A Monograph on Social Habits of Nomads "Orf o ʿādat dar ʿašāyer-e Fārs"

This book was initially published in 1945 and its new edition released in 2007 by Navid-e-Shiraz Publication Company. The book contains 5 chapters and its second edition has two prefaces. The first preface concerns a brief introduction of Fars nomadic people, their population, and their condition in those days. At the end of this preface, the writer states that he had not sought the assistance of any sources of information since there had not been any at that time. The second preface contains a note by Bahmanbeigi explaining the reason of this 62-year gap between the two editions. After this preface, two brief notes from Payam-e-Novin and Sokhan magazines are published.

The first chapter, namely "Norms and Customs from the Perspective of Civil Law" contains a number of sub-chapters including "Marriage", "Divorce", "Will", "Inheritance", "Business Transaction", and "Hunting".

The second chapter titled "Norms and Customs from the Perspective of Criminal Law", consists 3 sub-chapters "Homicide", "Unintentional Homicide", "Punishments". The third sub-chapter, Punishments, has a subtitle "Outraging Public Decency".

The third chapter, "Norms and Customs from the Perspective of Criminal Procedure", has two chapters titled "Lawsuit and Justice Department" and "Proving a Lawsuit".

The fourth chapter, "Norms and Customs from the Perspective of Bureaucratic and Political Justice" has four sub-chapters including "Nomadic Local Authority", "Nomadic Administrative System and Methods", "Inter-Tribal Relations", and "The Relation between Tribes and the Central Administration". The first sub-chapter has three subtitles, namely "Khamseh Tribe", "Qashqai Tribe", and "Kohgiluye Clans".

The fifth chapter titled "Norms and Customs from a Social Perspective" discusses the music, thoughts and superstitions, and other social matters of the tribes.

Through this book, Bahmanbeigi represents such a comprehensive report on Fars nomadic norms and customs that nobody is able to study the tribes in that period of history without referring to this book.

Bokhara – MyTribe " Bokharaye Man Iele Man"

This book is Bahmanbeigi's first writing after the 1979 Revolution following a long time of silence. The book starts with a note from Bahmanbeigi in which he explains how he had started writing, the subject of the book, and the main aspects of his stories and memoires. He explains that he had never intended to write this book with the tone of a story teller and that he had wanted to write it like a report to explain the education of nomads. However this book, except for its last pages, has a narrative style.

The book consists of 19 stories and memoirs. Bahmanbeigi's style is in a way that the contents of this book can be called neither narration nor memoir and the best name for this style can be "narration-memoir". Some of them are titled "Al", "Tarlan", "Homeland", "Crossing the River", I Have Planted it", etc. some of the words are also explained in a glossary at the end of the book.

In these narration-memoirs, Bahmanbeigi narrates the life style and attitudes of the Qashqai Tribe through his eloquent and witty prose. It can be said that the knowledge and understanding that this book provides the readers with about the tribe is even more than research papers and books. Bahmanbeigi narrates a culture in this book and because of his honest and authentic narration, the book can successfully communicate with the audience even ones who are not from a tribal background.  

This book consists of 17 sections 16 of which are narration-memoirs and the last section is an allocution by Bahmanbeigi titled "Message". The titles of the book sections include "Silica Fiber, a Gift from Gorgin Khan", "Casualties", "The Liszt Rhapsody ", "Rain", "Greylee Carole", "Hasan and My Uncle", "We and Fereydoon", "Shiraz", "Hossein Khan Darehshoori, the Motivation of Nomadic Education", " If It Weren’t for Gharaghaj ", etc.

All the narrative pieces of this book are narrated from a first person point of view and therefore are closer to memoirs. This book is a rich source to undertand the conditions and culture of nomadic societies and specifically the Qashqai Tribe. In addition to narrating the culture, mentioning the memoirs of nomadic education adds to the richness of this book. Bahmanbeigi involves us in the different phases of his life through this book; from the exile of his parents to his journey to the US and his passionate journey of nomadic education. The prose is simple and fluent and resembles a narrative similar to his other works. The book also indulges the readers with Bahmanbeigi's witty and humorous style and tone.   

May I Vow to your Sacred Heart “Be Ojaghat Ghasam”

Bahmanbeigi's fourth book concerns his memories of the nomadic education period. A number of 21 memoirs narrate the events and details that he came across with while executing the education program with a simple narration. The narrative pieces include "How", "Unlicensed Teacher", "On Top of the Angel's Wing", "Tribal Teacher", "Confining Regulations", "Siavash", "Special Affairs", "Joy and Agony", "Dignity", etc. and an interview with Kelk Magazine titled, Bukhara - My Tribe.

The prose of this book is pleasant and fluent and several instances of Saadi's "simple but impossible to imitate" style can be noticed. In a part of the book Bahmanbeigi tells how he had scolded a teacher and students for ignoring Saadi. This memoir as well his prose illustrates the influence Saadi and his works had had on Bahmanbeigi. All the narratives are connected with education and the reader can enjoy both the narrative elegance and the rich content of the book. Endeavor toward accomplishing change is the message that the book has masterfully delivered. One instance of his witty style is "the men of the tribe were in love with German rifles and the kids German blackboards". 

The Gold of Courage “Tala-ye-Shahamat"

Published in 2007, Bahmanbeigi's last book starts with a note from him on the mourning for his son followed by a preface. The book has 21 parts, 20 of which are short stories, literary pieces, reports, etc. and there is a collection of pictures at the end of it. The titles of the parts include "Seven Escapes and One Stay", "Ali Panah", "A letter to my Brother", "Service and Disservice", "The pleasant Message of Pipe", "A letter to a Teacher", "The Russian Journey", etc.

The book can be divided into two parts; the first part contains the first 7 pieces and the remaining 13 pieces can be the second part. The first part described the events happened to him after the 1979 Revolution and the second one narrate his memories from the time he was in his teen to his nomadic education and other services. This part contains monographs on individuals like Dr. Karim Fatemi and Ali Ashghar Hekmat.

In one part of the book Bahmanbeigi explains his reason for naming the book "The Gold of Courage";

"My dears, our last resort is to teach the children and youth. Literacy is the only solution, the best medicine for our pain if we don’t take away courage in return for the literacy and knowledge we bestow." Bahmanbeigi is well aware of the fact that teaching ABCs is not all that matters and learning the courage to ask questions, to doubt, and to find answers is the major part of teaching. Thus he urges "be careful not to exchange the gold of courage with the dime of literacy".