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 Making Of A Quagmire: America and Vietnam During the Kennedy Era (With: Daniel J. Singal)
Buy on Amazon1965
One Very Hot Day
Buy on Amazon1967
The Best and the Brightest
Buy on Amazon1969
The Unfinished Odyssey of Robert Kennedy
Buy on Amazon1969
1971
The Powers That Be
Buy on Amazon1979
The Breaks of the Game
Buy on Amazon1981
The Amateurs
Buy on Amazon1985
The Reckoning
Buy on Amazon1986
Summer of '49
Buy on Amazon1989
The Next Century
Buy on Amazon1991
The Fifties
Buy on Amazon1993
October 1964
Buy on Amazon1994
The Children
Buy on Amazon1998
Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made
Buy on Amazon1999
War in a Time of Peace: Bush, Clinton and the Generals
Buy on Amazon2001
Firehouse
Buy on Amazon2002
The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship
Buy on Amazon2003
The Education of a Coach
Buy on Amazon2005
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
Buy on Amazon2007
The Glory Game: How the 1958 NFL Championship Changed Football Forever
Buy on Amazon2009
Everything They Had: Sports Writing from David Halberstam
Buy on Amazon2008
The Best American Sports Writing 1991
Buy on Amazon1991
The Best American Sports Writing of the Century
Buy on Amazon1994
West Point: Two Centuries of Honor and Tradition
Buy on Amazon2002
Defining a Nation: Our America and the Sources of Its Strength
Buy on Amazon2003
The Best American Travel Writing 2007
Buy on Amazon2007
Elvis: All Shook Up: Stories And Insights
Buy on Amazon2011
A Word on Words
Buy on Amazon2023
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. The Making Of A Quagmire: America and Vietnam During the Kennedy Era (With: Daniel J. Singal) (1965), 2. One Very Hot Day (1967), 3. The Best and the Brightest (1969), 4. The Unfinished Odyssey of Robert Kennedy (1969), 5. Ho (1971), and 24 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Non-Fiction series by David Halberstam contains 29 books. The series began in 1965 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Non-Fiction series is written by David Halberstam. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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