Central Asia (281 books)

Books about Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan, along with regions such as southern/central Russia and Uyghur areas.

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1	The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia by Peter Hopkirk 4.33 avg rating — 9,094 ratings score: 1,472, and 15 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	Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford 4.06 avg rating — 83,536 ratings score: 983, and 10 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
3	The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia by René Grousset 4.11 avg rating — 355 ratings score: 679, and 7 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
4	Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 358,630 ratings score: 636, and 7 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
5	The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad 3.77 avg rating — 56,881 ratings score: 526, and 6 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
6	Great Games, Local Rules: The New Great Power Contest in Central Asia by Alexander Cooley 3.82 avg rating — 138 ratings score: 523, and 6 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
7	The Places in Between by Rory Stewart 3.99 avg rating — 20,694 ratings score: 497, and 5 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
8	Warriors Of The Steppe: Military History Of Central Asia, 500 B.C. To 1700 A.D. by Erik Hildinger 3.82 avg rating — 139 ratings score: 481, and 5 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
9	The Lost Heart of Asia: A Journey Through Post-Soviet Central Asia―Uncovering Hidden History and Ancient Secrets by Colin Thubron 3.88 avg rating — 1,605 ratings score: 453, and 5 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
10	Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple 4.35 avg rating — 5,034 ratings score: 452, and 5 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
11	Apples Are from Kazakhstan: The Land that Disappeared by Christopher Robbins 4.03 avg rating — 1,341 ratings score: 441, and 5 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
11	The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire by Jack Weatherford 3.93 avg rating — 4,695 ratings score: 441, and 5 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
13	The Birth of Tajikistan: National Identity and the Origins of the Republic by Paul Bergne 3.70 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 438, and 5 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
14	The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 by William Dalrymple 4.20 avg rating — 8,578 ratings score: 384, and 4 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
15	Setting the East Ablaze: Lenin's Dream of an Empire in Asia by Peter Hopkirk 4.20 avg rating — 1,091 ratings score: 381, and 5 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
16	A Carpet Ride to Khiva: Seven Years on the Silk Road by Chris Aslan (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 829 ratings score: 379, and 4 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
17	The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan by Jenny Nordberg (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 14,253 ratings score: 371, and 4 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
18	History of Mongolia: From World Power to Soviet Satellite by Baabar 4.29 avg rating — 75 ratings score: 349, and 4 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
19	Tribal Nation: The Making of Soviet Turkmenistan by Adrienne Lynn Edgar 3.94 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 344, and 4 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
19	The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan by Stephanie Marie Thornton (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 1,768 ratings score: 344, and 4 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
21	Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 17,087 ratings score: 341, and 4 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
22	Secret History of the Mongols: The Origin of Chingis Khan by Unknown 4.01 avg rating — 253 ratings score: 333, and 4 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
23	Tournament of Shadows: The Great Game & the Race for Empire in Central Asia by Karl E. Meyer 3.87 avg rating — 711 ratings score: 332, and 4 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
24	The Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor by Zahir ud-Din Muhammad Babur 3.96 avg rating — 797 ratings score: 326, and 4 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
25	Descent into Chaos: The United States & the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan & Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid 3.95 avg rating — 2,644 ratings score: 315, and 4 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
26	Uyghur Nation: Reform and Revolution on the Russia-China Frontier by David Brophy 4.23 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 300, and 3 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
27	Moron to Moron: Two Men, Two Bikes, One Mongolian Misadventure by Tom Doig (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 155 ratings score: 299, and 3 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
27	Slavery and Empire in Central Asia by Jeff Eden (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 299, and 3 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
29	Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman's Journey from Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim by Sabeeha Rehman (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,360 ratings score: 292, and 3 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
30	I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 621,591 ratings score: 291, and 3 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
31	Does it Yurt? Travels in Central Asia Or How I Came to Love the Stans by Stephen M. Bland (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 290, and 3 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
32	De vliegeraar by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 3,479,188 ratings score: 289, and 3 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
