Tag: A Time to Love in Tehran
Myths to Live By (1972) by Joseph Campbell & the unMasking of ISIS and the Great Debate: Evolution vs Creationism
“Our laws are enacted and altered by human determination, and within their secular jurisdiction each of us is free to seek his own destiny, his own truth, to quest for this or for that and to find it through his own doing.”
The Golden Bough (1890) by James G. Frazer & the Ever-growing Quest for the Understanding of Myth, Religion and Science
“Small minds cannot grasp great ideas.”
The Satanic Verses (1988) by Salman Rushdie & the 3 Million Dollar Fatwā, Padma, & the 12 Prostitutes of the holy Prophet
“What did that say about the quality of the divine poetry? Look, I swear, I was shaken to my soul.”
Invisible: The Dangerous Allure of the Unseen (2014) by Philip Ball & the World We Cannot See
From Tolkien’s and Gyge’s magic rings, morals of Glaucon, cloaks of invisibility, invisible children, occult forces and sacred magic, theological thermodynamics, the invisible men of science fiction, natural camouflage, time bandits, the Holy Spirit, X-rays, and to the mythic and magical connotations of invisibility, Ball does wonders as he crosses time and space to bring readers a semi-full spectrum encompassing the historical and contemporary implications involving the “unseen” in our everyday lives.
The Art of Loving (1956) by Erich Fromm & Thoughts on Defining Faith & Love
“Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.”
If Life is a Game, These are the Rules (1998) by Chérie Carter-Scott & the Power of Integrity, Forgiveness and Compassion
“I promise you that your life will magically transform, and that you will learn the secrets to manifesting your heart’s desire.”
Notes from the Universe (2003) by Mike Dooley & the Secret to Dreams Coming True
“Learn from your dreams, because the stuff of time and space is no different. Forget your past. Pitch the logic. And drop the cursed hows.”
Eleven Minutes (2003) by Paulo Coelho & the Art of Prostitution
Maria goes in search for her dreams without losing the best parts of her soul or her faith.
Reading Lolita in Tehran (2003) by Azar Nafisi
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Dr. Azar Nafisi is a memoir of a woman teaching literature in Islamic Iran.
First Blood (1972) – Rambo – by David Morrell & the Real Ending
If you want to find out what REALLY happened to Rambo, then you’ll just have to read the book.
Apocalyptic Planet (2012) by Craig Childs & the Never-Ending Doom
From Sonora, Mexico – where at dawn, Devin and Childs surf the sands with childlike eyes and hearts of poets, and Devin recites Charles Bukowski.















