Books That Changed the World Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Books That Changed the World books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Thomas Paine's Rights of Man (By: Christopher Hitchens)
Buy on Amazon2006
The Qur'an: A Biography (By: Bruce B. Lawrence)
Buy on Amazon2006
Darwin's Origin of Species: A Biography (By: Janet Browne)
Buy on Amazon2006
On The Wealth of Nations
Buy on Amazon2006
Homer's The Iliad And The Odyssey (By: Alberto Manguel)
Buy on Amazon2007
The Bible (By: Karen Armstrong)
Buy on Amazon2007
The Qur'an (By: Bruce B. Lawrence)
Buy on Amazon2007
Darwin's Origin of Species (By: Janet Browne)
Buy on Amazon2007
Plato's Republic (By: Simon Blackburn)
Buy on Amazon2007
Clausewitz's on War (By: Hew Strachan)
Buy on Amazon2007
Marx's Das Kapital (By: Francis Wheen)
Buy on Amazon2007
National Lampoon: 1964 High School Yearbook: 39th Reunion Edition
Buy on Amazon1974
National Lampoon Sunday Newspaper Parody
Buy on Amazon1978
The Sixties
Buy on Amazon1995
100 Years Of Fishing: The Ultimate Tribute To Our Fishing Tradition
Buy on Amazon2002
The Weekly Standard: A Reader: 1995-2005
Buy on Amazon2005
The Dreaded Feast: Writers on Enduring the Holidays
Buy on Amazon2009
The Casual Reader
Buy on Amazon2014
The Seven Deadly Virtues
Buy on Amazon2014
The Dadly Virtues
Buy on Amazon2015
The Christmas Virtues: A Treasury of Conservative Tales for the Holidays
Buy on Amazon2015
Conservative Christmas Quotables
Buy on Amazon2016
His most acclaimed book, Parliament of Whores
1991
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Books That Changed the World series is publication order: 1. Thomas Paine's Rights of Man (By: Christopher Hitchens) (2006), 2. The Qur'an: A Biography (By: Bruce B. Lawrence) (2006), 3. Darwin's Origin of Species: A Biography (By: Janet Browne) (2006), 4. On The Wealth of Nations (2006), 5. Homer's The Iliad And The Odyssey (By: Alberto Manguel) (2007), and 18 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Books That Changed the World series by P.J. O’Rourke contains 23 books. The series began in 2006 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Books That Changed the World series is written by P.J. O’Rourke. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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