33	Beyaz Gemi by Chingiz Aitmatov 4.11 avg rating — 7,277 ratings score: 288, and 3 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
34	Pomegranate Roads: A Soviet Botanist's Exile from Eden by Gregory M. Levin 3.90 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 286, and 3 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
35	Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Treasures of Central Asia by Peter Hopkirk 4.17 avg rating — 1,562 ratings score: 284, and 3 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
36	On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads by Tim Cope 4.15 avg rating — 2,009 ratings score: 282, and 3 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
37	Journey to Khiva: A Writer's Search for Central Asia by Philip Glazebrook 3.22 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 279, and 3 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
37	The Heritage of Central Asia by Richard N. Frye 3.78 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 279, and 3 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
39	Eastward to Tartary: Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus by Robert D. Kaplan 4.05 avg rating — 1,750 ratings score: 278, and 3 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
40	Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present by Christopher I. Beckwith 3.59 avg rating — 811 ratings score: 276, and 3 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
41	An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan by Jason Elliot 4.06 avg rating — 1,820 ratings score: 275, and 3 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
42	Food Culture in Russia and Central Asia by Glenn R. Mack 2.67 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 270, and 3 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
42	Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia by Tom Bissell 3.86 avg rating — 721 ratings score: 270, and 3 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
42	Tang China And The Collapse Of The Uighur Empire: A Documentary History (Brill's Inner Asian Library, 13) by Michael R. Drompp 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 270, and 4 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
45	The Uyghurs: Strangers in Their Own Land by Gardner Bovingdon 3.96 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 267, and 3 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
46	The Gobi Desert - The Adventures of Three Women Travelling Across the Gobi Desert in the 1920s by Mildred Cable 4.10 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 266, and 3 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
47	The Resurgence of Central Asia: Islam or Nationalism by Ahmed Rashid 3.81 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 265, and 3 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
48	Russia's Protectorates in Central Asia by Seymour Becker 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 264, and 3 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
49	The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia by Christopher I. Beckwith 3.56 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 260, and 3 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
50	Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World by Justin Marozzi 3.89 avg rating — 955 ratings score: 259, and 3 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
51	Afghan Cuisine by Nafisa Sekandari (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 255, and 3 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
52	The Photographer by Emmanuel Guibert 4.31 avg rating — 4,039 ratings score: 253, and 3 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
53	The Travels by Marco Polo 3.57 avg rating — 8,165 ratings score: 252, and 3 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
54	Everyday Life in Central Asia: Past and Present by Jeff Sahadeo (Editor) 3.83 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 243, and 3 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
55	Around the Sacred Sea: Mongolia and Lake Baikal on Horseback by Bartle Bull 3.96 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 242, and 3 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
55	Gnosis on the Silk Road: Gnostic Parables, Hymns & Prayers from Central Asia by Hans-Joachim Klimkeit really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 242, and 3 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
57	The Tulip Revolution: Kyrgyzstan One Year After by Erica Marat 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 238, and 3 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
58	Central Asia in World History by Peter B. Golden 3.67 avg rating — 227 ratings score: 234, and 3 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
59	The History of Central Asia: The Age of Islam and the Mongols (Volume 3) by Christoph Baumer 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 232, and 3 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
60	News from Tartary by Peter Fleming 4.08 avg rating — 844 ratings score: 227, and 3 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
61	Kyrgyzstan by Claudia Antipina 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 208, and 3 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
62	Trailblazer The Silk Roads: A Route and Planning Guide: Includes Routes Through Syria, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and China by Paul Wilson 3.59 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 206, and 3 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
63	Holy War in China: The Muslim Rebellion and State in Chinese Central Asia, 1864-1877 by Kim Hodong 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 205, and 3 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
64	The Corridor of Uncertainty: How Cricket Mended a Torn Nation by Nihar Suthar (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 200, 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
64	Turn Left at Lenin’s Statue: Travels in Central Asia by Fabrizio Soggetto 4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 200, 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
66	The New Central Asia: The Creation of Nations by Olivier Roy 3.54 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 199, and 3 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
