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  1. Abdu'l-Baha's horoscope, in The Guide to Horoscope Interpretation. Marc Edmund Jones, pages 72-3 (Theosophical Publishing House, 1974). Abdu'l-Baha's Horoscope, as prepared by Marc Edmund Jones; published in The Guide to Horoscope Interpretation. [more]

  2. Across Asia on a Bicycle: Through Persia to Samarkand. Thomas Gaskell Allen and William Lewis Sachtleben. [more]

  3. Across Coveted Lands. Henry Savage-Landor, page 391 (New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1903). [more]

  4. Ahmadiya Movement, The. H. A. Walter. (London: Oxford University Press, 1918) [more]

  5. American Dream, The: Stories from the Heart of Our Nation. Dan Rather. [more]

  6. Autobiographical stories of Mehdi Abedi: The Anti-Baha'i Society, in Debating Muslims: Cultural Dialogues in Postmodernity and Tradition. Mehdi Abedi and Michael M.J. Fischer, pages 48-54 (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1990). [more]

  7. Bab and Babism, The, in Littell's Living Age. John David Rees, 210:2720, pages 451-58. [more]

  8. Báb and the Bábí Religion, The: Letters and Essays 1886-1913. Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Gulpaygani. [more]

  9. Bab og Babismen: en ny religion og dens stifter, in Kringsjaa. John David Rees. H. Thambs Lyche, trans. Norwegian translation of Rees' Bab and Babism, 1896. [more]

  10. Babis, The, in The Church Missionary Intelligencer. Edward Sell, 47:21, pages 324-35 (London: Church Missionary Society, 1896-05). [more]

  11. Biographies of Jamal-i-Burujirdi. Adib Taherzadeh, Dariush Lamie, and Juan Cole. [more]

  12. Cairo to Persia and Back. Owen Tweedy, page 272 (London: Jarrolds Publishers, 1933). [more]

  13. Catalogue of items scanned from the Cambridge University library. Dan Povey, comp. List of 150+ book excerpts that have been scanned and uploaded to this website, awaiting volunteers to register and help OCR them. [more]

  14. Central Asia Part IV: Topography, Ethnography, History. C. M. MacGregor. (Hampshire, UK: Barbican Publishing Company, 1995-12) [more]

  15. Concept of Spirituality, The, in The Bahá'í World 1979-1983. William S. Hatcher, Vol. XVIII, pages 932-965 (Haifa: Baha'i World Center, 1986). Widely-read and re-published article, published in this Baha'i World volume with "open copyright." [more]

  16. Concise Encyclopedia of Islam, The. Cyril Glasse. [more]

  17. Crowning Anguish: Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity 1884-1914. Taj al-Saltana. Abbas Amanat, trans. [more]

  18. Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam. Annemarie Schimmel. [more]

  19. Development of Muslim Theology, Jurisprudence, and Constitutional Theory. Duncan H. MacDonald. [more]

  20. Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religions, and the Occult. George Mather and Larry Nichols. [more]

  21. Earth in the Balance. Al Gore. [more]

  22. Eastern Persia: An Account of the Journeys of the Persian Boundary Commission 1870-72. Major St. John. [more]

  23. Fifth Dimension, The. John Hick. [more]

  24. Five Years in a Persian Town. Napier Malcolm. [more]

  25. Followers of Beha in Persia, The, in Chirch Missionary Intelligencer. Charles H. Stileman, 49:593, 23:273, pages 645-6 (Salisbury Square: Church Missionary Society, 1898-09). [more]

  26. Foreword to 'Abdu'l-Baha in America: The Diary of Agnes Parsons, in 'Abdu'l-Baha in America: The Diary of Agnes Parsons. Sandra Hutchinson. Richard Hollinger, ed. (Los Angeles: Kalimat Press, 1996). [more]

  27. Freya Stark: Letters: Volume 1: The Furnace and the Cup 1914-1930. Freya Stark, pages 206-21Lucy Moorehead, ed. (Great Britain: Compton Russell Ltd, 1974). Letters about a stay in Baghdad in 1929, with a few passing references to Baha'is she met. [more]

