ISBN: 1453600043

This memoir represents the recollections of a man who lived the first twenty-five years of his life in pre-revolutionary Iran.We follow the author's dynamic personal life from the dusty a… Meer...

This memoir represents the recollections of a man who lived the first twenty-five years of his life in pre-revolutionary Iran.We follow the author's dynamic personal life from the dusty alleys of the southern Tehran to the golden wheat fields and strawberry-scented village of Niavaran north of the city. With vivid nostalgia, he recollects a life mixed with the charm of the old world and the glitter of the new.As a boy, he weaves in and out of the alleys, gets into mischievous adventures, and tries to navigate the complex social, political, and religious world of pre-revolution Iran. Looking down on the city of Tehran from high atop the Alborz mountains, he feels like an outsider looking in on his own home. It is this fascinating dual perspective that inspires the author and drives his story.As a surgeon he writes about grueling years of residency. He takes us into operating rooms, to the bedsides of patients, and into the board rooms where corporate decisions are made.Through a historical analysis of the pivotal role of Iran in the Middle East, we witness the author's own evolving spiritual journey. We see him grow from a young boy influenced by the religiously ascetic ways of his grandmother to a giddy playboy intoxicated with the pleasures of life, and finally to a successful surgeon, husband, mountain-climber, world traveler, and unapologetic lover of life. biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,science and math,social science,social sciences Biographies, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform<

ISBN: 1453600043

This memoir represents the recollections of a man who lived the first twenty-five years of his life in pre-revolutionary Iran. We follow the author's dynamic personal life from the dus… Meer...

This memoir represents the recollections of a man who lived the first twenty-five years of his life in pre-revolutionary Iran. We follow the author's dynamic personal life from the dusty alleys of the southern Tehran to the golden wheat fields and strawberry-scented village of Niavaran north of the city. With vivid nostalgia, he recollects a life mixed with the charm of the old world and the glitter of the new. As a boy, he weaves in and out of the alleys, gets into mischievous adventures, and tries to navigate the complex social, political, and religious world of pre-revolution Iran. Looking down on the city of Tehran from high atop the Alborz mountains, he feels like an outsider looking in on his own home. It is this fascinating dual perspective that inspires the author and drives his story. As a surgeon he writes about grueling years of residency. He takes us into operating rooms, to the bedsides of patients, and into the board rooms where corporate decisions are made. Through a historical analysis of the pivotal role of Iran in the Middle East, we witness the author's own evolving spiritual journey. We see him grow from a young boy influenced by the religiously ascetic ways of his grandmother to a giddy playboy intoxicated with the pleasures of life, and finally to a successful surgeon, husband, mountain-climber, world traveler, and unapologetic lover of life. used books,books Books, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform<

2010, ISBN: 9781453600047

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010-10-22. Paperback. Used:Good., CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010-10-22

2010, ISBN: 9781453600047

CreateSpace, 2010-10-22. Paperback. Good., CreateSpace, 2010-10-22