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The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook by James GreenRosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health by Rosemary GladstarMaking Plant Medicine by Richo CechRosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs by Rosemary GladstarSacred Plant Medicine by Stephen Harrod Buhner
Best Herbalism Books
160 books — 63 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best South Asian Fiction
752 books — 1,929 voters

Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiThe Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiOrientalism by Edward W. SaidFrom Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas L. Friedman
Best Middle East Nonfiction
535 books — 376 voters
The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. LeeJahanara by Kathryn LaskyThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David MitchellLove in the Snow by Acton LizLost in Tokyo by Jenny Lynne
YA Asian Historical Fiction
29 books — 6 voters

Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina KhadraRooftops of Tehran by Mahbod SerajiThe Cry of the Dove by Fadia FaqirThe Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin HamidA Blessed Olive Tree by Zain Hashmi
Middle Eastern/South Asian Doorways
40 books — 17 voters
Perfect Peace by Daniel BlackHome by Toni MorrisonForgotten Country by Catherine ChungFreeman by Leonard Pitts Jr.Gathering of Waters by Bernice L. McFadden
2012's Best Literary Fiction By People of Color
43 books — 123 voters