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Thomas E. Ricks: Amazon KDP author data

As of Nov 6, 2026, Thomas E. Ricks has 17 books on Amazon, 16 of them on a best-seller list in the last 30 days (best rank #19), mostly in Iraq, Iraq War, Military Policy.

17Books on Amazon
16Listed in 30 days
4.5Average rating
Median price$14.08
Price range (middle 50%)$12.62 – $15.69
Median reviews782
Total reviews23,817
New books (30 days)0
Breakout books (30 days)0

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What stands out

  • 94% of the catalog made a best-seller list in the last 30 days: the whole backlist sells, not one hit.
  • Median price $14.08, 16% below the median of their main category, Iraq.

Thomas E. Ricks's best-ranked books

  1. Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom book cover by Thomas E. Ricks

    Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom

    by Thomas E. Ricks

    • Price$12.80
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews1,203

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  2. Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003 to 2005 book cover by Thomas E. Ricks

    Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003 to 2005

    by Thomas E. Ricks

    • Price$13.99
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews782
    • Published2006-07

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  3. Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq book cover by Thomas E. Ricks

    Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq

    by Thomas E. Ricks

    • Price$15.69
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews782

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  4. Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq book cover by Thomas E. Ricks

    Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq

    by Thomas E. Ricks

    • Price$14.26
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews782

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  5. First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That  book cover by Thomas E. Ricks

    First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country — A Founders Look

    by Thomas E. Ricks

    • Price$11.49
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews3,574

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  6. First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That  book cover by Thomas E. Ricks

    First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country

    by Thomas E. Ricks

    • Price$22.79
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews3,573

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  7. The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq book cover by Thomas E. Ricks

    The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq

    by Thomas E. Ricks

    • Price$12.08
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews204

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  8. First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks, Romans, and the Enlight book cover by Thomas E. Ricks

    First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks, Romans, and the Enlightenment ― A NYT Bestselling History of Ideas

    by Thomas E. Ricks

    • Price$14.96
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews3,574
    • Published2021-11

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  9. The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 book cover by Thomas E. Ricks

    The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008

    by Thomas E. Ricks

    • Price$15.69
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews204

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  10. Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq book cover by Thomas E. Ricks

    Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq

    by Thomas E. Ricks

    • Price-
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews782

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FAQ

How many books does Thomas E. Ricks have on Amazon?

KDPTop tracks 17 of their books; 16 made an Amazon list in the last 30 days.

Which categories does Thomas E. Ricks publish in?

Their books chart most often in Iraq, Iraq War, Military Policy.

How does Thomas E. Ricks price their books?

The median price is $14.08; half of the books cost $12.62–$15.69.

Has Thomas E. Ricks released new books recently?

0 new books in the last 30 days.

About this data

Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.