of Life Science Revealed

Hitler's Peace

The World Is Flat

Newsmakers: Deep Throat Revealed

101 Ways to Make Training Active

[Riaz]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4609819.stm

size=18]Lost Dumas novel hits bookshelves

Claude Schopp added a conclusion to Dumas' lost work
A newly discovered novel by Three Musketeers author Alexandre Dumas has gone on sale in France.
Le Chevalier de Sainte-Hermine was found in the National Library by Dumas expert Claude Schopp.

The now-completed work, which gives an account of the Battle of Trafalgar, has been described as "indescribably brilliant" by scholars.

The work was first serialised in a French newspaper, but was not finished by Dumas when he died in 1870.

Mr Schopp added a new section to the novel, which acts as a conclusion to the 1,000 page book.

Nelson's death

The finished book closes the chapter on a trilogy of novels, the first of which was penned by Dumas in the late 1850s.

It tells the tale of the French knight, whose brothers were killed in the previous instalments, and finds himself caught between his royalist past and fascination with the Napoleonic empire.

The story gives a full account of the Battle of Trafalgar, which explains that the hero of the book was responsible for the death of Lord Nelson.

Nelson led the English fleet in its victory over the French and Spanish off the cape of Gibraltar in 1805, but died on board his flagship when he was hit by a bullet from an unknown French sniper.

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[Riaz]

No replies? I nearly soiled myself when I found out a "new" Dumas novel, especially one so long, was rediscovered. too bad he didn't finish it.

[RedWine]

Thx Riaz.

[RedWine]

Best Selling Books

06/12/2005
100 Promises to My Baby
by Mallika Chopra - Mallika Chopra
World Is Flat: A Brief History Of The Twenty-first Century
by Thomas L. Friedman - Thomas L. Friedman
Sex Chronicles: Shattering the Myth
by Strebor Books International LLC,Hannah D. Zane - Strebor Books International LLC,Hannah D. Zane
Always Talk to Strangers: 3 Simple Steps to Finding the...
by David Wygant - David Wygant
500 Tattoo Designs
by Henry Ferguson - Henry Ferguson

He's Just Not That into You: The No-Excuses Truth to...
by Greg Behrendt - Greg Behrendt
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: (Harry Potter Book...
by J. K. Rowling - J. K. Rowling
Trump The Art of the Deal
by Tony Schwartz,Donald J. Trump - Tony Schwartz,Donald J. Trump
Angels & Demons: Special Illustrated Collector's Edition
by Dan Brown,TBA,Roy W. Poe - Dan Brown,TBA,Roy W. Poe
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov,Robert Legault,Belore - Vladimir Nabokov,Robert Legault,Belore

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The new bestseller in Europe ***

The shadow of the wind . is very nice book for all of you .

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http://www.the-iran.com/

Very good site about persian books****anian book, Iranian serial (journal, magazine).

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SHAHNAMEH

The Persian Book of Kings

Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi

Author: translated by Dick Davis from the original text by Abolqasem Ferdowsi
Format: Slipcased three-volume set
1134 pages, 630 illustrations
7 1/2" x 12"x 4 1/4"
Price: $325.00

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Angels & Demons, Special Illustrated Collector's Edition .

Review

When a world renowned scientist is found brutally murdered in a Swiss research facility, a Harvard professor, Robert Langdon, is summoned to identify the mysterious symbol seared onto the dead man's chest. His baffling conclusion: that it is the work of the Illuminati, a secret brotherhood presumed extinct for nearly four hundred years - reborn to continue their bitter vendetta against their most hated enemy, the Catholic church. In Rome, the college of cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Yet somewhere within the walls of the Vatican, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion. While the minutes tick away, Langdon joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to decipher the labyrinthine trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome to the long-forgotten Illuminati lair - a secret refuge wherein lies the only hope for the Vatican. But, with each revelation comes another twist, another turn in the plot, which leaves Langdom and Vetra reeling and at the mercy of a seemingly invisible enemy... Angels & Demons is a breathtakingly brilliant thriller which catapults the reader through the antiquity of Rome, through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals and even the most secret vault on earth. As the prequel to Dan Brown's worldwide bestseller, The Da Vinci Code, it has the distinction of introducing his readers to Harvard symbologist, Robert Langdon. Angels & Demons begins the journey of enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war in this special illustrated collector's edition.

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World Is Flat, A Brief History Of The Twenty-first Century
Thomas L. Friedman

I really enjoyed reading this book. If I could afford
to, I would send a copy to all my government
representatives. My only complaint would be that this
book really only considers one side of the out-sourcing
argument. I would like to have seen a little more
discussion of alternatives to sending jobs overseas to
low paid workers. Overall though, I really felt the
book made me look at things from a more global
perspective, and also to feel pretty positive about the
'flattening' of the world.

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گوگل به پنج کتابخانه مهم جهان راه می يابد

جستجوگر اينترنتی گوگل، با همکاری پنج دانشگاه و کتابخانه معتبر جهان کتابهای موجود در اين کتابخانه ها را به صورت آنلاين در اختيار علاقه مندان در سراسر جهان قرار می دهد.
قرار است تمام کتابهای موجود در دانشگاه های ميشيگان و استنفورد و بخشی از مجموعه کتابهای دانشگاه های هاروارد، آکسفورد و کتابخانه عمومی نيويورک در مجموعه کتابخانه آنلاين گوگل قرار گيرند.

برای ديجيتال کردن تمام کتابهای کتابخانه دانشگاه ميشيگان که بالغ بر هفت ميليون جلد است شش سال زمان لازم خواهد بود.

دانشگاه هاروارد 40 هزار کتاب و دانشگاه آکسفورد فقط کتابهايی که برای نخستين بار در قرن نوزدهم به چاپ رسيده و در کتابخانه بادلين نگهداری می شوند را در اختيار گوگل خواهند گذاشت.

