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1	Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books more books like this by Azar Nafisi Azar Nafasi formed a book club in Tehran comprised of seven young women who got together to discuss such books as THE GREAT GATSBY, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, DAISY MILLER, and, of course, LOLITA--books forbidden by the Islamic government. In this memoir, Nafasi, who was expelled from the country for refusing to wear the veil, writes about those women, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood more books like this by Marjane Satrapi The critics made the inevitable comparisons to MAUS when reviewing this graphic novel-style memoir. But this deeply personal child's-eye view of Iran during the fall of the Shah deserves to be considered in its own right. Marjane Satrapi is related both to the old Persian royal family and to Communist rebels. Therefore, it's not surprising that ... see all copies from $7.16! new only from $7.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	House of Sand and Fog more books like this by Andre Dubus, III This second novel by Andre Dubus 3rd (son of acclaimed writer Andre Dubus) is about an Iranian immigrant who stumbles into a complex struggle over the possession of a California house with the down-on-her-luck woman who used to own it and the sheriff who is in love with her. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Fleeced: How Barack Obama, Media Mockery of Terrorist Threats, Liberals Who Want to Kill Talk Radio, the Do-Nothing Congress, Companies That Help Iran, and Washington Lobbyists for Foreign more books like this by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann In their "New York Times" bestseller "Outrage," Morris and McGann turned their spotlight on the American government's most egregious abuses. The authors return with a fresh list of government exploitation and corporate malfeasance just in time for the 2008 elections. see all copies from $13.50! new only from $13.50! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Not Without My Daughter more books like this by Betty Mahmoody In August 1984, Michigan housewife Betty Mahmoody accompanied her husband to his native Iran for a two-week vacation. To her horror, he refused to let her and their four-year-old daughter return home. Here is the incredible story of her odyssey to save herself and her child. "A moving story of one person's fortitude, courage and faith".--New York ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Protect and Defend more books like this by Vince Flynn In Flynn's most explosive thriller yet--a #1 "New York Times" bestseller--CIA operative Mitch Rapp returns and finds himself on a collision course with America's most feared enemy. Now available in a tall Premium Edition. see all copies from $4.00! new only from $6.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror more books like this by Stephen Kinzer Brimming with insights into Middle Eastern history and American foreign policy, this book is an eye-opening look at an event whose unintended consequences--Islamic revolution and violent anti-Americanism--have shaped the modern world. see all copies from $2.19! new only from $2.20! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Whirlwind more books like this by James Clavell This epic novel of over 1,100 pages takes place in Iran between February 9 and March 4, 1979, just after the flight of the Shah and the advent of Khomeini. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.40! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	James Clavell's Whirlwind more books like this by James Clavell This epic novel of over 1,100 pages takes place in Iran between February 9 and March 4, 1979, just after the flight of the Shah and the advent of Khomeini. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	On Wings of Eagles more books like this by Ken Follett The #1 international bestseller now in trade paperback--with 16 pages of photos. Here is the inspiring, true story of the Middle East hostage crisis that began in 1979, and of the unconventional means Ross Perot used to save his countrymen. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Creation more books like this by Gore Vidal Cyrus Spitama is a Zoroastrian and descendent of Zoroaster. He travels to speak with prophets and philosophers, argue theology and come up with a creation theory. Cyrus is gossipy, name-dropping and worldly--as he moves through life, he wittily focuses on its minutiae. In the Vidal tradition, this novel is rich in historical and geographic detail. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.38! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12	Legacy more books like this by James A Michener This brief patriotic novel celebrates the United States constitution. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Embroideries more books like this by Marjane Satrapi From the author of the critically acclaimed two-volume graphic memoir PERSEPOLIS, this is an illustrated collection of anecdotes about the intimate lives of Iranian women. As a 20-year-old Marjane and her female relatives and neighbors sit around the tea samovar, they discuss men, marriage, and sexual experiences. Included are tragicomic accounts ... see all copies from $4.07! new only from $5.71! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Honeymoon in Purdah: An Iranian Journey more books like this by Alison Wearing Wearing journeys to Iran under the guise of a honeymoon and a hejab. Her experience is dotted with frustrations--not the least of which is Ian, her traveling companion--but reveals the overwhelming hospitality of a religiously oppressed society. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and American in Iran more books like this by Azadeh Moaveni Azadeh Moaveni, born in 1976, grew up in northern California in an enclave of Iranian expatriates but returned to Iran as a journalist and lived there for several years. In this memoir she writes about the two experiences, attempting to keep a dispassionate perspective on both. In Iran, she reports about the struggles of ordinary people against ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Persian expedition. more books like this by Xenophon Greek text with introduction, notes, vocabulary, selected bibliography, maps, and illustrations. see all copies from $6.25! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan more books like this by James Justinian Morier Full of rip-roaring exploits, witty satire, and nimble humor, this classic work of fiction, first published in 1824, launches readers along on the rags-to-riches escapades of Hajji Baba, the lazy son of a barber, as he seeks his fortune... but only if it doesn't demand too much work of him. James Morier's journeys through the Middle East as a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Shah of Shahs more books like this by Ryszard Kapuscinski In this book, the author brings a mythographer's perspective and novelist's virtuosity to bear on the overthrow of the last Shah of Iran, one of the most infamous of the United States' client-dictators, who resolved to transform his country into 'a second America in a generation', only to be toppled virtually overnight. see all copies from $5.31! new only from $7.72! \| first editions
19 view cover	Shadow Spinner more books like this by Susan Fletcher This is a new look at the world's most famous storyteller, Scheherazade (spelled Sharazad here), whose 1,001 stories are the basis for ARABIAN NIGHTS. Sharazad offered to marry the Sultan at a time when he was killing his wives the morning after the wedding night to prevent any possibility of infidelities. She would begin a story each night so ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Blood of Flowers more books like this by Anita Amirrezvani In this mesmerizing historical novel, an ill-fated young woman's gift as a rug designer transforms her life in 17th-century Isfahan. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $4.27! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Daughter of Persia: A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution more books like this by S Farmaian The story of the daughter of a once powerful and wealthy prince and her childhood in a Persian harem compound in Teheran. Breaking with Moslem tradition, she became an independent woman and was arrested as a counterrevolutionary. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22	Sword Point more books like this by Harold W. Coyle By sea, air and land, Soviet and American soldiers are plunged into a war of computerized guns and million-dollar killing machines on the bloody sands of Iran--until Iranian fanatics gain possession of a nuclear bomb! A compelling, unputdownable novel from the author of the bestselling Team Yankee.#Pocket Books. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.49! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Eagle and the Lion: The Tragedy of American-Iranian Relations more books like this by Professor James A Bill A thought-provoking exploration of the American-Iranian relationship, from the 1940s through the Iran-Conrta affair and its aftermath, James Bill, a well-known authority on the Middle East, has not only lived in Iran but also closely observed U.S. policy-making toward that country. He draws on interviews with many of the key American and Iranian ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $19.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The road to Oxiana more books like this by Robert Byron Byron's journey, taken in 1933, winds from Beirut to Jerusalem and Tehran to Oxiana, then the boundary land between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. see all copies from $3.74! new only from $10.82! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Under Fire more books like this by Oliver North Oliver North tells his side of the Iran-Contra affair in this revealing autobiography. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions

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