As Iran once again dominates global headlines, this audiobook offers what the news cannot: lived history, personal truth, and deep context.

Currents of Being – Volume I: The River of Life is a memoir and historical journey through Iran’s ancient civilization, the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and one man’s passage from Iran to the United States.

In this first volume, Shahin Samadi reflects on his formative years in Iran and his journey to the United States, weaving a personal narrative into the broader story of Persian civilization and the profound upheaval caused by the 1979 Islamic Revolution. From family life and childhood memories to cultural rupture, exile, and adaptation, Samadi explores how identity, heritage, and resilience are shaped across generations.

Blending memoir with historical and geopolitical insight, the book provides a grounded understanding of Iran’s sociopolitical transformation and its enduring significance in the modern Middle East, seen through the eyes of someone who lived through it.

The River of Life is both an intimate personal memoir and an accessible guide to understanding Iran’s past and how it continues to shape the present. It is ideal for listeners interested in Iran, Persian history, the Iranian Revolution, Middle Eastern geopolitics, and the human stories behind global events.