يک سخنگوی دانشگاه آکسفورد در اينباره گفت که اين مجموعه شامل ديوان اشعار، رمان، رساله های سياسی و کتابهای هنری خواهد بود.

او ادامه داد :" آثار مهمی که ديگر چاپ نمی شوند و فقط در چند کتابخانه در سراسر جهان وجود دارند، از اين پس در اختيار همگان قرار خواهند گرفت."

کاربران فقط به فهرست و خلاصه آثاری که دارای کپی رايت هستند، دسترسی خواهند داشت.

فقط کتابخانه عمومی نيويورک به گوگل اجازه داده است که بخش کوچکی از مجموعه کتابهايی از اين کتابخانه را که دارای کپی رايت نيستند، در مجموعه خود بگنجاند.

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The Persian Puzzle .

The Conflict Between Iran and America
by Kenneth Pollack "To understand the labyrinth of U.S.-Iranian relations, there are at least three things that you need to know about the seven.

Price: $17.79

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State and Society in Iran: The Eclipse of the Qajars and the Emergence of the Pahlavis (Library of Modern Middle East Studies) .

This historical book recounts the story of the Qajar dynasty and their fall through to the Pahlavi Dynasty. A good read if you want to become familiar with this era. The book has a cultural and social aspect to it that may explain sides of the Qajar dynasty we may not know of.

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The Pursuit of Pleasure
Drugs & Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900
Author: Rudi Matthee
Format: Clothbound Hardcover,
366 page
6" x9"
Price: $39.5
Date: 2005


From ancient times to the present day, Iranian social, political, and economic life has been dramatically influenced by psychoactive agents. This book looks at the stimulants that, as put by a longtime resident of seventeenth-century Iran, Raphaël du Mans, provided Iranians with damagh, gave them a “kick,” got them into a good mood. By tracing their historical trajectory and the role they played in early modern Iranian society (1500–1900), Rudi Matthee takes a major step in extending contemporary debates on the role of drugs and stimulants in shaping the modern West.
At once panoramic and richly detailed, The Pursuit of Pleasure examines both the intoxicants known since ancient times—wine and opiates—and the stimulants introduced later—tobacco, coffee, and tea—from multiple angles. It brings together production, commerce, and consumption to reveal the forces behind the spread and popularity of these consumables, showing how Iranians adapted them to their own needs and tastes and integrated them into their everyday lives.
Matthee further employs psychoactive substances as a portal for a set of broader issues in Iranian history—most notably, the tension between religious and secular leadership. Faced with reality, Iran’s Shi`i ulama turned a blind eye to drug use as long as it stayed indoors and did not threaten the social order. Much of this flexibility remains visible underneath the uncompromising exterior of the current Islamic Republic.

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British author JK Rowling poses with a copy of her new book 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince' at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland July 15, 2005. The sixth and penultimate instalment of the 'Harry Potter' saga goes on sale at the weekend, ending months of hype, gag orders and arrests marking the build-up to the publishing event of the year.

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Persian Greetings Cards

Author: Mage
Format: Boxed set of 21 Greeting Cards
ISBN:
0-934211-92-2
Price: $30.00
Date: 2004

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, (Harry Potter Book 6)
J. K. Rowling

If you haven't heard of J.K. Rowling, you live under a rock. She is one of the most popular writers of the past few years thanks to her Harry Potter series. But, life wasn't always magical for Joanne Kathleen Rowling. She's had some tough times but she never gave up on her writing.


J.K.Rowling's Beginnings
Born in Chepstow, Gwent in 1965, J.K. Rowling's favorite subjects in school were English and languages. J.K. went to Exeter University, worked as a secretary and as a teacher, but then fell on hard times. She and her husband divorced shortly after the birth of their daughter and J.K. Rowling ended up unemployed and living in a tiny flat in Edinburgh with her only child. Of course, maybe it wasn't all bad because it was during this time that she wrote Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone. The idea for the book came to J.K. Rowling while on a train ride. She said that she really liked the idea of creating a place where a child could have power, like Hogswarts.

.K. Rowling Gets Published
Bloomsbury Publishing bought Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (published in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) in 1997 and it was an instant success. Sorcerer's Stone won The British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year and the Smarties Prize and received rave reviews around the world. Since then there have been three more Harry tales - The Chamber of Secrets, The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire and the massive Order of the Phoenix. J.K. Rowling has plans to write a book for each of the 7 years that Harry Potter is at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Warner Brothers has the rights to a lot of the books and has already made a bunch of successful flicks.


J.K. Rowling - Did U Know?
The Scottish Arts Council gave her a grant to finish the first book.
J.K. Rowling named Harry Potter after a childhood friend, Ian Potter.
She writes all of her books by hand. Ouch! She must have been pretty tired by the end of Order of the Phoenix.
When asked what mommies do, J.K. Rowling's daughter once replied, "Mommies write!"

J.K. Rowling Says
"My first book was called Rabbit and I was about six, and I haven't stopped scribbling since."

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What Men Won't Tell You but Women Need to Know
by Bob Berkowitz


Bob Berkowitz is not afraid to ask frank, intimate questions. And now he gets straight answers from the most perplexing, emotionally guarded species, the American male. In this unique, no-holds-barred report, the popular host of CNBC's "Real Personal" has gone right to the source, persuading men of all ages and backgrounds to bare their souls and innermost secrets -- giving women everywhere a golden opportunity to better understand their lovers, husbands, male relatives, and business associates ... and improve their relationships with the opposite sex.

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In the Land of the Lion & Sun
Experiences of Life in Persia from 1866-1881

Author: C.J. Willis
with a new introduction by Abbas Amanat



C.J. Wills was an English physician who traveled widely in Iran from 1866*81 while working for the Indo-European Telegraph Department. With a discerning eye for detail, Wills wrote an intimate anthropological account of Qajar-era Iran, rich with description of everyday life, popular beliefs and practices, and arts and crafts, as well as health practices and communications that were his professional concern. In the Land of the Lion and Sun, the second volume to appear in Mage's Persia Observed series, provides a fresh and fascinating insight into both a time and place, as well as the biases and sympathies of a generation.

In his introduction to this new edition of Wills' book, Abbas Amanat presents a critical reading of Wills' career, his works, and his view of Qajar Iran. In an appendix Michael Rubin gives a brief history of the introduction of telegraph to Iran and discusses the role of employees such as Wills in the development of modern Persian communication.

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IRANIAN NATIONALITY
AND THE PERSIAN LANGUAGE

by Shahrokh Meskoob
Foreword by Ali Banuazizi
Translated by Michael Hillmann


In this insightful study of Iranian cultural history and national identity, Shahrokh Meskoob, one of Iran's leading intellectuals, reviews the roles of three social classes, the courtiers and bureaucratic officials (ahl-e divan), the religious scholars (ulama), and the Muslim Gnostics (Sufi poets and writers), in the development and refinement of the Persian language during the past one thousand years and gives the reader a fresh perspective on Iranian cultural heritage and the struggle to forge a distinct national identity. Dr. Ali Banuazizi's foreword and interview with the author sets the stage for a fuller appreciation of this invaluable and wide-ranging contribution to Iranian intellectual history.

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King of the Benighted

Author: Manuchehr Irani (Houshang Golshiri)
Translated by Abbas Milani
Format: Paperback
120 pages

King of the Benighted was mailed out of Iran page by page. It is both a firsthand account of the hard realities of life under the Islamic Republic and a literary masterpeice by one of Iran's best contemporary writers, Houshang Golshiri, who wrote under the pen name Manuchehr Golshiri to protect his identity. Golshiri has creatively combined modern techniques of fiction with the rich tradition of Persian poetry to tell a timeless tale. The novella invites the reader to join the flow of the artist's imagination and to share moments in the life of a contemporary Iranian poet, including his imprisonment and incredible encounter with a younf prisoner called Sarmad. Should you want to know why Iran has become a nation of mourners, you might follow the poet where he has gone.

King of the Benighted epitomizes a new emerging spirit in contemporary Persian literature and shows that despite Iran's isolation today, its literature is very much part of the spirit sweeping the world. Included in this volume is an English prose rendition of the central metaphor of the novella, the 12th century poet Nizami's "The Black Dome." An insightful introduction by Nasrin Rahimieh and a perceptive afterword by the traslator reflect on the state of post-revolutionary Persian literature.

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Life in Iran
The Library of Congress Drawings

Author: Ardeshir Mohassess
Format: Paperback
48 pages

Life In Iran is a series of powerful drawings by Iran's greatest satirist. Drawn in exile during the 1979 revolution, they remain as meaningful and sharpsighted as ever. The characters are situated in an Iran of a century ago, and dressed in the clothes of the Qajar dynasty, but their predicament is both universal and timeless. Ardeshir captures the historic truths of the Third World: autocratic rule, opression, violent religious conflict, oil riches, and high-tech weapons in the hands of barefoot boys. An informative introduction by Bernard Reilly, head of the Curatorial Section of the Library of Congress's Prints and Photographic Division, helps us view these drawings in the context of 19th and 20th century political art. Ardeshir received the Erwin Swann Award for Excellence in Cartoon, Caricature, and Comic Strip Art for this series of drawings, which are now part of the Library of Congress's political drawings collection.

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The Soul of Iran: A Nation's Journey to Freedom

Book Description

The truths about Iran—quite different truths from versions put forward by Washington, Tehran, and the media.

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"Death to America," the bearded student chants as television cameras roll; when the cameras leave, the student accosts Afshin Molavi: "I hear you have come from America! How can I get a green card?" This is Iran, the culmination of 2,600 years of Persian history and a nation of many realities.

Molavi, born in Iran and fluent in Farsi, traveled his homeland for over a year, meeting with students of the right and left, bazaar merchants, Islamic clerics, pro-democracy writers, and kids hooked on anything Western. All opened their hearts to Molavi, speaking candidly about issues that matter to them: from unemployment to the Internet, from the ruling clerics to green cards. Originally published in hardcover under the title Persian Pilgrimages, this paperback edition is revised, with a new introduction and epilogue.

About the Author
Afshin Molavi has a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University, has reported on Iran for Reuters and the Washington Post, and contributes to many publications, including Foreign Affairs. He lives in Washington, DC.

[Nushabeh]

ketabeh iranian khundi?

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Napoleon and Persia
Franco-Persian Relations Under the First Empire
Author: Iraj Amini

Franco-Persian relations have long been neglected by Napoleonic scholars, however, they show how Napoleon's political and strategic thinking extended far beyond the frontiers of Europe. Begun in 1802 under the Consulate, those relations culminated in the signature of the Treaty of Finkenstein, on 4 May 1807, and the dispatch of the Gardane Mission to Tehran. For Napoleon, who was then fighting the Tsar's forces in Poland, the Persian alliance served a dual purpose. While it created a temporary diversion against Russia, it also threatened British interests in India.

This Franco-Persian alliance, which brought Persia into the realm of international rivalries, might have survived had Napoleon kept his part of the bargain. However, having made his peace with the Tsar at Tilsit, in July 1807, and anxious to extricate himself from the Spanish quagmire, he sacrificed Persia's interests to his own in Europe. To the British, who were waiting on the sidelines, Napoleon's about-face was a windfall. Having long wished to dislodge the French from Persia, they were pleased at last to take their place in 1809.

This volume discusses in detail those years of delicate diplomacy, complicated by the problem of distance, the intrigues of Britain and the intransigence of Russia. The dangerous existing conditions, the unique personalities of the protagonists, and the formidable subtlety of the Persian make this a riveting tale of international politics.

Written in a style which brings together historical facts and entertaining anecdotes, Napoleon and Persia will appeal not only to scholars, but to a wide readership interested in the history of Europe, military studies, and international relations.

