Iberia, a book by James Michener, is a detailed exploration of Spain at it existed in the mid 1960s. The author takes great pains to be neutral on such subjects as the Moorish occupation, Islam, Catholicism, Francisco Franco and other controversial subjects, but he is characteristically detailed about his explorations. This is a work of non-fiction, so there is very little of the story-teller Michener in the book, but the exploration of the Iberian Peninsula and its people, industry and arts is well worth the read.