The Persian Sphinx
Subtitle: Amir Abbas Hoveyda and the Riddle of the Iranian Revolution
Publisher: Mage Publishers
Published: October 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780934211888
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Biography: general; 20th century; Middle East - Iran; Biography/Autobiography; General; Biography & Autobiography; History - General History; Iran; Political; History; Huvayda, Amir Abbas,; Iran - History; Middle East - General; Presidents & Heads of State; Prime ministers; Social life and customs; Biography & Autobiography / Political; Biography & Autobiography / Presidents; History / Middle East
First sentence: All his life, books had been his solace and passion, his sanctuary from the ordeals of the mundane.