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The Art of Persian Music

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The Art of Persian Music uses a multimedia, multifaceted approach to introduce the music and culture of Iran through its art. Persian music is as fine, subtle, and beautiful as a Persian carpet, and yet for the most part it has remained unknown in the West. It has unique aesthetic qualities quite different from Western music. It is monophonic, undramatic, and mostly solo, with rich modal variety and melodic subtlety--an intimate music of the spirit most appreciated by the initiated.

This book provides the keys and definitions essential for understanding Persian music: its history, instruments, repertory, organization, rhythyms, and modes (or dastaghs). Through quotes and anecdotes by and about masters past and present, the reader can grasp the ethos, spirit, and philosophy of Persian music. Filled with exquisite illustrations of instruments and musicians from museums around the world, as well poetry and calligraphy, this volume will introduce the enthusiast both to the whole aesthetic of Persian art and the art of Persian music.

Although it is based on the most recent scholarship, this book is intended for the general audience. All details superfluous to the general reader have been intentionally omitted. But The Art of Persian Music is not just a compilation from past sources--it is full of new ideas and insights that illuminate the state of contemporary Persian music and reward both the layman and the specialist.

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Crowning Anguish
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My Vision : The life of Taj al-Saltana, daughter of the ruler of Iran, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, epitomized the predicaments of her changing era. Overcoming her limited education within the harem walls, Taj chronicled a thirty-year span in the life of a generation that witnessed a shift from traditional order to revolutionary flux. It is as though she had chosen this moment to recall her personal history--a tale filled with "wonder and anguish"--in order to record a cultural and political leap, symbolic of her time, from the indulgent, sheltered, and often petty world of her father's harem to the puzzling and exposed, yet emotionally and intellectually challenging world of a new Iran.

Now almost one hundred years later Taj's memoirs are relevant and qualify her not only as a feminist by her society's standards but also in comparison with feminists of her generation in Europe and America. Beyond her fascination for the material glamors of the West at the turn of the twentieth century--fashion, architecture, furniture, the motorcar--she was also influenced by Western culture's painting, music, history, literature and language. And yet throughout this time she kept her bond with her own literary and cultural heritage and what she calls her "Persianness."

Despite her troubled life of agony--an unloving and harsh mother; a benevolent but self-indulgent father; an adolescent, bisexual husband; separation from her children; financial difficulties; the stigma of leading a libertine lifestyle and the infamy of removing her veil--Taj's is a genuine voice for women's social grievances in late 20th-century Iran, and one that reveals a remarkable woman in her own right.

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Iran the Beautiful .

by Daniel Nadler "Just forty-five miles northeast of Tehran, amid the Alborz mountain range that divides the central Iranian plateau from the Caspian coast,...


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The Strangling of Persia: Story of the European Diplomacy and Oriental Intrigue That Resulted in the Denationalization of Twelve Million Mohammedans (Persia Observed Series)

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Reviews

The New York Times

The Great Game continues.

Middle East Journal

A new edition of the 1912 work by the American appointed in 1911 by the newly (and briefly) consititutional government of Persia to help organize its finaces. "Ejected" only a year later as a result of "British and Russian diplomatic intrigue," Shuster wrote a lively firsthand account of his expereinces that reveals much about how Great Power interference shaped Iran's history, with considerable reference to recent and current events.

[RedWine]

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[Michellica]

Crowning Anguish
Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity 1884-1914

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My Vision : The life of Taj al-Saltana, daughter of the ruler of Iran, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, epitomized the predicaments of her changing era. Overcoming her limited education within the harem walls, Taj chronicled a thirty-year span in the life of a generation that witnessed a shift from traditional order to revolutionary flux. It is as though she had chosen this moment to recall her personal history--a tale filled with "wonder and anguish"--in order to record a cultural and political leap, symbolic of her time, from the indulgent, sheltered, and often petty world of her father's harem to the puzzling and exposed, yet emotionally and intellectually challenging world of a new Iran.

Now almost one hundred years later Taj's memoirs are relevant and qualify her not only as a feminist by her society's standards but also in comparison with feminists of her generation in Europe and America. Beyond her fascination for the material glamors of the West at the turn of the twentieth century--fashion, architecture, furniture, the motorcar--she was also influenced by Western culture's painting, music, history, literature and language. And yet throughout this time she kept her bond with her own literary and cultural heritage and what she calls her "Persianness."

Despite her troubled life of agony--an unloving and harsh mother; a benevolent but self-indulgent father; an adolescent, bisexual husband; separation from her children; financial difficulties; the stigma of leading a libertine lifestyle and the infamy of removing her veil--Taj's is a genuine voice for women's social grievances in late 20th-century Iran, and one that reveals a remarkable woman in her own right.

damn! in ketab shadidan lazeme vase thezam ....vali fekr nakonam inja peydash konam :(

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Mona jan :mahaleh keh natooni peida koni tuyeh Milano ! in ketabeh zibaei hast va khasteh nemisheh adam az khoondanesh ! boro jahaei keh english books mi frooshan,hatman daran in ro !

[Michellica]

areh bayad beram soraghesh....ketabe farah ro ke peyda nemikonam che berese be in!khodakone hala peydash konam!

[RedWine]

areh bayad beram soraghesh....ketabe farah ro ke peyda nemikonam che berese be in!khodakone hala peydash konam!

Hatman ketab foorooshiha daran ! Ham Farah ro va ham in ro chon inha ketabeh alaki nist ! bayad beri donbalesh hatman ;) .

[Michellica]

Farah ro ke avala ke dar umad bood..vali be zabane french!alan ke aslan nist!harja donbalesh gashtam peydash nakardam!hala sefaresh kardam be ye kasi az US vasam biare.. lol

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Stories from Iran.

