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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
American hostages in Iran American hostages in Iran Warren Christopher,Paul H. Kreisberg Describes the efforts of negotiators to gain the release of the Americans held in the embassy in Iran. OL16476590W
On Wings of Eagles On Wings of Eagles Ken Follett When two of his American employees were held hostage in a heavily guarded prison fortress in Iran, one man took matters into his own hands: American businessman H. Ross Perot. His team consisted of a… OL1914089W
444 days 444 days Tim Wells A narrative account of the fourteen months spent in captivity based on interviews with twenty-seven of the hostages in Iran. OL4106242W
Guests of the Ayatollah Guests of the Ayatollah Mark Bowden A chronicle of the Iran hostage crisis, America's first battle with militant Islam. On November 4, 1979, a group of radical Islamist students, inspired by the revolutionary Iranian leader Ayatollah K… OL491851W
In the shadow of the Ayatollah In the shadow of the Ayatollah William J. Daugherty "The dramatic film footage of U.S. embassy personnel in Tehran taken hostage by Islamic militants in 1979 remains a haunting memory for Americans who watched the crisis unfold on television. But far … OL5706766W
Inside and out Inside and out Richard Queen Presents an account of the experiences of the first American hostage to be freed from Iran due to his development of the disease multiple sclerosis. OL6443756W