A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Sigma Books in Order

The complete Sigma reading order — 40 books from 1893–2017.

  1. 01 The Sigma Chi Quarterly 1893 Amazon — buy The Sigma Chi Quarterly Bookshop — buy The Sigma Chi Quarterly ThriftBooks — buy The Sigma Chi Quarterly eBooks.com — buy The Sigma Chi Quarterly
  2. 02 Shaped to its purpose 1965 Amazon — buy Shaped to its purpose ThriftBooks — buy Shaped to its purpose eBooks.com — buy Shaped to its purpose
  3. 03 In search of sisterhood 1988 Amazon — buy In search of sisterhood Bookshop — buy In search of sisterhood ThriftBooks — buy In search of sisterhood eBooks.com — buy In search of sisterhood
  4. 04 SIGMA 1988 Amazon — buy SIGMA Bookshop — buy SIGMA ThriftBooks — buy SIGMA eBooks.com — buy SIGMA
  5. 05 The Secret of Sigma Seven 1991 Amazon — buy The Secret of Sigma Seven Bookshop — buy The Secret of Sigma Seven ThriftBooks — buy The Secret of Sigma Seven eBooks.com — buy The Secret of Sigma Seven
  6. 06 Six sigma 1999 Amazon — buy Six sigma Bookshop — buy Six sigma ThriftBooks — buy Six sigma eBooks.com — buy Six sigma
  7. 07 The Six Sigma Way 2000 Amazon — buy The Six Sigma Way Bookshop — buy The Six Sigma Way ThriftBooks — buy The Six Sigma Way eBooks.com — buy The Six Sigma Way
  8. 08 The Six Sigma handbook 2000 Amazon — buy The Six Sigma handbook Bookshop — buy The Six Sigma handbook ThriftBooks — buy The Six Sigma handbook eBooks.com — buy The Six Sigma handbook
  9. 09 The Sigma protocol 2001 Amazon — buy The Sigma protocol Bookshop — buy The Sigma protocol ThriftBooks — buy The Sigma protocol eBooks.com — buy The Sigma protocol
  10. 10 The Power of Six Sigma 2001 Amazon — buy The Power of Six Sigma Bookshop — buy The Power of Six Sigma ThriftBooks — buy The Power of Six Sigma eBooks.com — buy The Power of Six Sigma
  11. 11 Six Sigma and Beyond 2001 Amazon — buy Six Sigma and Beyond Bookshop — buy Six Sigma and Beyond ThriftBooks — buy Six Sigma and Beyond eBooks.com — buy Six Sigma and Beyond
  12. 12 Lean Six Sigma 2002 Amazon — buy Lean Six Sigma Bookshop — buy Lean Six Sigma ThriftBooks — buy Lean Six Sigma eBooks.com — buy Lean Six Sigma
  13. 13 Six Sigma Deployment 2002 Amazon — buy Six Sigma Deployment Bookshop — buy Six Sigma Deployment ThriftBooks — buy Six Sigma Deployment eBooks.com — buy Six Sigma Deployment
  14. 14 Six Sigma for managers 2002 Amazon — buy Six Sigma for managers Bookshop — buy Six Sigma for managers ThriftBooks — buy Six Sigma for managers eBooks.com — buy Six Sigma for managers
  15. 15 What is six sigma? 2002 Amazon — buy What is six sigma? Bookshop — buy What is six sigma? ThriftBooks — buy What is six sigma? eBooks.com — buy What is six sigma?
  16. 16 Design for Six Sigma 2002 Amazon — buy Design for Six Sigma Bookshop — buy Design for Six Sigma ThriftBooks — buy Design for Six Sigma eBooks.com — buy Design for Six Sigma
  17. 17 Quality beyond Six Sigma 2003 Amazon — buy Quality beyond Six Sigma Bookshop — buy Quality beyond Six Sigma ThriftBooks — buy Quality beyond Six Sigma eBooks.com — buy Quality beyond Six Sigma
  18. 18 Lean Six Sigma for Service 2003 Amazon — buy Lean Six Sigma for Service Bookshop — buy Lean Six Sigma for Service ThriftBooks — buy Lean Six Sigma for Service eBooks.com — buy Lean Six Sigma for Service
  19. 19 Map of bones 2004 Amazon — buy Map of bones Bookshop — buy Map of bones ThriftBooks — buy Map of bones eBooks.com — buy Map of bones
  20. 20 What is Lean Six Sigma? 2004 Amazon — buy What is Lean Six Sigma? Bookshop — buy What is Lean Six Sigma? ThriftBooks — buy What is Lean Six Sigma? eBooks.com — buy What is Lean Six Sigma?
  21. 21 The lean Six Sigma pocket toolbook 2004 Amazon — buy The lean Six Sigma pocket toolbook Bookshop — buy The lean Six Sigma pocket toolbook ThriftBooks — buy The lean Six Sigma pocket toolbook eBooks.com — buy The lean Six Sigma pocket toolbook
