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December 14, 2004
Bright Blue Beads: An American
Family in Persia (Iran), by Maxine Miller. Published by Caxton
Printers, Caldwell, Idaho, third printing 1962. Illustrated by
R.A. Hayrapetian of Tehran, 329 pages. From the dustjacket: "What
happened to Maxine Miller, her husband Sherman, American advisor
to the University of Tehran, and their teenage son Lloyd and
daughter Marlene is told with high good humor, compassion, and
concern." Author Maxine Miller received a medal from the
Shah of Iran in 1961 for this book. "Tehran newspapers called
her 'a one- woman peace corps,' and she was cited on the floor
of the United States Senate for her work in international relations."
Sent by Darius Kadivar
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