The closing ceremony of the 18th Book of the Season Award of the Islamic Republic of Iran was held on Wednesday at the Research Center of Culture, Arts and Architecture in Tehran.

IBNA: The panel of judges for the award announced 29 titles as winners and praiseworthy works of the award; the number consists of 12 winners and 17 praiseworthy works. 4 titles on religious matters, 3 titles on arts, 2 children works and one title in the categories of philosophy, social sciences and applied disciplines were honored in the ceremony. 

Besides, the panel announced that the praised works included 4 literary books, 4 social sciences books, 2 religious books, 2 titles on applied disciplines, 2 titles on specific sciences, and one titles in each of the categories of history and geography, philosophy and languages. 

The following lists the selected titles: 

Winners:
1. Philosophy (western philosophy)
- Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature, written by Richard Rorty, translated by Morteza Nouri, Tehran: Markaz Publication Center 

2. Religion
a. Islamic Generalities
-Riyadh Aljanah by Mirza Mohammad Hassan Zanvazi, edited by Ali Rafiei, Ghom: Ayatollah Mar'ashi Najafi Library
b. Quranic sciences
-Currents in Jurisprudential Interpretations by a group of authors, Mashad: Razavi University of Islamic Sciences
c. Hadith
-Translation of the Sufficient Fundamentals (Osoule Kafi) by Mohammad ibn Yaghoub Koleini Razi, edited and translated by Hussein Ostadvali, Tehran: Darosaghalein Publication Center
d. Theology
-Series of Topics about Alghadir by Allameh Amini, translated by Mohammad Hassan Shafiei Shahroudi, Qom: Miras Nabavi Institute 

3. Social Sciences (Military Sciences)
-Cyber Terrorism by Batoul Pakzad, Tehran: Islamic Azad University 

4. Applied Sciences (medicine)
-Drug Guidebook by Kheirollah Gholami, Mohammad Reza Javadi and Meisam Esmaeili, Tehran: Book of Marv Publication Center 

5. Arts
a. Photography
-Photography: a Critical Introduction by Liz Wells, translated by Solmaz Khataei Lor, Vida Ghodsi Rathi, Mehran Mohajer and Mohammad Nabavi, Tehran: Meinavi Kherad Publication Center
b. Architecture
-Horizon, Architecture and Air Conditioning by Mohammad Reza Soltan Doust, Tehran: Yazda
c. Plays
-A Pieces of Bread by Mohammad Reza Gohari, Tehran: Ketabe Neyestan Publication Center 

6. Children and Young Adults
a. The Battalion of Mule-riders by Davoud Amirian, Tehran: Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents
b. Science and Technology
-The New World in nano-scales by Negarzadeh Khatmi Ma'ab and Reza Ijadi, Tehran: Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents.

Praiseworthy works

1. Philosophy (Islamic philosophy)
- History and concept of truth, Seyyed Mahmoud Nabavian, Qom: Imam Khomeini educational center.

2. Religion
a) Hadith
-Methodology of Hadith criticism, Ali Nasiri, Qom: Vahi and Kherad publication.

b) Kalam
Compilation
- Imam Mahdi according to Sunnis, Taj Mohammad Jamshid Zehi, Tehran: Ashenaee publications

3. Social science
a) Social science
- Communication and cultural domination, by Herbert Schiller, translated by Kazem Motamed-nejhad, Tehran: Elm publication.

b) Political science
- Spirituality and Politics: issues and consequences, Abdulvahab Forati, Tehran: Press of The Institute for Islamic Culture & Thought (IICT).

c) Economics
- Evolution of banking system, Seyyed Abbas Mousavian, Tehran: The Institute for Islamic Culture & Thought (IICT).

d) Law
- Child abuse: from aetiology to respond, Amir Irvanian, Mehdi Seyyed Zadeh Sani, Motevalizadeh Naeeni, Behrooz Javanmard and Mohsen Maljou, Tehran: Khorsandi publications.

4. Language (Regional Dialects)
- A treasury of the dialectology of Fars, Abdonnabi Salami, Tehran: Persian Academy

5. Pure science
a) Mathematics
- Translation of Al-najareh, Abbas al-Buzjani, Research center of written heritage
b) Biology
-Biology: Principles of animal physiology, Christopher D Moyes, translated by Ameneh Rezayov, Ameneh Zare Chahouki, Zahra Shirazi zand and Seyyed Payman Moghadasi, Tehran: Fatemi publications.

6. Practical science
a) Medicine
- Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology translated by Tahmineh Dadkhah Tehrani, Farzaneh Taheri, Bahar Morshed Benbahani, Qom: Fanous Andishe publications.

b) Veterinary
- Comprehensive and practical guide to beekeeping, Mohammad Iqbali, Tehran: Marz Danesh publications.

7. Literature
a) Contemporary poetry
- A book composed by Mohammad Moradi, Tehran: Soureh Mehr publications.

b) Contemporary prose
- A woman in an obscure island, Zahra Zavarian, Tehran: Qadyani publications

c) Literary criticism
-An introduction to intertextuality, Bahman Namvar, Tehran: Sokhan publication

d) Arabic literature
- Literary terms in the words, Shareef ar-Raz, translated by Seyyed Mohammad Mehdi Jafari, Tehran: Islamic Guidance and Culture Ministry

8. History and geography
- Power, politics and religion in Timurid Iran, Beatrice Forbes Manz, translated by Javad Abbasi, Ferdowsi University publications.

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