Bernard Lewis

  • 25

    Catalog books

  • 16

    Works

  • 1968 to 2019

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Bernard Lewis has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 25 catalog-linked books across 1968 to 2019, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction, Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Arabs in History and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1968 to 2019; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Oxford Univ Pr and Princeton University Press.

Best Place To Start

The Arabs in History

Oxford Univ Pr • 1993 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Oxford Univ Pr and Princeton University Press

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1968 to 2019; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Oxford Univ Pr and Princeton University Press.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Arabs in History

    Oxford Univ Pr • 1993 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 240 pages.

  2. Race and Slavery in the Middle East: An Historical Enquiry

    Oxford Univ Pr • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 224 pages.

  3. The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam

    Oxford Univ Pr • 1987 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  4. Jews of Islam

    Taylor & Francis Group • 2013 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2013 • 264 pages.

  5. Notes on a Century

    Penguin Books • 2013 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2013 • 416 pages.

  6. Islam

    Wharton School Pub. • 2009 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2009 • 237 pages.

  7. Political Words and Ideas in Islam

    Markus Wiener Pub • 2008 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 120 pages.

  8. What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East

    Harpercollins • 2003 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 208 pages.

  9. United States and the Middle East (Editors' Choice Series)

    Council on Foreign Relations Press • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 181 pages.

  10. What Went Wrong?

    Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )|Weidenfeld & Nicolson • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 256 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Race and Slavery in the Middle East: An Historical Enquiry is the easier short commitment, while The Arabs in History asks for more reading time up front.
  • Race and Slavery in the Middle East: An Historical Enquiry gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while The Arabs in History leans later in the catalog.

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