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Most of us have heard about the three Magi (more commonly known as Wise Men or Kings) who visited Jesus when He was an infant. We've also heard that these distinguished travelers from the East were most likely adherents, and very likely priests, of the Zoroastrian faith that originated in Persia (modern-day Iran). Starting from this premise, Mr. Krotz introduces us to the singular personage of Zarathustra (a more accurate transliteration of the name Zoroaster), and provides a history of His origins as well as the social and religious background from which His teachings emerged. Throughout this detailed account, Mr. Krotz weaves a common thread between the Zoroastrian and… Read more
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
I remember when Roxana Saberi was in the news. She was an Iranian-American reporter who had been detained by Iranian authorities, and the U.S. State Department was pulling diplomatic strings to negotiate her release. For many people watching the news, this was just another story of a reporter who had somehow run afoul of the Iranian government's inscrutable laws, and who would, after a few scary moments, be reunited with her family. I knew better. But I did not know nearly enough. I had heard that Ms. Saberi was being held in the notorious Evin prison, a prison known for its torture and its unusually high "accidental" death rate. I knew something of Evin because, as a member of… Read more
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52 of 60 people found the following review helpful
If I'm to pay $4.50 for this Kindle book -- no doubt about the same I'd pay for the paperback -- I would expect not to have to run into common OCR errors that take so much away from the reading enjoyment. Is it too much to ask to have the scan proofread? If it had been free I would not complain, but it bothers me to no end that a Kindle edition can be sold as an equivalent of the printed version, but not be subjected to the same scrutiny before publication. Shame.
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