  28. Frommer's Guide to Israel: The Golden Coast (includes Akka and Bahji). Robert Ullian. [more]

  29. Frommer's Guide to Israel: Haifa. Robert Ullian. [more]

  30. Frommer's Guide to Israel: The Best of Israel. Robert Ullian. [more]

  31. Gathering of Lights, The: Chapter 10, The Three Revelations. Joseph J. Dewey. Addresses the emergence of other teachers/masters concurrent with and subsequent to Joseph Smith, from which the next quantum leap will supposedly emerge. [more]

  32. Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie. Alyn Shipton. [more]

  33. Guidance for Today and Tomorrow. Shoghi Effendi. A compilation of letters from Shoghi Effendi, all but one published in other volumes. Our online version of this book contains only the one letter not published elsewhere onsite. [more]

  34. Haifa or Life in Modern Palestine. Laurence Oliphant. [more]

  35. Hakim Sahib, The: The Foreign Doctor: A Biography of Joseph Plumb Cochran M.D. Robert Speer. [more]

  36. Hints for Residents and Travellers in Persia. A. R. Neligan. [more]

  37. Historia Contemporanea: Los Treinta Ultimos Años. Cesar Cantu, page 465. [more]

  38. History of Islamic Societies, A. Ira Lapidus. [more]

  39. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe. John William Draper. [more]

  40. Iran. V. Monteil. [more]

  41. Iran between Two Revolutions. Ervand Abrahamian. [more]

  42. Iranians, The: Persia, Islam, and the Soul of a Nation. Sandra Mackey. [more]

  43. Iraq, 1900 to 1950: A Political, Social, and Economic History. Stephen Hemsley Longrigg, pages 192-3 (London: Oxford University Press, 1953). [more]

  44. Islam: Beliefs and Observances. Caesar E. Farah. [more]

  45. Islam: The Straight Path. John L. Esposito. [more]

  46. Journalist in the Holy Land, A: Glimpses of Egypt and Palestine. Arthur E. Copping. [more]

  47. Kahlil Gibran: Man and Poet. Suheil Bushrui and Joe Jenkins. (Oxford: Oneworld, 1998)Includes portrait of 'Abdu'l-Bahá sketched by Kahlil Gibran. [more]

  48. Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the Style of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Soheil Bushrui. [more]

  49. Land and Its Book, The: Biblical Illustrations drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of the Holy Land. W. M. Thomson. (London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1910) [more]

  50. Life of Alexander Whyte, The. G. F. Barbour, pages 554-5 (London: Hodder and Stoughton, Ltd, 1923). [more]

  51. Literary History of Persia: Volume IV. E. G. Browne. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1959) [more]

  52. Literature of Persia, The: A Lecture delivered to the Persia Society. E. G. Browne. [more]

  53. Living Schools of Religion. Mirza Ahmad Sohrab. Vergilius Ferm, ed. [more]

  54. Making the Crooked Straight, in Lights of Irfan. Udo Schaefer, Nicola Towfigh, and Ulrich Gollmer, Volume 8, pages 393-394 (Wilmette, IL: Irfan Colloquia, 2007). [more]

  55. Missionary Principles and Practice: A Discussion of Christian Missions and of some Criticisms upon them. Robert E. Speer. [more]

  56. Modern Iran. Peter Avery. [more]

  57. Modern Movements in Islam. Julius Germanus. [more]

  58. Modern Wayfarer in Persia, A. Constance M. Alexander, pages 142-5 (London: Arthur H. Stockwell, Ltd, 1931). [more]

  59. Monsieur Nicolas - the French: Extracts from Tarikh-i Azarbeyijan. Haji Mirza Haydar Ali Uskui, pages 96-110Sepehr Manuchehri, trans. Exracts from an unpublished manuscript by the author of the "History of Faith in Azerbayijan" about A.L.M. Nicola's background, his involvement with the local Baha'i community in Azarbeyijan, and his links with Tomanski. [more]

  60. Mountain of God, The, in World Order. E. S. Stevens, 4:3-4:4, pages 28-52; 33-50. Sympathetic portrayal by a non-Baha'i of Abdu'l-Baha and the small band of Bahá’ís who lived in Haifa and 'Akká early in 20th Century. [more]

