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1	An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville by Reza Aslan 4.09 avg rating — 652 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West by Tom Holland 4.16 avg rating — 12,595 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces from Persian Lands―Selections from the Hossein Afshar Collection by Aimee Froom (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	ایران بین دو انقلاب by Ervand Abrahamian (Translator) 4.11 avg rating — 1,621 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Iranians: Persia, Islam and the Soul of a Nation by Sandra Mackey 3.84 avg rating — 208 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	A History of Modern Iran by Ervand Abrahamian 3.89 avg rating — 1,776 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	India in the Persianate Age, 1000–1765 by Richard M. Eaton 4.29 avg rating — 632 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	سیدضیا: عامل کودتا، گفته‌ها و ناگفته‌های تاریخ معاصر ایران از زبان سیدضیاءالدین طباطبایی by صدرالدین الهی 3.80 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings by Abolqasem Ferdowsi 4.54 avg rating — 5,657 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire by Pierre Briant 4.37 avg rating — 140 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Root of Wild Madder: Chasing the History, Mystery, and Lore of the Persian Carpet by Brian Murphy 3.73 avg rating — 207 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Discovering Cyrus: The Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World by Reza Zarghamee 4.47 avg rating — 81 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	In Search of Zarathustra: Across Iran and Central Asia to Find the World's First Prophet (Vintage Departures) by Paul Kriwaczek 3.81 avg rating — 734 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran by Elaine Sciolino (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 670 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	مردم در سیاست ایران by Ervand Abrahamian 3.53 avg rating — 262 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	After Thermopylae: The Oath of Plataea and the End of the Graeco-Persian Wars by Paul Cartledge 3.76 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Khomeinism: Essays on the Islamic Republic by Ervand Abrahamian 3.91 avg rating — 178 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings by Elizabeth Laird (adaptor) 4.07 avg rating — 83 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Persian Expedition by Xenophon 4.11 avg rating — 10,374 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West by Tom Holland 4.16 avg rating — 12,595 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East by Kim Ghattas (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 6,775 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Rumi's Secret: The Life of the Sufi Poet of Love by Brad Gooch 3.88 avg rating — 489 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	America and Iran: A History 1720 to the Present by John Ghazvinian 4.36 avg rating — 1,184 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Shah by Abbas Milani 4.24 avg rating — 1,270 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Fall of Heaven: The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran by Andrew Scott Cooper 4.15 avg rating — 995 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	An Enduring Love: My Life with the Shah by Farah Pahlavi 3.82 avg rating — 1,887 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran by Michael Axworthy 3.84 avg rating — 2,251 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	ما چگونه، ما شدیم؟ by صادق زیباکلام 3.76 avg rating — 1,125 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	ایران، جامعه کوتاه‌مدت و سه مقاله دیگر by Homa Katouzian 3.72 avg rating — 730 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Persians: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran by Homa Katouzian really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 383 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars