'Camera Lucida' (Reflections on Photography) * Writer: Roland Barthes * Translator: Farshid Azarang * Editor: Ali Akbar Aliad * Publisher: Mahriz In this book, Barthes focuses on the relationship between the world, love, photography and motherhood. In fa

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*Compiled by Parviz Atabaki *Published by Farzan Publishers In this book, Atabaki has compiled selected poems of Mas'oud Sa'd Salman, categorized according to style.

The introduction provides detailed information on the life and works of this great poet.

Though Salman has written in various styles, he is most famous for his odes and elegies. The poetry he has written about his sufferings in prison are very rich and can be compared to the world's greatest poems written in this field.

Atabaki's comments on Salman's poetry help the reader to better understand the poems.

'Sanctioning Iran' Anatomy of a Failed Policy

*Written by Hossein Alikhani *Translated by Mohammad Mottaqi-Nejad *Published by the Institute for Political and International Studies

This book focuses on the sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States. The author analyzes the different aspects of this issue and the questions related to it.

Since this book was written outside Iran, the author has had the opportunity to study and research the matter with the assistance of many U.S. political experts.

Alikhani has analyzed all of the political and economic events related to the sanctions in chronological order. Also, all of the laws and documents which have directly or indirectly influenced the sanctions have been compiled and presented in the book.

'Nasir Khosrow: The Diamond in the Mine' An Intellectual Biography

*Written by Alice Hunsberger *Translated by Fereidoun Badreai *Published by Farzan Publishers

In this book the author describes the different aspects of Nasir Khosrow's life. Once readers become familiar with the biography of this great poet who lived in the 4th and 5th centuries A.H., they can study about this poet in more detail.

Since Nasir Khosrow was a philosopher and a traveler, too, his insights about life and the world are interesting to read. The author has tried to tell the story of Nasir Khosrow's travels and the effect they had on his life and views.