Texts, Documents and Artefacts: Islamic Studies in Honour of D. S. Richards. Edited by Chase E. Robinson. Leiden: Brill, 2003, 417 pp. By Philip O Hopkins, Managing Director, ACT

The Ayatollahs’ Democracy: An Iranian Challenge.  By Hooman Majd. NY: Norton, 2010, 282 pages.  $26.95. By Philip O Hopkins, Managing Director, ACT

The Ayatollah Begs to Differ. By Hooman Majd. New York: Doubleday, 2009, 272 pp. $24.95. By Bruce R Ashford, Dean of The College of Southeastern

The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History. Edited by Touraj Daryaee. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012, 414 pp. $150.00. By Philip O Hopkins, Managing Director, ACT

The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future of the Globe. By Vali Nasr. New York: Norton, 2007, 310 pp. $14.95. By Bruce R Ashford, Dean of The College of Southeastern