Baghdad to Brooklyn: An Ordinary Journey Through Extraordinary Times

By Laith Yousif

Iraq is one of the worst-marketed countries on earth. Baghdad to Brooklyn is the memoir that offers a different version, not the war room view, not the palace view, but the daily life of an ordinary Iraqi who grew up under Saddam, survived a war, left everything behind, and reported to work at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11th. It's a story about what comes after the headline: years of asylum, reinvention, and eventually, a life built from scratch in Brooklyn.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HHG9M6J1
• ISBN13: 9798950391057
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Manhattan Book Group
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"