The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Baghdad

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
3638 Gods, Graves, And Scholars C. W. Ceram 1949 German German
5088 Imperial Life in the Emerald City Rajiv Chandrasekaran 2006 American English
6444 Mystical Dimensions Of Islam Annemarie Schimmel 1975 Unknown English
7122 Generation Kill Evan Wright 2004 American English
8076 The Great Derangement Matt Taibbi 2008 American English
8231 Frankenstein In Baghdad Ahmed Saadawi 2013 Iraqi Arabic
8466 The Gun C. J. Chivers 2010 American English
8681 Adapt Tim Harford 2011 British English
9660 The Silk Road Sven Hedin 2012 Swedish Swedish
11439 A History Of Bombing Sven Lindqvist 1999 Swedish Swedish
11444 Readme.Txt Chelsea Manning 2022 American English
11637 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
12050 Irakisk Kristus Hassan Blasim 2009 Unknown Arabic
13259 The Corpse Washer Sinan Antoon 2010 Iraqi Arabic
13362 The Adventures Of Hajji Baba Of Ispahan James Morier 1824 British English
13567 Pride Of Baghdad Brian K. Vaughan 2006 American English
14985 Fiasco Thomas E. Ricks 2005 American English
15736 Maqamat Al Hariri Al-Hariri of Basra 1101 Arabic Arabic
15916 Alberuni's India Al-Biruni, Edward C. Sachau 1030 Multiple Arabic
17163 The Philosophical Works Of Al Kindi Peter Adamson, Peter E. Pormann 2012 Unknown English
17163 In Search Of Walid Masoud Jabra Ibrahim Jabra 1978 Palestinian Arabic
17163 The Long Way Back Fouad Al-Takarli 1980 Iraqi Arabic
17163 1952 Jamil Atiyah Ibrahim 1990 Unknown Unknown
17163 The Poetry Of Arab Women Nathalie Handal 2001 Multiple English
17163 Islam And The West Bernard Lewis 1993 British English
17163 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17163 Politics On The Edge Rory Stewart 2023 British English
17062 Tales From The Arabian Nights Andrew Lang 1898 Multiple English
17163 On The Front Line Marie Colvin 2012 British English
17163 Virtual War Michael Ignatieff 2000 Canadian English
17163 The Silk Roads Peter Frankopan 2015 British English
17163 The Wages Of Destruction Adam Tooze 2006 British English
17163 American Sniper Chris Kyle 2012 American English
17163 Genghis Khan And The Making Of The Modern World Jack Weatherford 2004 American English
17163 A Stranger In Your Own City Ghaith Abdul-Ahad 2023 Unknown English
17163 Out Of Mesopotamia Salar Abdoh 2020 Iranian English
17139 O Livro Das 1001 Noites; Volume 2 Of 7 Unknown -800 Multiple Arabic
17163 The Silk Road Valerie Hansen 2012 Unknown English
17163 The History Of The Medieval World Susan Wise Bauer 2010 American English
16912 A History Of Civilizations Fernand Braudel 1963 French French
17163 The Genius Of Their Age S. Frederick Starr 2023 Unknown English
17163 Grand Delusion Steven Simon 2023 Unknown English
17163 Colossus Niall Ferguson 2004 British English
17163 The Crusades Through Arab Eyes Amin Maalouf 1983 French French
17163 Islam In History Bernard Lewis 1973 British English
17163 The Ornament Of The World María Rosa Menocal 2002 American English
16898 1001 Arabian Nights Anonymous -800 Multiple Arabic
17163 No Easy Day Mark Owen 2012 American English
17163 In The Deserts Of This Earth Uwe George 1983 German German
16997 Ibn Fadlān And The Land Of Darkness Ahmad ibn Fadlān 921 Unknown Arabic
17163 The Walking Drum Louis L'Amour 1984 American English