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Non-Fiction Books in Order

18
Books
1992
First Book
2022
Latest Book
31
Years

Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.

Reading order verified: April 2026

Quick Answer

What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "Some Recent Attacks" (1992) and follow publication order through all 18 books.

The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
Some Recent Attacks cover

Some Recent Attacks

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1992

2
And the Judges Said... cover

And the Judges Said...

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2002

3
Why Ideas Matter (With: Noam Chomsky) cover

Why Ideas Matter (With: Noam Chomsky)

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2021

4
The State Is Your Enemy cover

The State Is Your Enemy

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2022

5
The State is the Enemy cover

The State is the Enemy

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2023

6
All We Have Is the Story cover

All We Have Is the Story

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2024

7
An Old Pub Near the Angel cover

An Old Pub Near the Angel

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1973

8
Not, Not While the Giro cover

Not, Not While the Giro

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1983

9
The Bus Conductor Hines cover

The Bus Conductor Hines

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1984

10
The Burn cover

The Burn

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1991

11
Hardie and Baird & Other Plays cover

Hardie and Baird & Other Plays

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1991

12
Essays and Stories cover

Essays and Stories

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1995

13
Seven Stories cover

Seven Stories

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1997

14
Selected Stories cover

Selected Stories

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2001

15
If it is Your Life cover

If it is Your Life

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2010

16
A Lean Third cover

A Lean Third

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2015

17
That Was a Shiver cover

That Was a Shiver

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2017

18
Keep Moving and No Questions cover

Keep Moving and No Questions

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2022

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