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The Septembers of Shiraz: A Novel (P.S.)
In the aftermath of the Iranian revolution, rare-gem dealer Isaac Amin is arrested, wrongly accused of being a spy. Terrified by his disappearance, his family must reconcile a new world of cruelty and chaos with the collapse of everything they have known. As Isaac navigates the terrors of prison, and his wife feverishly searches for him, his children struggle with the realization that their family may soon be forced to embark on a journey of incalculable danger. |
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Riedel Wine Series Syrah/Shiraz Glasses, Set of 4
Crafted from premium lead-free glass, Riedel's Wine Series is an attractive and functional line of wineglasses, featuring the most popular bowl shapes of the more expensive Vinum collection. The glasses are machine-made in Europe by renowned glassmakers and feature a faceted stem with tiered decorations at the top and base. The thin rims are cut and polished so that wine flows well onto the tongue, and the bowl shapes emphasize bouquet. This set of four glasses is designed to highlight the |
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Septembers of Shiraz, The
In the aftermath of the Iranian revolution, rare-gem dealer Isaac Amin is arrested, wrongly accused of being a spy. Terrified by his disappearance, his family must reconcile a new world of cruelty and chaos with the collapse of everything they have known. As Isaac navigates the tedium and terrors of prison, forging tenuous trusts, his wife feverishly searches for him, suspecting, all the while, that their once-trusted housekeeper has turned on them and is now acting as an informer. And as his |
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Shiraz in the Age of Hafez: The Glory of a Medieval Persian City (Publications on the Near East)
In the fourteenth-century Persian city of Shiraz, poets composed, scholars studied, mystics sought hidden truths, ascetics prayed and fasted, drunkards brawled, and princes and their courtiers played deadly games of power. This was the world of Shams al-Din Mohammad Hafez Shirazi, a classical poet who remains broadly popular today in his native Shiraz and in modern Iran as a whole, and among all lovers of great verse traditions. As John Limbert notes, Hafez's poetry is inseparable from the |
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Shiraz
In mid-1970's Iran, a group of young Americans finds themselves caught in the middle of the crumbling Pahlavi regime, and discover that the road to hell is often paved with good intentions. This novel paints a vivid picture of a decisive turning point for Iran, and for the U.S. in the Middle East. It reveals cracks and shadows in that time that have since deepened and widened, providing a compelling and enlightening back story to present disasters. |
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Music from Tajikistan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia
Ddd. The Programs of this Orchestra Include Pieces of Music Hardly Ever Performed by Other Orchestras. Michael Helmrath Conduces the Dresdner Symphony Orchesta to Performthe Wonderful Works of Giya Kancheli (Georgia), Benjamin Yusupov (Tajikistan), Fikret Amirow (Azerbaijan), Awet Terteryan (Armenia). |
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Riedel O Syrah/Shiraz Wine Tumblers, Set of 2
Quality meaets casual. The Riedel Stemless O Wine Glasses are the newest revolution in glassware. Casual yet elegant, these wine glasses are appropriate for fine wine enjoyment, as well as casual sipping. The wine glasses were shaped to fit into a dishwasher and fine-tuned to enhance the pleasure of your favorite wine varietals. In keeping with the Riedel glassware tradition, these wine glasses have become the benchmark for stemless glassware. Machine made in Germany of lead-free crystal. Gift |
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Jancis Robinson's Wine Course - Syrah, Shiraz and Riesling
Pulling the cork out of a wine bottle is frequently no easy feat, and Jancis Robinson looks into the situation in the third installment of her wine course, "Syrah, Shiraz and Riesling." Riesling, one of the most misunderstood (and most mispronounced--it's rees' ling) wines, is a superb dry wine with a bland reputation. Learn how "noble rot" can actually create a lovely sweet wine. Germany's wine situation--which is a disaster--is examined, and Robinson also shares with us the Austrian antifreeze |
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