  22. 22 An Introduction to Six Sigma and Process Improvement 2004 Amazon — buy An Introduction to Six Sigma and Process Improvement Bookshop — buy An Introduction to Six Sigma and Process Improvement ThriftBooks — buy An Introduction to Six Sigma and Process Improvement eBooks.com — buy An Introduction to Six Sigma and Process Improvement
  23. 23 Statistics for Six Sigma Made Easy 2004 Amazon — buy Statistics for Six Sigma Made Easy Bookshop — buy Statistics for Six Sigma Made Easy ThriftBooks — buy Statistics for Six Sigma Made Easy eBooks.com — buy Statistics for Six Sigma Made Easy
  24. 24 Six sigma for dummies 2005 Amazon — buy Six sigma for dummies Bookshop — buy Six sigma for dummies ThriftBooks — buy Six sigma for dummies eBooks.com — buy Six sigma for dummies
  25. 25 What is six sigma process management? 2005 Amazon — buy What is six sigma process management? Bookshop — buy What is six sigma process management? ThriftBooks — buy What is six sigma process management? eBooks.com — buy What is six sigma process management?
  26. 26 Black Order 2006 Amazon — buy Black Order Bookshop — buy Black Order ThriftBooks — buy Black Order eBooks.com — buy Black Order
  27. 27 Six sigma workbook for dummies 2006 Amazon — buy Six sigma workbook for dummies Bookshop — buy Six sigma workbook for dummies ThriftBooks — buy Six sigma workbook for dummies eBooks.com — buy Six sigma workbook for dummies
  28. 28 Seis Sigma / Six Sigma 2006 Amazon — buy Seis Sigma / Six Sigma Bookshop — buy Seis Sigma / Six Sigma ThriftBooks — buy Seis Sigma / Six Sigma eBooks.com — buy Seis Sigma / Six Sigma
  29. 29 The Judas Strain 2007 Amazon — buy The Judas Strain Bookshop — buy The Judas Strain ThriftBooks — buy The Judas Strain eBooks.com — buy The Judas Strain
  30. 30 The certified six sigma green belt handbook 2008 Amazon — buy The certified six sigma green belt handbook Bookshop — buy The certified six sigma green belt handbook ThriftBooks — buy The certified six sigma green belt handbook eBooks.com — buy The certified six sigma green belt handbook
  31. 31 Lean Six Sigma for the Office 2008 Amazon — buy Lean Six Sigma for the Office Bookshop — buy Lean Six Sigma for the Office ThriftBooks — buy Lean Six Sigma for the Office eBooks.com — buy Lean Six Sigma for the Office
  32. 32 Lean Six Sigma For Dummies 2009 Amazon — buy Lean Six Sigma For Dummies Bookshop — buy Lean Six Sigma For Dummies ThriftBooks — buy Lean Six Sigma For Dummies eBooks.com — buy Lean Six Sigma For Dummies
  33. 33 The doomsday key 2009 Amazon — buy The doomsday key Bookshop — buy The doomsday key ThriftBooks — buy The doomsday key eBooks.com — buy The doomsday key
  34. 34 Implementing Six Sigma and Lean 2009 Amazon — buy Implementing Six Sigma and Lean Bookshop — buy Implementing Six Sigma and Lean ThriftBooks — buy Implementing Six Sigma and Lean eBooks.com — buy Implementing Six Sigma and Lean
  35. 35 Lean Six Sigma and Minitab 2010 Amazon — buy Lean Six Sigma and Minitab Bookshop — buy Lean Six Sigma and Minitab ThriftBooks — buy Lean Six Sigma and Minitab eBooks.com — buy Lean Six Sigma and Minitab
  36. 36 The certified six sigma master black belt handbook 2010 Amazon — buy The certified six sigma master black belt handbook Bookshop — buy The certified six sigma master black belt handbook ThriftBooks — buy The certified six sigma master black belt handbook eBooks.com — buy The certified six sigma master black belt handbook
  37. 37 7th sigma 2011 Amazon — buy 7th sigma Bookshop — buy 7th sigma ThriftBooks — buy 7th sigma eBooks.com — buy 7th sigma
  38. 38 Bloodline 2012 Amazon — buy Bloodline Bookshop — buy Bloodline ThriftBooks — buy Bloodline eBooks.com — buy Bloodline
  39. 39 Eye of God 2013 Amazon — buy Eye of God Bookshop — buy Eye of God ThriftBooks — buy Eye of God eBooks.com — buy Eye of God
  40. 40 The certified Six Sigma yellow belt handbook 2017 Amazon — buy The certified Six Sigma yellow belt handbook Bookshop — buy The certified Six Sigma yellow belt handbook ThriftBooks — buy The certified Six Sigma yellow belt handbook eBooks.com — buy The certified Six Sigma yellow belt handbook

