5 must-read nonfiction books like A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East (Library of Middle East History) by Richard C. Foltz

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A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East (Library of Middle East History)

By: Richard C. Foltz

4.26

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this comprehensive and up to date history, from prehistoric proto-Indo-Iranian times to the post…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East (Library of Middle East History) by Richard C. Foltz , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928

By: Stephen Kotkin

3.97

Format: 976 pages, Hardcover

A magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his world It has th… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"Russia was a genuine great power, but with a tragic flaw. Its vicious, archaic autocracy had to be emasculated for any type of better system to emerge. Unmodern in principle, let alone in practice, t…"

-Stephen Kotkin, Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928

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2. The First World War

By: John Keegan

3.92

Format: 98 pages, Paperback

The First World War created the modern world. A conflict of unprecedented ferocity, it abruptly end… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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3. Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich … read more

Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2) book and Richard C. Foltz's A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East (Library of Middle East History)

"The help will come,"

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

"I don't want to hold you hand!"

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

"Things never happen the same way twice."

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

"And the feasts on the poop and the musicians."

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

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4. The Death of Ivan Ilych

By: Leo Tolstoy , Aylmer Maude

4.13

Format: 86 pages, Paperback

Hailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying, The Death of I… read more

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"If you look for the working classes in fiction, and especially English fiction, all you find is a hole."

-Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych

"And the further he departed from childhood and the nearer he came to the present the more worthless and doubtful were the joys."

-Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych

"In the depths of his heart he knew that he was dying but, so far from growing used to the idea, he simply did not and could not grasp it."

-Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych

"It can't be that life is so senseless and horrible. But if it really has been so horrible and senseless, why must I die and die in agony? There is something wrong!"

-Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych

5. Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes

By: Tamim Ansary

3.87

Format: 144 pages,

We in the west share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civil… read more

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6. Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)

By: Richard Adams

3.91

Format: 144 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage an… read more

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7. Persian Letters

By: Montesquieu , None

3.92

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

This richly evocative novel-in-letters tells the story of two Persian noblemen who have left their … read more

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8. The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and Life

By: Paul Millerd

4.00

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

With 40k global sales, The Pathless Path has become a surprise best-seller. The book has received a… read more

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  • nonfiction
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9. Central Asia: A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present

By: Adeeb Khalid

4.30

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

A major history of Central Asia and how it has been shaped by modern world events Central As… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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10. A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East (Library of Middle East History)

By: Richard C. Foltz

4.26

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this comprehensive and up to date history, from prehistoric proto-Indo-Iranian times to the post… read more

Similar categories in Richard C. Foltz's A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East (Library of Middle East History) book and Richard C. Foltz's A History of the Tajiks: Iranians of the East (Library of Middle East History)

  • history
  • iran
  • nonfiction

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