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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 "Hypnotism Handbook" (1956) and follow publication order through all 19 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Hypnotism Handbook
1956
The Money Personality
1972
Reflections of A. E. van Vogt
1975
A Report on the Violent Male
1993
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space
1946
If This Goes On
1965
The Microcosmic God
1965
The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book Two
1973
Stopwatch
1974
Bug-Eyed Monsters
1974
Decade: The 1940's
1975
Perilous Planets
1978
Shape Shifters: Fantasy and Science Fiction Tales About Humans Who Can Change Their Shapes
1978
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century
1980
The Monster Book of Monsters
1988
Sea-Cursed
1994
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens
1999
The World Turned Upside Down
2005
Out of this World Adventures, July 1950
2016
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