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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 "Erma Bombeck, Her Funniest Moments From "At Wit's End"" (1977) and follow publication order through all 22 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Erma Bombeck, Her Funniest Moments From "At Wit's End"
1977
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits?
1978
Aunt Erma's Cope Book - How to Get From Monday to Friday in 12 Days
1979
Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own!
1979
The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank
1981
Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession
1983
I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression
1984
Seven
1985
Four of a Kind: A Suburban Field Guide
1985
At Wit's End
1986
Laugh along with Bombeck
1986
The Ties That Bind and Gag
1990
I Want to Grow Hair, I Want to Grow Up, I Want to Go to Boise
1990
The Best of Bombeck
1993
A Marriage Made in Heaven or Too Tired for an Affair
1993
All I Know About Animal Behavior I Learned In Loehmann's Dressing Room
1996
When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home
1997
Breast Cancer? Let Me Check My Schedule! (By: Peggy McCarthy,Jo An Loren)
1997
Eat Less Cottage Cheese and More Ice Cream
2003
When God Created Mothers
2005
Mud Pies and Silver Spoons
1985
Stories for the Family's Heart
1998
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