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Non-Fiction Books in Order

15
Books
1979
First Book
2013
Latest Book
35
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 "The Cosmo Smallpiece Guide To Male Liberation" (1979) and follow publication order through all 15 books.

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

Publication Order

1
The Cosmo Smallpiece Guide To Male Liberation cover

The Cosmo Smallpiece Guide To Male Liberation

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1979

2
The Les Dawson Joke Book cover

The Les Dawson Joke Book

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1979

3
The Amy Pluckett Letters cover

The Amy Pluckett Letters

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1982

4
The Malady Lingers on and Other Great Groaners cover

The Malady Lingers on and Other Great Groaners

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1982

5
Les Dawson's Lancashire cover

Les Dawson's Lancashire

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1983

6
A Clown Too Many cover

A Clown Too Many

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1985

7
Les Dawson Gives Up cover

Les Dawson Gives Up

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1989

8
No Tears for the Clown cover

No Tears for the Clown

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1992

9
Listen to Les cover

Listen to Les

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1993

10
Listen To Les 2 cover

Listen To Les 2

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1995

11
Les Dawson's Secret Notebooks cover

Les Dawson's Secret Notebooks

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2007

12
Les Dawson: Masters of Comedy cover

Les Dawson: Masters of Comedy

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2008

13
The Dawson Slant cover

The Dawson Slant

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2009

14
Les Dawson's Joke Book cover

Les Dawson's Joke Book

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2012

15
Laugh With Les cover

Laugh With Les

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2013

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