A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Tim O'Brien Books in Order

The complete Tim O'Brien reading order — 40 books from 1969–2017.

  1. 01 If I die in a combat zone box me up and ship me home 1969 Amazon — buy If I die in a combat zone box me up and ship me home Bookshop — buy If I die in a combat zone box me up and ship me home ThriftBooks — buy If I die in a combat zone box me up and ship me home eBooks.com — buy If I die in a combat zone box me up and ship me home
  2. 02 Going after Cacciato 1975 Amazon — buy Going after Cacciato Bookshop — buy Going after Cacciato ThriftBooks — buy Going after Cacciato eBooks.com — buy Going after Cacciato
  3. 03 Northern lights 1975 Amazon — buy Northern lights Bookshop — buy Northern lights ThriftBooks — buy Northern lights eBooks.com — buy Northern lights
  4. 04 The nuclear age 1985 Amazon — buy The nuclear age Bookshop — buy The nuclear age ThriftBooks — buy The nuclear age eBooks.com — buy The nuclear age
  5. 05 The Things They Carried 1990 Amazon — buy The Things They Carried Bookshop — buy The Things They Carried ThriftBooks — buy The Things They Carried eBooks.com — buy The Things They Carried
  6. 06 "The Sinner of Hollywood" 1991 Amazon — buy "The Sinner of Hollywood" ThriftBooks — buy "The Sinner of Hollywood" eBooks.com — buy "The Sinner of Hollywood"
  7. 07 Light years ago 1992 Amazon — buy Light years ago Bookshop — buy Light years ago ThriftBooks — buy Light years ago eBooks.com — buy Light years ago
  8. 08 In the Lake of the Woods 1994 Amazon — buy In the Lake of the Woods Bookshop — buy In the Lake of the Woods ThriftBooks — buy In the Lake of the Woods eBooks.com — buy In the Lake of the Woods
  9. 09 Twinkle, twinkle 1994 Amazon — buy Twinkle, twinkle Bookshop — buy Twinkle, twinkle ThriftBooks — buy Twinkle, twinkle eBooks.com — buy Twinkle, twinkle
  10. 10 Understanding Tim O'Brien 1995 Amazon — buy Understanding Tim O'Brien Bookshop — buy Understanding Tim O'Brien ThriftBooks — buy Understanding Tim O'Brien eBooks.com — buy Understanding Tim O'Brien
  11. 11 Disney's the Jungle Book 1996 Amazon — buy Disney's the Jungle Book Bookshop — buy Disney's the Jungle Book ThriftBooks — buy Disney's the Jungle Book eBooks.com — buy Disney's the Jungle Book
  12. 12 Tim O'Brien 1997 Amazon — buy Tim O'Brien Bookshop — buy Tim O'Brien ThriftBooks — buy Tim O'Brien eBooks.com — buy Tim O'Brien
  13. 13 TOMCAT IN LOVE 1998 Amazon — buy TOMCAT IN LOVE Bookshop — buy TOMCAT IN LOVE ThriftBooks — buy TOMCAT IN LOVE eBooks.com — buy TOMCAT IN LOVE
  14. 14 A Trauma Artist 2001 Amazon — buy A Trauma Artist Bookshop — buy A Trauma Artist ThriftBooks — buy A Trauma Artist eBooks.com — buy A Trauma Artist
  15. 15 Differentiation in teaching and learning 2001 Amazon — buy Differentiation in teaching and learning Bookshop — buy Differentiation in teaching and learning ThriftBooks — buy Differentiation in teaching and learning eBooks.com — buy Differentiation in teaching and learning
  16. 16 Wege aus dem Krieg 2001 Amazon — buy Wege aus dem Krieg Bookshop — buy Wege aus dem Krieg ThriftBooks — buy Wege aus dem Krieg eBooks.com — buy Wege aus dem Krieg
  17. 17 Ford & ISO 14001 2001 Amazon — buy Ford & ISO 14001 Bookshop — buy Ford & ISO 14001 ThriftBooks — buy Ford & ISO 14001 eBooks.com — buy Ford & ISO 14001
  18. 18 July, July 2002 Amazon — buy July, July Bookshop — buy July, July ThriftBooks — buy July, July eBooks.com — buy July, July
  19. 19 Naked Vinyl 2002 Amazon — buy Naked Vinyl Bookshop — buy Naked Vinyl ThriftBooks — buy Naked Vinyl eBooks.com — buy Naked Vinyl
  20. 20 Enabling Inclusion 2003 Amazon — buy Enabling Inclusion Bookshop — buy Enabling Inclusion ThriftBooks — buy Enabling Inclusion eBooks.com — buy Enabling Inclusion
  21. 21 Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried 2004 Amazon — buy Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried Bookshop — buy Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried ThriftBooks — buy Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried eBooks.com — buy Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried
  22. 22 Postmodern counternarratives 2004 Amazon — buy Postmodern counternarratives Bookshop — buy Postmodern counternarratives ThriftBooks — buy Postmodern counternarratives eBooks.com — buy Postmodern counternarratives
  23. 23 Soldiers once and still 2004 Amazon — buy Soldiers once and still Bookshop — buy Soldiers once and still ThriftBooks — buy Soldiers once and still eBooks.com — buy Soldiers once and still
  24. 24 The Power of Personal Branding 2007 Amazon — buy The Power of Personal Branding Bookshop — buy The Power of Personal Branding ThriftBooks — buy The Power of Personal Branding eBooks.com — buy The Power of Personal Branding
  25. 25 Tim O'Brien in the classroom 2007 Amazon — buy Tim O'Brien in the classroom Bookshop — buy Tim O'Brien in the classroom ThriftBooks — buy Tim O'Brien in the classroom eBooks.com — buy Tim O'Brien in the classroom
  26. 26 Imagination in Romanen von Tim O'Brien 2009 Amazon — buy Imagination in Romanen von Tim O'Brien Bookshop — buy Imagination in Romanen von Tim O'Brien ThriftBooks — buy Imagination in Romanen von Tim O'Brien eBooks.com — buy Imagination in Romanen von Tim O'Brien