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Authors: Edited by Heshmat Moayyad
*Translated by scholars at the University of Chicago
*Authors Listed below with Respective Contributions

My review:

This collection of thirty-five Persian short stories by twenty-six of Iran's best known contemporary writers gives voice to the concerns, strivings, and visions of their generation. In styles ranging from the dark to the humorous, from the elegant to the poetic, these stories depict aspects of both traditional and modern life in Iran with its many religious, political, cultural and class tensions. The expanding role of women in Iranian society is attested to both by the large number of women writers included in the volume, and by the central role played by women in many of the stories.

Written during the last 75 years and arranged in chronological order, these stories span a period in Iranian history from the Constitutional Revolution (1906-11) through the long reign of the Pahlavis (1925-79), the upheavals of the 1950s, the 1979 Islamic Revolution, to the present.

Stories From Iran was selected, edited, and translated by scholars of Persian Literature at the University of Chicago. Accompanied by a complete glossary, author biographies and photos, it will give the reader an unmatched insight into Iranian life--an insight that only true works of art can provide.

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The little man
A novel based on a true story



Chapter One from "The Little Man"a novel by by Abbas Kazerooni (2005, Tate Publishing). This is the first half of a story of a seven year old boy who was forced into leaving his homeland at that tender age. It is set in the mid 1980s amidst the peak of the Iran-Iraq War. See TheLittleManOnline.com.
It was a typically hot day in Tehran as I finished my homework in my somewhat spacious bedroom. It was almost too big, but with very few contents. I just had my small bed in one corner, next to the radiator. I loved it there for the winters, where I could squeeze my toes in between the rails. Above my bed was a huge window, which looked out onto our back garden, if you could call it that. It was more like a garden attached to an orchard. I loved looking out of it on hot summer days when the sun was too strong to play outside. In the opposite corner was my little desk with its matching stool.
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The Lion and the Throne : Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Volume 1

My View :The Lion and the Throne covers the first third of the Shahnameh and will be followed by two volumes to complete the epic. Brilliantly translated and magnificently illustrated, these volumes give English-language readers access to a world of vanished wonders. The origins of civilization. . . the notion of kingship. . . tenderness, a longing for justice, and social order. . . the first kings felled by foolish pride. . . demons on the throne. . . spiritual heroes and their martial virtues. . . mythical birds. . . romance and passion-these are some of the threads woven together to form the rich tapestry of ancient Persia.

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What Remains, A Memoir of Fate, Friendship & Love
Carole Radziwill

Carole Radziwill shared an honest life story with us - from her humble beginnings, to her life with Anthony, John and Carolyn. Most of us may claim to know them from trite magazine articles and cold paparazzi pictures. Carole let us know them as people - loving, warm, deep and real.

You do not feel like a voyeur while reading Carole's account. You feel as if she is sharing with a friend. Her story pays honor to a family that has been examined and scrutinized for decades.

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Funny in Farsi : A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America


The story of a little girl who comes to America with her parents during the revolution. A funny, heart-felt rendition which is true to Iranian culture and tradition. It's a fast read and a good ride.

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My Uncle Napoleon
A Comic Novel

Author: translated by Dick Davis from the original text by Iraj Pezeshkad

Readers can gain a more balanced impression of Iran from perusing this novel, which looks at life from the kind of humorous perspective few Westerners may associate with the current regime in that country."

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Crowning Anguish
Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity 1884-1914

Authors: Edited and Introduced by Abbas Amanat

Translated by Anna Vanzan and Amin Neshati from the original memoirs written by Taj Al-Saltana

The life of Taj al-Saltana, daughter of the ruler of Iran, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, epitomized the predicaments of her changing era. Overcoming her limited education within the harem walls, Taj chronicled a thirty-year span in the life of a generation that witnessed a shift from traditional order to revolutionary flux. It is as though she had chosen this moment to recall her personal history--a tale filled with "wonder and anguish"--in order to record a cultural and political leap, symbolic of her time, from the indulgent, sheltered, and often petty world of her father's harem to the puzzling and exposed, yet emotionally and intellectually challenging world of a new Iran.

Now almost one hundred years later Taj's memoirs are relevant and qualify her not only as a feminist by her society's standards but also in comparison with feminists of her generation in Europe and America. Beyond her fascination for the material glamors of the West at the turn of the twentieth century--fashion, architecture, furniture, the motorcar--she was also influenced by Western culture's painting, music, history, literature and language. And yet throughout this time she kept her bond with her own literary and cultural heritage and what she calls her "Persianness."

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The Story of Rostam and Esfandiyar

Author: Jerome Clinton


In this story, Esfandiyar, the designated heir to the throne of Iran, has just returned in triumph from his campaign against the shah of Turan. He has slain Arjasp, Iran's greatest enemy, captured his family and treasury, and liberated his own sisters from their captivity. He expects that his father, Goshtasp, will now abdicate the throne of Iran in his favor as he had sworn to. Goshtasp, however, is not yet ready to honor his promise. Instead he sets his son yet another task as a condition of his abdication. He must bring Iran's greatest hero, Rostam, back to the court in chains. Rostam has neither come to the court of Iran to honor Goshtasp, nor has he sent him a letter declaring his loyalty. Esfandiyar recognizes this is simply a means to put his own life at risk, and says as much. Yet he cannot refuse his father's command.

The story of Rostam and Esfandiyar displays a surprisingly modern skepticism about the values we associate with Ferdowsi's epic. It expresses a profound ambivalence about the demands of heroism, and is sharply critical of a monarch who exploits the courage and loyalty of his heroes to further his own selfish ends.

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The Art of Persian Music

Author: by Jean During and Zia Mirbdolbaghi
A Lesson from Master Dariush Safvat

Translated by Manuchehr Anvar


The Art of Persian Music uses a multimedia, multifaceted approach to introduce the music and culture of Iran through its art. Persian music is as fine, subtle, and beautiful as a Persian carpet, and yet for the most part it has remained unknown in the West. It has unique aesthetic qualities quite different from Western music. It is monophonic, undramatic, and mostly solo, with rich modal variety and melodic subtlety--an intimate music of the spirit most appreciated by the initiated.

