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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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