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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 "Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite" (1981) and follow publication order through all 16 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite
1981
The Fourth Dimension: Toward a Geometry of Higher Reality
1984
Mind Tools
1987
Artificial Life Lab/Book and Disk
1993
Seek! Selected Nonfiction
1999
Software Engineering and Computer Games
2002
The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul
2005
Nested Scrolls
2011
Collected Essays
2012
How To Make An Ebook
2012
Journals I
2012
Journals II
2012
Better Worlds
2012
Notes for The Big Aha
2013
Journals
2015
Notes for Million Mile Road Trip
2019
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