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
The Taming of the Screw
Buy on Amazon1983
Babies and Other Hazards of Sex
Buy on Amazon1984
Dave Barry's Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead
Buy on Amazon1985
Dave Barry's Bad Habits: A 100% Fact-Free Book
Buy on Amazon1985
Claw Your Way to the Top
Buy on Amazon1987
Dave Barry's Greatest Hits
Buy on Amazon1988
Homes and Other Black Holes
Buy on Amazon1988
Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States
Buy on Amazon1989
Dave Barry Turns Forty
Buy on Amazon1990
Dave Barry Talks Back
Buy on Amazon1991
Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need
Buy on Amazon1991
Dave Barry Does Japan
Buy on Amazon1992
Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up
Buy on Amazon1994
The World According to Dave Barry
Buy on Amazon1994
Dave Barry's Gift Guide To End All Gift Guides
Buy on Amazon1994
Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys
Buy on Amazon1995
Dave Barry in Cyberspace
Buy on Amazon1996
Dave Barry is from Mars and Venus
Buy on Amazon1997
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs
Buy on Amazon1997
Dave Barry Turns Fifty
Buy on Amazon1998
Dave Barry Is Not Taking This Sitting Down
Buy on Amazon2000
The Greatest Invention In The History Of Mankind Is Beer
Buy on Amazon2001
My Teenage Son's Goal In Life Is To Make Me Feel 3,500 Years Old
Buy on Amazon2001
Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway
Buy on Amazon2001
Boogers are My Beat: More Lies, But Some Actual Journalism
Buy on Amazon2003
Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Why is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar?
Buy on Amazon2006
Dave Barry on Dads
Buy on Amazon2007
Dave Barry's History of the Millennium
Buy on Amazon2007
I'll Mature When I'm Dead
Buy on Amazon2010
You Can Date Boys When You're Forty
Buy on Amazon2014
Live Right and Find Happiness
Buy on Amazon2015
Best. State. Ever.
Buy on Amazon2016
For This We Left Egypt? (With: Alan Zweibel,Adam Mansbach)
Buy on Amazon2017
Lessons From Lucy
Buy on Amazon2019
A Field Guide to the Jewish People (With: Alan Zweibel,Adam Mansbach)
Buy on Amazon2019
Class Clown
Buy on Amazon2025
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. The Taming of the Screw (1983), 2. Babies and Other Hazards of Sex (1984), 3. Dave Barry's Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead (1985), 4. Dave Barry's Bad Habits: A 100% Fact-Free Book (1985), 5. Claw Your Way to the Top (1987), and 31 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Non-Fiction series by Dave Barry contains 36 books. The series began in 1983 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Non-Fiction series is written by Dave Barry. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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