  61. My Wanderings in Persia. T. S. Anderson. (London: James Blackwood and Co, 1880) [more]

  62. Mystical content and symbology of Bahá'u'lláh's Four Valleys, in Seeker's Path. David Langness. [more]

  63. New Religious Movements: Baha'i, in Living Religions. Mary Pat Fisher, Chapter 10 (Prentice-Hall, 1999-04). [more]

  64. Persia and Its People. Ella C. Sykes. [more]

  65. Persian Press and Persian Journalism, The: A Lecture delivered to the Persia Society. E. G. Browne. [more]

  66. Popular Dictionary of Islam, A. Ian Richard Netton. [more]

  67. Religions of the World. Lewis M. Hopfe. [more]

  68. Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America. Robert S. Ellwood. [more]

  69. Religious Experience of Mankind. Ninian Smart. [more]

  70. Religious Influence of Persia, The: A Paper read before the Persia Society. E. G. Browne. [more]

  71. Resa I Persien [Journey in Persia]. Hermann Vambery. (Landskrona: J. L. Törnqvists Förlag, 1869)Book excerpt from 1869 of a travel diary in Swedish. [more]

  72. Resurgence of Apocalyptic in Modern Islam. Abbas Amanat. [more]

  73. Revolutions de la Perse: Les Provinces, Les Peuples et le Gouvernement. Victor Berard. (Paris: Librarie Armand Colin, 1910) [more]

  74. Ridvan, in Sacred Acts, Sacred Space, Sacred Time. John Walbridge. [more]

  75. S.W. Persia: A Political Officer's Diary 1907-1914. Arnold, Sir Wilson. (London: Oxford University Press, 1941) [more]

  76. Scriptures of the World's Religions. James Fieser and John Powers. [more]

  77. Sexual Morality in the World's Religions. Geoffrey Parrinder. [more]

  78. Shi'ism: Resistance and Revolution. Martin Kramer. [more]

  79. Short History of Religions A. E.E. Kellett. [more]

  80. Station Wagon Odyssey: Baghdad to Istanbul; A famous American traveler continuing a journey across the Moslem East. William Douglas. [more]

  81. Tablet of the Báb Lawh-i-Vasaya, "Will and Testament"; Titles of Mírzá Yahyá. Universal House of Justice. Two questions: on the Tablet of the Bab "Lawh-i-Vasaya: The Will and Testament"; the nature of the appointment and titles of Mírzá Yahyá. Includes two attachments: Tablet of the Bab Lawh-i-Vasaya and excerpt from Making the Crooked Straight [more]

  82. Ten Religions of the East. Edward Rice. [more]

  83. Ten Thousand Miles in Persia or Eight Years in Iran. Percy Molesworth Sykes. [more]

  84. The Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice, in The Essence of the Covenant: Features, History, and Implications1. Shahin Vafai. (Palabra Publications, 2005). [more]

  85. The Passing of Shoghi Effendi, Ministry of the Hands of the Cause, and Defection of Mason Remey, in The Essence of the Covenant: Features, History, and Implications1. Shahin Vafai. (Palabra Publications, 2005). [more]

  86. The Universal House of Justice: Significance, Origin, Authority, and Election, in The Essence of the Covenant: Features, History, and Implications1. Shahin Vafai. (Palabra Publications, 2005). [more]

  87. They Have Found a Faith. Marcus Bach. [more]

  88. Through Persia by Caravan. Arthur E. Arnold, Volume 2 (London: Tinsley Brothers, 1877). [more]

  89. To Build Anew: Creating Bahá’í-inspired Enterprises. Don Brown. (Sooke, BC, Canada: Paragon-Quest Publications, 2002)A study in social and economic development, applying Baha'i principles in a business how-to manual. [more]

  90. Translation of French Foot-Notes of the Dawn-Breakers. Emily McBride Périgord, trans. (Wilmette, IL: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1939)Translation of the French footnotes of The Dawn-Breakers. [more]

  91. Venture of Islam: Volume 3. Marshall G. S. Hodgson. [more]

  92. Week with the Babis, A. C. H. Stileman. [more]

  93. Wild Asses, The: A Journey through Persia. W.V. Emanuel, page 88, 109 (London: Jonathon Cape, 1939). [more]

  94. Wisdom of the people: Potential and pitfalls in efforts by the Comanches to recreate traditional ways of building consensus, in The American Indian Quarterly. Broome Benjamin J. (University of Nebraska Press, 2001-01-01). Includes mention that a few Indian nations have adopted the Baha'i "consultation" method of decision making. [more]

  95. World Faiths. Solomon A. Nigosian. [more]

 
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