The Fall of Heaven: The Pahlavis and the Final Days of Imperial Iran is a revisionist study discussing the rise and fall of the Pahlavi family, taking a detailed look into Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s life. It is a thick, detailed book of 587 pages, and also includes twenty-three relevant photographs. The Fall of Heaven is not an objective history book; The Dallas Morning News says the book “offers history with an overdose of empathy.” For those unfamiliar with this time in history, Cooper’s book is worth reading, but it would be best read among other books about the Pahlavi family and Imperial Iran.

You can find The Fall of Heaven here.