This book provides the keys and definitions essential for understanding Persian music: its history, instruments, repertory, organization, rhythyms, and modes (or dastaghs). Through quotes and anecdotes by and about masters past and present, the reader can grasp the ethos, spirit, and philosophy of Persian music. Filled with exquisite illustrations of instruments and musicians from museums around the world, as well poetry and calligraphy, this volume will introduce the enthusiast both to the whole aesthetic of Persian art and the art of Persian music.

Although it is based on the most recent scholarship, this book is intended for the general audience. All details superfluous to the general reader have been intentionally omitted. But The Art of Persian Music is not just a compilation from past sources--it is full of new ideas and insights that illuminate the state of contemporary Persian music and reward both the layman and the specialist.


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Author: Manuchehr Irani (Houshang Golshiri)
Translated by Abbas Milani

King of the Benighted was mailed out of Iran page by page. It is both a firsthand account of the hard realities of life under the Islamic Republic and a literary masterpeice by one of Iran's best contemporary writers, Houshang Golshiri, who wrote under the pen name Manuchehr Golshiri to protect his identity. Golshiri has creatively combined modern techniques of fiction with the rich tradition of Persian poetry to tell a timeless tale. The novella invites the reader to join the flow of the artist's imagination and to share moments in the life of a contemporary Iranian poet, including his imprisonment and incredible encounter with a younf prisoner called Sarmad. Should you want to know why Iran has become a nation of mourners, you might follow the poet where he has gone.

[khanoomi]

redwin jan mishe yeseri az ketbahaye irani ham information bedi plz

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redwin jan mishe yeseri az ketbahaye irani ham information bedi plz
chashm... vali to hameyeh postharo man ro nega kon aziz tooyeh in thread,ketabhayeh ali hast inja ;) .

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A Story of European Diplomacy and Oriental Intrigue
Author: W. Morgan Shuster

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In 1911, an ambitious American was invited by a budding Iranian democracy to bring financial stability to the country. He went with the blessing of the British and Russian governments, both of which enjoyed a wide sphere of influence in the region. However, no one expected him to succeed so quickly in making Iran into a credible democracy and he was ousted by the actions of the Russian and British governments. After he was forced to return to the US, Shuster wrote a book revealing the true motives of the superpowers of the time and how the region's course of history was forever altered. Strangling of Persia offers keen insights into the timeless methods used by powerful nations to achieve their own ends. More than 85 years after its' first publication, it remains a powerful indictment of a short-sighted policy that crushed a fragile but promising democracy.

[khanoomi]

bashe redwin jan mamnon

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Pivot of the Universe
Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy
Author: Abbas Amanat

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When he was assassinated in 1896, Nasir al-Din Shah had sat on the Peacock Throne for nearly half a century. A colorful, complex figure, he is frequently portrayed as capricious and indulgent. Yet he was in many ways an effective ruler who displayed remarkable resilience during his long reign in the face of dilemmas and vulnerabilities shared by most monarchs of the Islamic world in the 19th century.

In this book, the first in English about Nasir al-Din Shah, Abbas Amanat gives us both a biography of the man and an analysis of the institution of monarchy in modern Iran. Amanat poses a fundamental question: how did monarchy, the centerpiece of an ancient political order, withstand and adjust to the challenges of modern times, both at home and abroad? Nasir al-Din Shah's life and career, his upbringing and personality, and his political conduct provide remarkable material for answering this question. By examining the way Nasir al-Din Shah was transformed from an insecure crown prince and later an erratic boy-king in the 1840s and 50s into a ruler with substantial control over his government and foreign policy in the 1860s and beyond. Amanat explores a pattern in the consolidation of traditional monarchies as they accommodated themselves to the forces of modernity.

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Tales of Two Cities
A Persian Memoir

Author: Abbas Milani

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Tales of Two Cities is an engrossing, cross-cultural memoir of revolution and exile. It is the story of a fifteen year-old Persian boy sent for his eduction from an old-world, pre-oil boom Tehran, to the new-world, avant-garde San Francisco of the 1960s. Abbas Milani richly chronicles his education, politicization, return to Iran, disillusionment and eventual exile. Interwoven with the brisk narrative is a loving account of the traditional Iran of the author's childhood; a searing memoir of a lost generation of Iranians torn apart by revolution and exile, a graphic portrait of the author's time in the shah's jail and of his cellmates, the mullahs who would soon emerge as the new leaders of the Islamic Republic. Tales of Two Cities is not only the odyssey of one intellectual doomed to exile, but also a message of hope and ultimately salvation for the increasing number of people forced to leave their homeland and settle in America.

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Author: Jane Howard

TV crews and foreign correspondents come and go, but former BBC correspondent Jane Howard made her home in Iran for five years, raising her two young children there. Her experience took her beyond the headlines and horror stories and into the lives of everyday Iranian women. Her brilliantly observed report, Inside Iran: Women's Lives, takes the reader from dinner in a presidential palace to tea in a nomad's tent. From women working in rice paddies and tea plantations to highly educated women in Tehran who have been banned from working in their professions. The image of Iranian women is still one of anonymous ranks of revolutionary marchers, clad in black. But underneath their black chadors or drab raincoats, they not only wear jeans, T-shirts and Lycra leggings, but they also work outside the home, drive, play sports and even become politicians.

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The Library of Congress Drawings

Author: Ardeshir Mohassess


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Life In Iran is a series of powerful drawings by Iran's greatest satirist. Drawn in exile during the 1979 revolution, they remain as meaningful and sharpsighted as ever. The characters are situated in an Iran of a century ago, and dressed in the clothes of the Qajar dynasty, but their predicament is both universal and timeless. Ardeshir captures the historic truths of the Third World: autocratic rule, opression, violent religious conflict, oil riches, and high-tech weapons in the hands of barefoot boys.

