Iran Nonfiction

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    • Everything You Need to Know, From Persia to the Islamic Republic, From Cyrus to Khamenei
    • By: William R. Polk
    • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
    • Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 02-11-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 28 ratings
    • William R. Polk provides an informative, history of a country which is moving quickly toward becoming the dominant power and culture of the Middle East....

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    • A Modern History
    • By: Abbas Amanat
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 41 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 08-07-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 276 ratings
    • This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years....

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    • A History, 1720 to the Present
    • By: John Ghazvinian
    • Narrated by: Fred Sanders
    • Length: 27 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 01-26-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 226 ratings
    • In this rich, fascinating history, John Ghazvinian traces the complex story of the relations between these two nations back to the Persian Empire of the 18th century - the subject of great admiration by Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams....

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    • Empire of the Mind
    • By: Michael Axworthy
    • Narrated by: Darius Joseph
    • Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 03-11-25
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Acclaimed historian Michael Axworthy chronicles the rich history of Iran, from the Achaemenid Empire of sixth century BC to the revolution of 1979 to today, including a close look at Iran's ongoing attempts to become a nuclear power.

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    • By: Walter Simmons
    • Narrated by: Dana Fleming
    • Length: 19 mins
    • Release date: 08-01-24
    • Language: English
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    • Iran is an ancient country that used to be called Persia. The Persians were one of the oldest civilizations on Earth, and Persian culture has a strong presence in Iranian culture today.

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    • A History of the Islamic Republic
    • By: Michael Axworthy
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 19 hrs
    • Release date: 07-16-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 44 ratings
    • Axworthy takes listeners through the major periods in Iranian history over the last 30 years: the overthrow of the old regime and the creation of the new one; the Iran-Iraq war; the reconstruction era following the war; the reformist wave led by Mohammed Khatami; and the present day....

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    • Special Forces Berlin & Operation Eagle Claw, JTF 1-79
    • By: James Stejskal
    • Narrated by: Jim Seybert
    • Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 07-30-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • On November 4, 1979, "student" supporters of the Ayatollah seized the U.S. Embassy with over sixty hostages. Although the Cold War was in full swing, the Iran hostage crisis was a watershed for the United States.

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    • Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals That Reshaped the Middle East
    • By: Jay Solomon
    • Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
    • Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 08-30-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 312 ratings
    • From Qasem Soleimani to the nuclear deal, a deeply reported exploration of Iran’s decades-long power struggle with the United States - in the tradition of Steve Coll’s Ghost Wars and Lawrence Wright’s The Looming Tower....

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    • The Survival and Future of the Islamic Republic
    • By: Amin Saikal
    • Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
    • Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 02-05-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 28 ratings
    • In Iran Rising, renowned Iran specialist Amin Saikal describes how the country has managed to survive despite ongoing domestic struggles, Western sanctions, and countless other serious challenges....

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    • A Captivating Guide to Persia, from the Elamites Through the Medians, Achaemenids, Seleucid Empire, Parthia, and Sasanian Dynasty to the Arab Conquest (History of Iran)
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jay Herbert
    • Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 09-13-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Discover the history of ancient Iran that spans from Iran’s mysterious origins to the Islamic conquest....

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    • The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran
    • By: Medea Benjamin
    • Narrated by: Rosemary Benson
    • Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 06-25-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
    • US relations with Iran have been fraught for decades, but, under the Trump Administration, tensions are rising to startling levels. Medea Benjamin, one of the best-known 21st century activists, offers the incredible history of how a probable alliance became a bitter antagonism....

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    • Cosmology, Mythology, History
    • By: Iraj Bashiri
    • Narrated by: Mark Delgado
    • Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 07-02-13
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
    • Ancient Iran: Cosmology, Mythology, History presents Iran's pre-Islamic history within the context of both its complex cosmology and rich mythology....

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    • Nuclear Iran and the Future of Israel, the Middle East, and the United States in Bible Prophecy
    • By: Mark Hitchcock
    • Narrated by: Tom Parks
    • Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 04-14-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
    • In Showdown with Iran, he reveals why this rogue nation is so dangerous and how that connects to what the Bible says about what's to come while encouraging listeners to remain alert, aware, and hopeful as the end times near....

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    • My Fight for Freedom in Modern Iran
    • By: Masih Alinejad
    • Narrated by: Linda Henning
    • Length: 14 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 09-27-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • It all started with a single photo, a bold statement on Masih's Facebook page: a woman standing proudly, her face bare, her beautiful, curly hair blowing in the wind....

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    • A History, 1720 to the Present
    • By: John Ghazvinian
    • Narrated by: Jeff Harding
    • Length: 26 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 10-01-20
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • In this rich, fascinating history, John Ghazvinian traces the complex story of the relations of these two powers back to the Persian Empire of the 18th century and an America seen by Iranians as an ideal to emulate for their own government....

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    • By: David Barsamian
    • Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
    • Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 03-04-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • A timely primer on the conflict between the United States and Iran by scholars of Middle Eastern politics who advocate diplomacy and de-escalation....

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    • By: Madeline Donaldson
    • Narrated by: Intuitive
    • Length: 19 mins
    • Release date: 06-23-17
    • Language: English
    • Not rated yet
    • Pack your bags! We're headed to Iran. On this whirlwind tour, you'll learn all about the country's landscape, culture, people, and more....

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