Book excerpt: Cultural Writing. Language Reference. Middle Eastern Studies. A DICTIONARY OF COMMON PERSIAN AND ENGLISH VERBS contains over 10,000 verbs with Persian and English equivalents. This volume satisfies the need for a modern study aid for students of thePersian language which has, so far, not been met by the currently available reference works. It will be of invaluable assistance to students of Persian at all levels. It is suitable for those taking a formal course of instruction as well asthose teaching themselves. Hooshang Amuzegar has successfully taught Persian to English speakers in Iran for over thirty years and to British diplomats in London for ten years. He is the author of several other books, including an English translation of The Little Black Fish and a How to Speak, Read & Write Persian also published by Ibex Publishers.