My Favorite books about the Middle East

Discover the best books about the Middle East with this curated list of favorites. Explore captivating reads on history, culture, and politics of the region.

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What Went Wrong?

by Bernard Lewis

For centuries, the world of Islam was in the forefront of human achievement -- the foremost military and economic power in the world, the leader …
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A Peace to End All Peace

by David Fromkin

The critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling account of how the modern Middle East came into being after World War I, and why it is …
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Imperial Life in the Emerald City

by Rajiv Chandrasekaran

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • National Book Award Finalist • This "eyewitness history of the first order ... should be read by anyone who wants …
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State of Denial

by Bob Woodward

After two #1 "New York Times" bestsellers on the Bush administrations wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Woodwards latest book on the Bush White House again …
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No God But God

by Reza Aslan

In this compelling--and profoundly hopeful--book, Aslan demonstrates that Islam has much in common with Christianity and Judaism, and bears seeds of egalitarianism and social reform …