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: January 2026
Publication Order
If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
Buy on Amazon1973
The Things They Carried - Levels of Understanding
Buy on Amazon2012
Dick Kinzel
Buy on Amazon2015
Inner Story
Buy on Amazon2015
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Baseball Oddities & Trivia - Ball Two!
Buy on Amazon2016
Buzz Stories at Thirty Thousand Feet (With: David Price)
Buy on Amazon2018
Dad's Maybe Book
Buy on Amazon2019
Tim O'Brien's Roadside Pics & Picks
Buy on Amazon2020
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Amusement Park Oddities & Trivia
Buy on Amazon2020
Ploughshares Spring 1976 Guest-Edited by Tim O'Brien with DeWitt Henry and Henry Bromell
Buy on Amazon1976
The Literary Ghost: Great Contemporary Ghost Stories
Buy on Amazon1991
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction
Buy on Amazon1999
The Putt at the End of the World
Buy on Amazon2000
40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology
Buy on Amazon2000
The Eloquent Short Story: An Anthology of Narrative Styles
Buy on Amazon2004
Selected Shorts: Wartime Lives
Buy on Amazon2007
On War: The Best Military Histories
Buy on Amazon2013
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home (1973), 2. The Things They Carried - Levels of Understanding (2012), 3. Dick Kinzel (2015), 4. Inner Story (2015), 5. Ripley's Believe It or Not! Baseball Oddities & Trivia - Ball Two! (2016), and 12 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Non-Fiction series by Tim O’Brien contains 17 books. The series began in 1973 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Non-Fiction series is written by Tim O’Brien. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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