Let the Swords Encircle Me: Iran - A Journey Behind the Headlines

by Scott Peterson

NO OTHER COUNTRY SO DOMINATES THE HEADLINES: Iran is portrayed as a nuclear threat, a terrorist nation, a charter member of the Axis of Evil bent on the destruction of Israel. But behind those headlines--and the fierce rhetoric of Iran's most hard-line leaders--is a proud nation with a 2,500-year history of Persian poetry, art, and passion.

Based on more than thirty extended reporting trips to Iran, including the turbulent aftermath of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141659728X
• ISBN13: 9781416597285
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"