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Author: by Edward G. Browne
Introduced and Edited by Abbas Amanat
Additional Correspondences compiled by Mansour Bonakdarian

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Many dangers and many anxious days lie without doubt before the new Persia."

More than eight decades later, Edward Browne's fears and hopes have a special resonance in the minds of contemporary readers. The Persian Revolution of 1905-1909, an account of one episode in Iran's eventful annals, has maintained its relevance and freshness, even after the occurrence of a revolution more intense and all-embracing than the Constitutional Revolution of 1906-11. When the aspirations of the Constitutional period are contrasted with those of the more recent revolution, the irony is poignant and inescapable, especially when it is noted that the occurrence of the second revolution was a distant protest against the failure of the first.

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Author: Photographs by Daniel Nadler

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In distinctive ways, Iran is one of the most photogenic countries in the world -- a place where dazzling architecture is set amid desolate expanses of desert or steppe; where snow-capped mountains plunge dramatically to a seacoast of steamy lushness; where nomads guide their flocks to seasonal pasturelands; where tombs, temples, castles, and mosques bespeak the richness of the Persian past. High and dry for the most part, the land is sectioned by great mountain ranges, dotted with venerable villages of mud and stone as well as modern cities, and has a cultural fabric woven of many different threads -- Persian,Turkic, Kurdish, Baluchi and even Mongol.

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Persian Love Poetry
Author: Vesta Sarkhish Curtis and Sheila R. Canby. Interlink Books, 2006.

The history of love poetry leads many to the medieval period and to the realm of the kingly court and the world of courtly love. Within this context the beloved was portrayed as a belle dame sans merci who was placed as an unattainable goal in a quest that would take a man through many trials and even in non-attainment of the beloved he became a more noble man. Also, this was seen in some of the religious poetry of troubadours wherein the beloved is now the Blessed Virgin Mary as is seen in many medieval Spanish and French poetry and other European traditions as well. Love was a mystic, passionate and the line between a love of God and carnal love of a mortal woman was at times blurred in that the carnal love poetry was written in the same manner as that which was dedicated to a love of God or utter faith in God. In many scholarly works this poetry is traced to Provence and its troubadours but through careful analysis and by the fact that many Europeans traveled to the Holy Land it is obvious that this poetry style emanated in the Middle East most likely in the tradition of present-day Iran and a serious scholarly study must be undertaken in order to prove this once and for all. As such, it moved with the Arabs and their wave of Islamization of Iran and the rest of the Middle East and traveled west with them to lands beginning in Spain and France. Credit for this poetry should be ascribed correctly to Iranians and Arabs and the fear of the crescent should be discarded in our day in order to allow a full appreciation and understanding of the cultures that influenced medieval Europe and continue to foment change in Europe and the rest of the West in the present.

Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Curator of Islamic and Iranian coins and Sheila R. Canby, Assistant Keeper, Islamic Islam both of the British Museum present a beautiful tome of translated Persian poetry of the glorious past and also contemporary pieces alongside exquisite Persian art from the museum's collection. In presenting a short historical and stylistic guide to Persian poetry we are at once transported via word and image to the land of Iran and all its splendor.

The sickening feeling of being without one's beloved is captured by Sa'di as follows:

Come, I am lovesick and desolate without you

Come and see how sick I am in this sorrow without you

At night I lament your absence, oh- fairy-faced

And when morning comes, it is as if I am on fire without you

Sa'di perfectly evokes despair and longing as a love which is very serious and one in which the lovers cannot bear to be separated even overnight much as is experienced in young love which is at full bloom.

Muslah al-Din Abu Muhammed ‘Abdullah Sa'di Shirazi was born between 1213-12-19 in Shiraz and studied at Nizamiya of Baghdad. His most famous works are the Bustan (orchard) and the Gulistan (garden). 1

The same may be said of Nizam Ganjavi in his description of love:

Heaven has no other prayer niche but love

Without love the world is worthless.

Become the slave to love, this is the course

This is the path for all pious people.

From Khusrau and Shirin

Khusrau and Shirin is a story (1177-1180) about the love of a Khusau, a Sassanian king for Shirin his Armenian queen. Shirin is in love with her king and Farhad and it seems with love itself. The king cannot deal with Shirin's other interests and causes the death of Farhad through deception. Eventually, Khusrau is assassinated and then Shirin commits suicide.

Nizam al-Din Abu Mohammed Elyas Ibn Yousouf Ibn Zaki Ibn Mo'ayyed Nezami Ganjavi, Persian poet and writer was born in Ganja in present-day Azerbaijian in 1141. He composed several epics among them Khusrau and Shirin and Laili and Majnun . His Khamsa is composed of five of his epics. 2

Love is equated to a sickness as the West incorporated into the religious literature of the medieval period in attempting to describe a Catholic adherent's love of the Blessed Virgin Mary or the love of mystics toward Jesus Christ. Furthermore, this same imagery and feeling was used by those who composed courtly love poetry.

Persian Love Poetry is a beautiful book that imparts a portrait of Iran in words and pictures through words of love and visions of beauty for those already familiar with Persian poetry and those who have never been acquainted.

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IRANIAN NATIONALITY
AND THE PERSIAN LANGUAGE

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ABOUT THE BOOK

In this insightful study of Iranian cultural history and national identity, Shahrokh Meskoob, one of Iran's leading intellectuals, reviews the roles of three social classes, the courtiers and bureaucratic officials (ahl-e divan), the religious scholars (ulama), and the Muslim Gnostics (Sufi poets and writers), in the development and refinement of the Persian language during the past one thousand years and gives the reader a fresh perspective on Iranian cultural heritage and the struggle to forge a distinct national identity. Dr. Ali Banuazizi's foreword and interview with the author sets the stage for a fuller appreciation of this invaluable and wide-ranging contribution to Iranian intellectual history.

