Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the provocative president of Iran, has seized the global spotlight with his anti-Israel and anti-Semitic speeches, his government's likely funding of Islamic terrorists, his open letters to President George W. Bush, and his nuclear ambitions. Ahmadinejad will likely be a central figure in twenty-first century geopolitics and this title offers a thorough biography, as well as an invaluable survey of Iranian history, culture, religion,...