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Home / Authors / William F. Buckley, Jr. William F. Buckley, Jr. American author best known for the Blackford Oakes spy thriller series and his founding of *National Review*. A major conservative intellectual, Buckley’s books have sold millions of copies. This page provides the William F. Buckley, Jr. books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1951 God and Man at Yale POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1954 McCarthy and His Enemies POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1959 Up from Liberalism POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1966 The Unmaking of a Mayor POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 1970 Airborne POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 1970 The governor listeth; POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 1970 Did You Ever See A Dream Walking POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 1971 Cruising Speed--A Documentary POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 1972 Inveighing We Will Go POoNB · 9 Buy ↗ 1973 Four Reforms--A Guide for the Seventies POoNB · 10 Buy ↗ 1976 Saving the Queen POoBOB · 1 Buy ↗ 1976 Essays on Hayek(With: Fritz Machlup) POoNB · 11 Buy ↗ 1978 Stained Glass POoBOB · 2 Buy ↗ 1980 Who's on First POoBOB · 3 Buy ↗ 1981 Marco Polo, If You Can POoBOB · 4 Buy ↗ 1982 Atlantic High POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1983 The Story of Henri Tod POoBOB · 5 Buy ↗ 1983 Overdrive POoNB · 12 Buy ↗ 1985 See You Later Alligator POoBOB · 6 Buy ↗ 1985 Right Reason POoNB · 13 Buy ↗ 1986 High Jinx POoBOB · 7 Buy ↗ 1986 Tall Ships POoNB · 14 Buy ↗ 1987 Mongoose, R.I.P. POoBOB · 8 Buy ↗ 1987 Racing Through Paradise POoNB · 15 Buy ↗ 1988 Keeping the Tablets POoNB · 16 Buy ↗ 1989 On the Firing Line POoNB · 17 Buy ↗ 1990 Tucker's Last Stand POoBOB · 9 Buy ↗ 1990 Gratitude POoNB · 18 Buy ↗ 1992 In Search of Anti-Semitism POoNB · 19 Buy ↗ 1993 A Very Private Plot POoBOB · 10 Buy ↗ 1993 Speedlearning Selected Works of W.A. Mozart(With: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) POoNB · 20 Buy ↗ 1993 Happy Days Were Here Again POoNB · 21 Buy ↗ 1994 WindFall POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1995 Brothers No More POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1995 The Blackford Oakes Reader POoBOB · 11 Buy ↗ 1996 The Right Word POoNB · 22 Buy ↗ 1997 Nearer, My God POoNB · 23 Buy ↗ 1998 The Lexicon POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 2000 Spytime POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 2000 Let Us Talk of Many Things POoNB · 24 Buy ↗ 2001 Elvis in the Morning POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 2002 Nuremberg POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 2003 Getting It Right POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 2004 The Fall of the Berlin Wall POoNB · 25 Buy ↗ 2004 Miles Gone By POoNB · 26 Buy ↗ 2005 Last Call for Blackford Oakes POoBOB · 12 Buy ↗ 2006 The Redhunter POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 2007 The Rake POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 2007 Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription POoNB · 27 Buy ↗ 2008 Flying High POoNB · 28 Buy ↗ 2008 The Reagan I Knew POoNB · 29 Buy ↗ 2009 Conversations with William F. Buckley Jr.(With: William F. Meehan III) POoNB · 30 Buy ↗ 2010 Athwart History POoNB · 31 Buy ↗ 2015 Buckley vs. Vidal(With: Gore Vidal) POoNB · 32 Buy ↗ 2016 A Torch Kept Lit POoNB · 33 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 33 books · 1951–2016
01 God and Man at Yale 1951 Buy ↗ 02 McCarthy and His Enemies 1954 Buy ↗ 03 Up from Liberalism 1959 Buy ↗ 04 The Unmaking of a Mayor 1966 Buy ↗ 06 The governor listeth; 1970 Buy ↗ 07 Did You Ever See A Dream Walking 1970 Buy ↗ 08 Cruising Speed--A Documentary 1971 Buy ↗ 09 Inveighing We Will Go 1972 Buy ↗ 10 Four Reforms--A Guide for the Seventies 1973 Buy ↗ 11 Essays on Hayek(With: Fritz Machlup) 1976 Buy ↗ 15 Racing Through Paradise 1987 Buy ↗ 16 Keeping the Tablets 1988 Buy ↗ 17 On the Firing Line 1989 Buy ↗ 19 In Search of Anti-Semitism 1992 Buy ↗ 20 Speedlearning Selected Works of W.A. Mozart(With: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) 1993 Buy ↗ 21 Happy Days Were Here Again 1993 Buy ↗ 22 The Right Word 1996 Buy ↗ 23 Nearer, My God 1997 Buy ↗ 24 Let Us Talk of Many Things 2000 Buy ↗ 25 The Fall of the Berlin Wall 2004 Buy ↗ 27 Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription 2007 Buy ↗ 29 The Reagan I Knew 2008 Buy ↗ 30 Conversations with William F. Buckley Jr.(With: William F. Meehan III) 2009 Buy ↗ 31 Athwart History 2010 Buy ↗ 32 Buckley vs. Vidal(With: Gore Vidal) 2015 Buy ↗ 33 A Torch Kept Lit 2016 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Blackford Oakes Books 12 books · 1976–2005
01 Saving the Queen 1976 Buy ↗ 03 Who's on First 1980 Buy ↗ 04 Marco Polo, If You Can 1981 Buy ↗ 05 The Story of Henri Tod 1983 Buy ↗ 06 See You Later Alligator 1985 Buy ↗ 08 Mongoose, R.I.P. 1987 Buy ↗ 09 Tucker's Last Stand 1990 Buy ↗ 10 A Very Private Plot 1993 Buy ↗ 11 The Blackford Oakes Reader 1995 Buy ↗ 12 Last Call for Blackford Oakes 2005 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 10 books · 1982–2007
03 Brothers No More 1995 Buy ↗ 06 Elvis in the Morning 2001 Buy ↗ 08 Getting It Right 2003 Buy ↗