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You don't have to be in Tehran to read this one . . . .

One comes away from this book not only with a new understanding of familiar texts but also with a deep appreciation for the fact that, at least for now, we do not live in a militant theocracy in which librarians and book sellers are forced to secretly inform the ruling regime what their citizens are reading. If for some reason this situation changes, then literature, as Ms. Nafisi demonstrates is an extremely powerful tool of survival and of resistance.

Also recommended: CHILDREN'S CORNER by Jackson McCrae, and SECRET LIFE OF BEES