VOL. XL

No. 22

2-June-1997

BOOK REVIEW

Blood And Oil - Memoirs Of A Persian Prince by Manucher Farmanfarmaian and Roxane Farmanfarmaian. Random House, New York, 1997. Reviewed by Francisco R. Parra,Energy Consultant and former Secretary General of OPEC.

Dr. Manucher Farmanfarmaian is a member of one ofIran's most distinguished - and accomplished - families, descended from the Qajar Dynasty whose last Shah was deposed by afierce up-through-the-ranks general named Reza Khan, founder of the...