Top products from r/PERSIAN
We found 7 product mentions on r/PERSIAN. We ranked the 7 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. Shiraz in the Age of Hafez: The Glory of a Medieval Persian City (Publications on the Near East)
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Show Reddit reviews2. Modern Persian: Spoken and Written, Volume 1 (Yale Language)
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Show Reddit reviews3. Persian Grammar: For Reference and Revision
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Show Reddit reviews4. Searching for Hassan: A Journey to the Heart of Iran
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Show Reddit reviews5. Negotiating with Iran: Wrestling the Ghosts of History (Cross-Cultural Negotiation Books)
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One of the best books on the political relationship between Iran and the US was written by someone who has lived it - Ambassador John Limbert. Negotiating with Iran. On the older history side, you should be aware of Shiraz in the age of Hafez.
I would also like to recommend Searching for Hassan: a Journey to the Heart of Iran by Terance Ward.
I'm not really qualified to give you advice as I am Persian, but was born in the US. I just wanted to mention that Rumi does not translate well into English. A lot of it gets lost in translation. lol
Probably something like this is what you are looking for:
https://www.amazon.com/Rumi-New-Translation-Selected-Poems/dp/1628726970
Good luck!
There are plenty of apps that help with vocabulary and pronunciation.
For writing, I used this
Otherwise, use Kodi on a set top box to watch Iranian TV. IMVBox.com for Iranian movies. ManotoTV streams on YouTube, as well. Oh, and marry a Persian woman ;)
I also use Pimsleur audio lessons on my daily commute.
I do. There is a great write up on it in http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Persian-Spoken-Written-Language/dp/0300100515 and volume II of the same series. Not sure what the other commenter was trying to say at all, but it's clear that he/she doesn't understand this subject
Persian Language Teaching, AZFA, Book 1, 2, 3, 4 & Book 5, Teacher's Guide (Complete 5 Volume Set, Including the Teacher's Guide (Vol 5)) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ADZ8I92/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_hY4ryb8MPNJRS
And
Persian Grammar: For Reference and Revision https://www.amazon.com/dp/0700716955/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ZY4rybD3NJNZF
Those are some of the best I have used. I have a couple more floating around, but the set of 5 books plays Mace's explanations are more than enough.