66	Warrior Saints of the Silk Road by Jeff Eden (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 199, 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
68	Eastern Approaches by Fitzroy Maclean 4.44 avg rating — 1,947 ratings score: 198, 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
69	Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle by Dervla Murphy 4.06 avg rating — 4,604 ratings score: 197, 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
70	Once in Kazakhstan: The Snow Leopard Emerges by Keith Rosten 3.61 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 195, and 3 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
71	The Establishment of National Republics in Soviet Central Asia by Arne Haugen 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 194, 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
71	Travels in Central Asia by Ármin Vámbéry (Editor) 3.94 avg rating — 90 ratings score: 194, and 3 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
73	Making Uzbekistan: Nation, Empire, and Revolution in the Early USSR by Adeeb Khalid 4.35 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 192, and 3 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
74	Yeruldelgger (Yeruldelgger, #1) by Ian Manook 3.78 avg rating — 1,652 ratings score: 190, 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
75	Central Asia: A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present by Adeeb Khalid 4.26 avg rating — 389 ratings score: 189, 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
76	Beautiful Country by J.R. Thornton (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 766 ratings score: 188, 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
77	Tales Told In Tents: Stories from Central Asia by Sally Pomme Clayton 4.10 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 187, 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
77	Lost Enlightenment: Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane by S. Frederick Starr 4.26 avg rating — 1,253 ratings score: 187, 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
79	Under the Heel of the Dragon: Islam, Racism, Crime, and the Uighur in China (Volume 7) (Ohio RIS Global Series) by Blaine Kaltman 3.32 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 186, and 3 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
79	Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid 3.98 avg rating — 4,800 ratings score: 186, and 3 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
79	The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire by William Dalrymple 4.20 avg rating — 18,464 ratings score: 186, 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
79	Les Temps sauvages (Yeruldelgger, #2) by Ian Manook 3.61 avg rating — 705 ratings score: 186, 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
83	Pipe Dreams: Water and Empire in Central Asia's Aral Sea Basin by Maya K. Peterson 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 185, 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
84	Muslims in Central Asia: Expressions of Identity and Change (Central Asia Book Series) by Jo-Ann Gross (Editor) 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 184, and 3 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
85	Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History by Thomas Barfield 4.07 avg rating — 1,412 ratings score: 182, 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
85	The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Peter Frankopan 4.17 avg rating — 48,403 ratings score: 182, 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
87	Sinicization Beyond the Great Wall: China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region by Anwar Rahman liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 181, and 3 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
87	Dragon Hunter: Roy Chapman Andrews & the Central Asiatic Expeditions by Charles Gallenkamp 3.95 avg rating — 369 ratings score: 181, 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
89	The History of Central Asia: The Age of the Steppe Warriors (Volume 1) by Christoph Baumer 4.27 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 180, 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
90	Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia by Adeeb Khalid really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 134 ratings score: 179, and 3 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
90	A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 1,727,340 ratings score: 179, 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
92	For Prophet and Tsar: Islam and Empire in Russia and Central Asia by Robert D. Crews 3.82 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 177, 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
92	The History of Central Asia: The Age of the Silk Roads by Christoph Baumer 4.29 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 177, 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
94	Shadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron 3.79 avg rating — 4,438 ratings score: 174, 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
95	In Search of Zarathustra: Across Iran and Central Asia to Find the World's First Prophet by Paul Kriwaczek 3.80 avg rating — 704 ratings score: 173, 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
95	The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan by Michael Hastings 3.93 avg rating — 2,650 ratings score: 173, 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
97	Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by Steve Coll 4.31 avg rating — 18,798 ratings score: 169, and 3 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
98	Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid 3.74 avg rating — 549 ratings score: 167, 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
98	Little Women of Baghlan: The Story of a Nursing School for Girls in Afghanistan, the Peace Corps, and Life Before the Taliban by Susan Fox (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 167, 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
100	The New Woman in Uzbekistan: Islam, Modernity, and Unveiling under Communism by Marianne Kamp 4.24 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 166, and 3 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