iran

Behind-the-scenes view of Iran's politics and society, the Shah's downfall, and the rise of the Islamic Republic.

Zarah Ghahramani recollects her childhood in Iran, being raised by a family who encouraged her creativity in a country were women were oppressed; and recalls her experiences in Evin Prison, a jail in Tehran where she was subjected to physical and psychological torture for showing her hair in public.

A former Iranian ambassador to the United Nations discusses the Shah's reign in Iran and the forces and events that caused his downfall.

Relates the true story of a Green Beret colonel who came out of retirement to lead a secret raid to get two Americans out of an Iranian jail and home to America.

Argues that President Jimmy Carter's failure to support the Shah of Iran led to the 1979 Khomeini-led revolution in that country and in turn strengthened militant Islamists, leading to the terrorist attacks and Middle East instability of the early twenty-first century.

The true story of Betty Mahmoody's desperate struggle to survive and to escape with her daughter from the alien and frightening culture of Iran.

Peacock is jailed in Iran by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. While in prison she recounts her remarkable 116 year life to her fellow inmates.

Fascinated with America, young Saba Hafezi of 1980s Iran becomes convinced that her suddenly missing mother and twin sister have departed for America without her, a situation that compels her to envision her twin's Western life throughout subsequent years.

Examines the inner workings and plans of Iran's mullahs, revealing President Ahmadinejad's radical roots and involvement in an organization with terrorist links, his role in Iran's weapons program, the country's involvement with Iraq, and its broader goals for the future of the Middle East.

Examines the Iran hostage crisis during which fifty-two Americans were held hostage in the Tehran embassy for over 440 days, and offers insights into the event from the perspective of the hostages, soldiers sent to set them free, the radical captors, and diplomats trying to end the crisis.