{"id":277,"date":"2026-06-02T23:04:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talentino.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=277"},"modified":"2026-06-19T20:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:02:23","slug":"about-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/talentino.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/about-book\/","title":{"rendered":"About Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"277\" class=\"elementor elementor-277\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04c7744 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"04c7744\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/talentino.client-demo-websites.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Talentino-Angelosante-VBT-Without-Preview-Final.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" role=\"presentation\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-955e23d\" data-id=\"955e23d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23853d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23853d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Book <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef2cf49 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef2cf49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76c8027\" data-id=\"76c8027\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bfc83c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bfc83c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-99d1f2a\" data-id=\"99d1f2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa90d8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aa90d8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af224f3\" data-id=\"af224f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b944301 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b944301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1979: The Storm at the Heart of Islam<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b064732 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b064732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some years crack the world open. 1979 was one of them.<\/p><p>Iran exploded in revolution. The Grand Mosque in Mecca ran with blood. Soviet tanks thundered into Afghanistan. And Egypt chose a lonely peace with Israel. Four earthquakes. One year. And a storm at the heart of Islam that has never truly settled.<\/p><p><em>1979: The Storm at the Heart of Islam<\/em>\u00a0is not a dry academic textbook. It is a narrative journey into the twelve months that shattered the old Middle East and birthed the conflicts, alliances, and enmities we still live with today.<\/p><p>The core message is simple but urgent.\u00a0History does not hide in dusty archives. It breathes in the headlines. The proxy wars from Yemen to Syria, the rise of militant jihad, the rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and the isolation of Egypt. All of them trace their roots back to a single hinge year. Understanding 1979 is not a luxury. It is a necessity for anyone who wants to grasp why the world burns the way it does.<\/p><p>Who is this book for?\u00a0It is for the curious reader who has watched the Middle East explode on their television screen and asked\u00a0<em>why<\/em>. It is for students, journalists, policymakers, and veterans. It is for anyone who suspects that the past is not really past. No prior expertise is required. Only curiosity and the courage to look history in the eye.<\/p><p>The author, Talentino Angelosante, tells this story like a seasoned guide walking you through a crime scene.\u00a0He does not lecture. He shows you the evidence. He introduces you to the witnesses. He takes you from the streets of Tehran to the mountains of the Hindu Kush, from the marble courtyards of Mecca to the negotiating tables of Camp David. His prose is cinematic, his research meticulous, and his respect for the human lives caught in history&#8217;s gears is unmistakable.<\/p><p>Step into 1979. 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