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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 Exile" (1936) and follow publication order through all 27 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Exile
1936
Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul
1937
The Chinese Novel
1939
Of Men and Women
1941
Freedom for India Now!
1942
The Child Who Never Grew
1950
American Argument
1950
My Several Worlds
1954
Tell the People: Talks with James Yen About the Mass Educational Movement
1959
A Bridge for Passing
1962
Joy of Children
1964
The People of Japan
1966
For Spacious Skies (With: Theodore F. Harris)
1966
The Kennedy Women
1970
Pearl Buck's America
1971
China As I See It
1971
China Past and Present
1972
American Unity and Asia
1972
Pearl S. Buck's Oriental Cookbook
1972
What America Means to Me
1973
Argument Argument
2007
New Evidence of the Militarization of America
2011
How It Happens
2012
Ten Modern American Short Stories
1965
Fairy Tales of the Orient
1965
The Clay Marble, with, Connections
1998
Home for Christmas: Stories for Young and Old
2002
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