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Iran Books

Books selected for readers looking for iran books.

28 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 500+ tracked lists·1 crossover shelf·82% reader overlap with Iran, the Gulf, and the War'S Human Cost

1. A History of Iran
Michael Axworthy
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
2. The Fall of Heaven
Andrew Scott Cooper
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
3. Iran's Rise and Rivalry With the US in the Middle East
Mohsen M. Milani
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
4. For the Sun After Long Nights
Fatemeh Jamalpour, Nilo Tabrizy
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
5. The Shadow Commander
Arash Azizi, Eric Jason Martin
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
6. All the Shah's Men
Stephen Kinzer
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
7. What Iranians Want
Arash Azizi
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
8. Googoosh
Googoosh, Tara Dehlavi
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
9. King of Kings
Scott Anderson
Included for strong award alignment with this iran list.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
10. Epic Iran
John Curtis, Ina Sarikhani Sandmann
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
11. Shah of Shahs
Ryszard Kapuscinski, Ryszard Kapuściński
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
12. Until We Are Free
Shirin Ebadi, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
13. Jasmine and Stars
Fatemeh Keshavarz
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit
14. From a Persian Kitchen
Atoosa Sepehr
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Food Photography
15. Guests of the Ayatollah
Mark Bowden, Simon & Schuster Audio
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
16. Persians
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Basic Books
Included for strong history alignment with this iran list.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
17. Young and Defiant in Tehran
Shahram Khosravi
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
18. City of Lies
Ramita Navai
Strong fit for this iran list in the iranian history lane.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
19. The Oil Kings
Andrew Scott Cooper
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Arabian Peninsula History
20. On Wings of Eagles
Ken Follett
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
21. Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi, Mattias Ripa
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
22. Iran - the Culture (revised, Ed. 2)
Joanne Richter
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Iranian History
23. Iraq
John Robertson
Strong fit for this iran list in the iraq history lane.
Shelf signal: Iraq History
24. The Pearl of Dari
Zuzanna Olszewska
Fits this list for its focus on iran.
Shelf signal: Middle Eastern Lit Crit