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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 "Nick Farr-Jones: the authorised biography" (1993) and follow publication order through all 43 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Nick Farr-Jones: the authorised biography
1993
Rugby Stories
1994
The Rugby War
1996
Beazley: A Biography
1998
FitzSimons On Rugby: Loose In The Tight Five
1999
Everyone and Phar Lap: Face to Face with the Best of Australian Sport
1999
Nancy Wake
2001
John Eales: The Biography
2001
Nene
2002
Kokoda
2004
Hitchhiking for Ugly People and Other Life Experiences
2004
Steve Waugh
2004
Tobruk
2006
Great Australian Sports Champions
2006
Little Theories of Life
2007
Nietzsche, Ethics and Education: An Account of Difference
2008
And Now for Some Light Relief...: The Genuinely Funny Joke Book
2009
How Hemlines Predict the Economy: Explanations, Rationalizations, and Theories on Everything
2009
Charles Kingsford Smith And Those Magnificent Men
2009
Mawson: And the Ice Men of the Heroic Age: Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen
2011
Batavia
2011
Eureka: The Unfinished Revolution
2012
Ned Kelly: The Story of Australia's Most Notorious Legend
2013
More Important than Life or Death: Inside the Best of Australian Sport (With: Greg Growden)
2013
Gallipoli
2014
Gotta Love This Country!: Great stories from around Australia to lift your heart, make you laugh and puff out your chest
2015
Fromelles and Pozières: In The Trenches Of Hell
2015
The Ballad of Les Darcy
2015
Kokoda: Teen Edition
2016
Victory at Villers-Bretonneux
2016
Burke and Wills: The triumph and tragedy of Australia's most famous explorers
2017
Monash's Masterpiece
2018
The Catalpa Rescue
2019
Fair Go, Sport: Inspiring and Uplifting Tales of the Good Folks, Great Sportsmanship and Fair Play
2020
James Cook: the story of the man who mapped the world
2020
Breaker Morant
2020
Mutiny on the Bounty
2020
Straight to the Pool Room (With: Jake Fitzsimons)
2021
The Incredible Life of Hubert Wilkins
2022
The Opera House
2022
The Battle of Long Tan
2023
Basking in Beirut
1991
The Legend of Albert Jacka
2025
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