Iberia

Name: Iberia
Price: 6.99 USD
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Rating: 4 (1104 reviews)
Author: James A. Michener

by James A. Michener

Nonfiction Memoir

4.0 (1,104)

4.0 stars from 1,104 reviews. Top 89% of Nonfiction books we track.

962 pages~16 hr readPublished by The Dial Press

$6.9953% off peak

Last checked: Apr 24, 2026

Price history: $1.99 – $14.99

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Perfect for you if...

You want a deeply immersive travel book that reads like sitting with a storyteller who actually lived in the place and understands its contradictions.
You're drawn to classical nonfiction prose that takes its time and trusts the reader to follow complex cultural threads.
You plan to visit Spain or already have, and you want to understand what lies beneath the tourist landmarks and popular myths.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer snappy modern travel writing with practical tips and quick takeaways rather than philosophical reflection.
You're looking for a book under 300 pages. Michener is expansive, and Iberia demands patience and attention.
You want straightforward chronological history. This book moves thematically across time periods and regions.

About this book

Spain is a distinctive land that James A. Michener, a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, came to love deeply. Iberia is his nonfiction tribute to Spain as his adopted home. Through vivid prose, Michener explores Spain's celebrated history—its bullfighters, warrior kings, painters, processions, cathedrals, and olive orchards—while also depicting the intimate, often hidden aspects of the country he came to know. He contrasts the warmth of its people against the weight of its historical legacy. The book presents Spain as wild, contradictory, and passionately beautiful, as experienced by Michener. This edition includes an excerpt from his work Hawaii.

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$1.99 – $14.99

Currently on sale at $6.99 — 53% off peak. Price has dropped 16 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 123 days. Typically stays discounted for 44 days.

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Currently around #70K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Sales have softened 59% recently.

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Currently 4.0★ from 1,104 reviews

Gaining approximately 7 new reviews per month. Rating has remained stable at 4.0 over the tracking period.

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