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Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity 1884-1914
Authors: Edited and Introduced by Abbas Amanat


The life of Taj al-Saltana, daughter of the ruler of Iran, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, epitomized the predicaments of her changing era. Overcoming her limited education within the harem walls, Taj chronicled a thirty-year span in the life of a generation that witnessed a shift from traditional order to revolutionary flux. It is as though she had chosen this moment to recall her personal history--a tale filled with "wonder and anguish"--in order to record a cultural and political leap, symbolic of her time, from the indulgent, sheltered, and often petty world of her father's harem to the puzzling and exposed, yet emotionally and intellectually challenging world of a new Iran.

Now almost one hundred years later Taj's memoirs are relevant and qualify her not only as a feminist by her society's standards but also in comparison with feminists of her generation in Europe and America. Beyond her fascination for the material glamors of the West at the turn of the twentieth century--fashion, architecture, furniture, the motorcar--she was also influenced by Western culture's painting, music, history, literature and language. And yet throughout this time she kept her bond with her own literary and cultural heritage and what she calls her "Persianness."

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Rethinking Modernity in Iran
Author: Abbas Milani

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In the essays collected here, Abbas Milani uses an impressive array of cross-disciplinary Western and Iranian theories and texts to investigate the crucial question of modernity in Iran today. He offers a wealth of new insights into the thousand-year-old conflict in Iran between the search for modernity and the forces of religious obscurantism. The essays trace the roots of Shiite Islamic fundamentalism and offer illuminating accounts of the work of Iranian intellectuals—both men and women—and their artistic movements as they struggle to find a new path toward a genuine modernity in Iran that is congruent with Iran’s rich cultural heritage.
Lost Wisdom: Rethinking Modernity in Iran challenges the hitherto accepted theory that modernity and its related concepts of democracy and freedom are Western in essence. It also demonstrates that Iran and the West have more that brings them together than separates them in their search for such modern ideals as rationalism, the rule of law, and democracy.
These essays will reward the scholar and the general reader alike, and will go far toward explaining the enigma that is Iran today.

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Author: Manuchehr Irani (Houshang Golshiri)
Translated by Abbas Milani

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King of the Benighted was mailed out of Iran page by page. It is both a firsthand account of the hard realities of life under the Islamic Republic and a literary masterpeice by one of Iran's best contemporary writers, Houshang Golshiri, who wrote under the pen name Manuchehr Golshiri to protect his identity. Golshiri has creatively combined modern techniques of fiction with the rich tradition of Persian poetry to tell a timeless tale. The novella invites the reader to join the flow of the artist's imagination and to share moments in the life of a contemporary Iranian poet, including his imprisonment and incredible encounter with a younf prisoner called Sarmad. Should you want to know why Iran has become a nation of mourners, you might follow the poet where he has gone.

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A Chicago Anthology

Authors: Edited by Heshmat Moayyad
*Translated by scholars at the University of Chicago
*Authors Listed below with Respective Contributions

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This collection of thirty-five Persian short stories by twenty-six of Iran's best known contemporary writers gives voice to the concerns, strivings, and visions of their generation. In styles ranging from the dark to the humorous, from the elegant to the poetic, these stories depict aspects of both traditional and modern life in Iran with its many religious, political, cultural and class tensions. The expanding role of women in Iranian society is attested to both by the large number of women writers included in the volume, and by the central role played by women in many of the stories.

Written during the last 75 years and arranged in chronological order, these stories span a period in Iranian history from the Constitutional Revolution (1906-11) through the long reign of the Pahlavis (1925-79), the upheavals of the 1950s, the 1979 Islamic Revolution, to the present.

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Funny in Farsi : A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
by Firoozeh Dumas

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The story of a little girl who comes to America with her parents during the revolution. A funny, heart-felt rendition which is true to Iranian culture and tradition. It's a fast read and a good ride.

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Sutra & Other Stories

Author: Simin Daneshvar

Translated by Hasan Javadi and Amin Neshati


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Here are six stories by one of Iran's greatest contemporary writers, rare and intimate glimpses into the lives of ordinary Iranian men and women; windows into the Persian soul. From the delicately painted tragedy of Mehrangiz in A City Like Paradise to the wry comedy of Anis, from two sisters' surreal nocturne in Childbirth to a village boy's broken dreams in Potshards, from a young woman torn between duty and passion in Bibi Shahrbanu to the brilliant and numinous Sutra, each story is told with the detail, clarity of vision, and deeply human compassion characteristic of Daneshvar's finest work.

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Persian Art in the Hermitage Museum


The Hermitage Museum and other institutes, libraries and museums in Russia and the republics of the former Soviet Union house some of the most magnificent treasures of Persian art. Many of these works are published and cataloged here for the first time with an unsurpassed selection of color plates. In an expansive introduction Vladimir Loukonine, Director of the Oriental Art section of the Hermitage Museum, broadly documents the major developments of Persian art: from the first signs of civilization on the plains of Iran some ten centuries BCE up to the early twentieth century. The second part of the book is a catalog of Persian art in the collections of the former Soviet Union giving their location, provenance, descriptions and biographies of the artists when known. Lost Treasures of Persia demonstrates a common theme running through Persian art during the past 3000 years. Despite many religious and political upheavals, Persian art-whether it is in its architecture, sculpture, frescoes, miniatures, porcelain, fabrics or rugs; whether in the work of humble craftsmen or the high art of court painters-displays a delicate touch (letafat) and a subtle refinement that has had a profound influence on art throughout the world.

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Author: Reza Ladjevardian

From Ancient Persia to Contemporary Iran covers the highlights of Iran's history in a brief, easy to read, factually acurate and inexpensive timeline. The full-color 11" x 5" brochure opens accordion-style to the size of 11" x 35." The highest quality paper and printing process have been used to make it a lovely gift for all occasions and a wonderful way to introduce someone to the history and cultural heritage of Iran.

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