Reading tracker

Track your progress through Sigma

Tick books off as you read them — your progress is saved on this device. Print it for a paper checklist, or save it as a PDF.

Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Sigma Chi Quarterly 1893
2 Shaped to its purpose 1965
3 In search of sisterhood 1988
4 SIGMA 1988
5 The Secret of Sigma Seven 1991
6 Six sigma 1999
7 The Six Sigma Way 2000
8 The Six Sigma handbook 2000
9 The Sigma protocol 2001
10 The Power of Six Sigma 2001
11 Six Sigma and Beyond 2001
12 Lean Six Sigma 2002
13 Six Sigma Deployment 2002
14 Six Sigma for managers 2002
15 What is six sigma? 2002
16 Design for Six Sigma 2002
17 Quality beyond Six Sigma 2003
18 Lean Six Sigma for Service 2003
19 Map of bones 2004
20 What is Lean Six Sigma? 2004
21 The lean Six Sigma pocket toolbook 2004
22 An Introduction to Six Sigma and Process Improvement 2004
23 Statistics for Six Sigma Made Easy 2004
24 Six sigma for dummies 2005
25 What is six sigma process management? 2005
26 Black Order 2006
27 Six sigma workbook for dummies 2006
28 Seis Sigma / Six Sigma 2006
29 The Judas Strain 2007
30 The certified six sigma green belt handbook 2008
31 Lean Six Sigma for the Office 2008
32 Lean Six Sigma For Dummies 2009
33 The doomsday key 2009
34 Implementing Six Sigma and Lean 2009
35 Lean Six Sigma and Minitab 2010
36 The certified six sigma master black belt handbook 2010
37 7th sigma 2011
38 Bloodline 2012
39 Eye of God 2013
40 The certified Six Sigma yellow belt handbook 2017

Sigma reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The Sigma Chi Quarterly (1893). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Sigma — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Sigma books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1893–2017.

What is the newest Sigma book?

The certified Six Sigma yellow belt handbook, published in 2017.