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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: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "Saturday's America" (1970) and follow publication order through all 13 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Saturday's America
1970
Fairways and Greens
1980
American Football
1986
The Dogged Victims of Inexorable Fate
1988
You Call it Sports, but I Say it's a Jungle Out There
1989
Bubba Talks
1993
The Best American Sports Writing 1995
1995
I'll Tell You One Thing
1999
Texas Christian University Football Vault
2008
Jenkins at the Majors
2009
His Ownself
2014
Unplayable Lies
2015
Sports Makes You Type Faster
2018
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