WASHINGTON - s4story -- Washington, D.C. — As Iran continues to dominate global headlines, one Washington, D.C. author offers what few can: a firsthand account of living through the seismic events that set the stage for today's crisis.

Dr. Shahin Samadi, PhD — scientist, entrepreneur, and former NASA contributor — has released Currents of Being, Volume I: The River of Life and Currents of Being, Volume II: Eternal Wisdom, a landmark two-volume memoir tracing his extraordinary journey from pre-revolutionary Iran to the forefront of American science, technology, and thought.

Born in Iran, Dr. Samadi witnessed the 1979 Islamic Revolution firsthand — not as an observer, but as someone whose life was transformed by it. His memoir is not a political analysis written from a distance. It is lived history, told from the inside. Weaving personal memory with deep historical context, Samadi explores how identity survives rupture, how heritage travels across borders, and how the human spirit adapts when everything it has known is upended.

More on S For Story

• Ritz-Carlton Residences Houston Generates Strong Early New Construction Sales at 2120 Post Oak Blvd
• No Sugar Baker Continues National Growth with Seattle Market Expansion Across Washington, Idaho, and Alaska
• The Refugee Archive Launches Campaign to Preserve 21 Female-Headed Household Oral Histories in Rebel-Controlled Goma
• Sharon Pinkenson Chosen as Philly Girl Top 40 Winner
• Space Ambitions Expanding as New Testing Builds on NASA Results and Targets MEO, GEO and Next-Generation Orbital Markets: Ascent Solar Technologies

"To understand Iran today, you must understand 1979. I was there. I lived it. This book is my attempt to give readers what the news cycle cannot — the human story behind the headlines, told with honesty, depth, and love for a civilization that the world too often reduces to a headline." — Dr. Shahin Samadi

ABOUT THE BOOKS

Volume I: The River of Life takes readers from the warmth of pre-revolutionary Iran — vibrant, ancient, and alive — through the seismic upheaval of the 1979 Islamic Revolution and into a new life in the United States. It is at once uniquely Iranian and universally human: a story of identity, loss, resilience, and the enduring power of heritage.

Volume II: Eternal Wisdom moves beyond personal narrative into the larger patterns a remarkable life exposed — the forces that shape belief, the tensions between individual purpose and collective destiny, and the enduring questions no single generation has ever fully resolved. Drawing on history, science, philosophy, and lived experience, Samadi offers a meditation on meaning, integrity, and what it means to contribute something lasting to the world.

More on S For Story

• Award-Winning Author's Second Enhanced Audiobook Classic Presents Timely Visceral Autofiction
• FDA Path Clears, Manufacturing Ramps Up + $22.3 Million Strengthens the Balance Sheet; Inflection Point for NRx Pharmaceuticals (N A S D A Q: NRXP)
• Zola on Trial: The Definitive Life of France's Most Fearless Writer Returns
• Buy Retatrutide Research Peptide: Why Reta Is Getting So Much Attention
• Elpis: One Tiny Light Remains, a Mythic Science-Fiction Reimagining of Hope, Power and Humanity

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Shahin Samadi was born in Iran and witnessed the 1979 Islamic Revolution firsthand before building a distinguished career in the United States. He earned his PhD from George Washington University and has held roles at NASA and as an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University. He is the managing member and co-founder of INNOVIM, LLC, a pioneering science and technology company based in Washington, D.C.

AVAILABILITY

Volume I: The River of Life — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGTTB5KF
Volume II: Eternal Wisdom — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1TWRYWM
Website: https://shahinsamadi.com

Publisher: Penguin Author House
Format: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle