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Non-Fiction Books in Order
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 "The Funniest Joke Book" (1983) and follow publication order through all 16 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Funniest Joke Book
1983
Bogeys, Boils And Bellybuttons (With: Duncan Eldridge)
1986
Save Our Planet
1987
Holidays Survival Guide
1989
The Complete How to Handle Grown-ups (With: Duncan Eldridge)
1991
Completely Misleading Guide to School
1994
What Grown-Ups Say and What They Really Mean
1994
Even More Ways to Handle Grown-ups (With: Duncan Eldridge)
1996
Warriors! True Stories Of Combat, Skill And Courage
2001
A Canny History of Carlisle
2006
Standing Alone
2011
London Stories
2012
Charles Dickens
2012
Alan Turing
2013
Stories of the First World War
2014
Independence. War in Ireland
2017
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