  27. 27 Approaches to teaching the works of Tim O'Brien 2010 Amazon — buy Approaches to teaching the works of Tim O'Brien Bookshop — buy Approaches to teaching the works of Tim O'Brien ThriftBooks — buy Approaches to teaching the works of Tim O'Brien eBooks.com — buy Approaches to teaching the works of Tim O'Brien
  28. 28 Critical companion to Tim O'Brien 2011 Amazon — buy Critical companion to Tim O'Brien Bookshop — buy Critical companion to Tim O'Brien ThriftBooks — buy Critical companion to Tim O'Brien eBooks.com — buy Critical companion to Tim O'Brien
  29. 29 War in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried 2011 Amazon — buy War in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried Bookshop — buy War in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried ThriftBooks — buy War in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried eBooks.com — buy War in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried
  30. 30 Remembering Viet Nam : Gustav Hasford, Ron Kovic, Tim o'Brien and the Fabrication of American Cultural Memory 2011 Amazon — buy Remembering Viet Nam : Gustav Hasford, Ron Kovic, Tim o'Brien and the Fabrication of American Cultural Memory Bookshop — buy Remembering Viet Nam : Gustav Hasford, Ron Kovic, Tim o'Brien and the Fabrication of American Cultural Memory ThriftBooks — buy Remembering Viet Nam : Gustav Hasford, Ron Kovic, Tim o'Brien and the Fabrication of American Cultural Memory eBooks.com — buy Remembering Viet Nam : Gustav Hasford, Ron Kovic, Tim o'Brien and the Fabrication of American Cultural Memory
  31. 31 Baxter (the Puppy Place #19) 2011 Amazon — buy Baxter (the Puppy Place #19) Bookshop — buy Baxter (the Puppy Place #19) ThriftBooks — buy Baxter (the Puppy Place #19) eBooks.com — buy Baxter (the Puppy Place #19)
  32. 32 Conversations with Tim O'Brien 2012 Amazon — buy Conversations with Tim O'Brien Bookshop — buy Conversations with Tim O'Brien ThriftBooks — buy Conversations with Tim O'Brien eBooks.com — buy Conversations with Tim O'Brien
  33. 33 Vietnam and Beyond 2012 Amazon — buy Vietnam and Beyond Bookshop — buy Vietnam and Beyond ThriftBooks — buy Vietnam and Beyond eBooks.com — buy Vietnam and Beyond
  34. 34 Promoting Positive Behaviour 2013 Amazon — buy Promoting Positive Behaviour Bookshop — buy Promoting Positive Behaviour ThriftBooks — buy Promoting Positive Behaviour eBooks.com — buy Promoting Positive Behaviour
  35. 35 The Things They Carried Literature Teaching Guide - Teaching Unit for The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 2013 Amazon — buy The Things They Carried Literature Teaching Guide - Teaching Unit for The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien Bookshop — buy The Things They Carried Literature Teaching Guide - Teaching Unit for The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien ThriftBooks — buy The Things They Carried Literature Teaching Guide - Teaching Unit for The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien eBooks.com — buy The Things They Carried Literature Teaching Guide - Teaching Unit for The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
  36. 36 Representation of the Vietnam War Trauma in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried 2015 Amazon — buy Representation of the Vietnam War Trauma in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried Bookshop — buy Representation of the Vietnam War Trauma in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried ThriftBooks — buy Representation of the Vietnam War Trauma in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried eBooks.com — buy Representation of the Vietnam War Trauma in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried
  37. 37 Truth and Fiction in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried 2016 Amazon — buy Truth and Fiction in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried Bookshop — buy Truth and Fiction in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried ThriftBooks — buy Truth and Fiction in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried eBooks.com — buy Truth and Fiction in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried
  38. 38 A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's "Going After Cacciato" 2017 Amazon — buy A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's "Going After Cacciato" Bookshop — buy A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's "Going After Cacciato" ThriftBooks — buy A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's "Going After Cacciato" eBooks.com — buy A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's "Going After Cacciato"
  39. 39 A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's Things They Carried 2017 Amazon — buy A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's Things They Carried Bookshop — buy A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's Things They Carried ThriftBooks — buy A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's Things They Carried eBooks.com — buy A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's Things They Carried
  40. 40 A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's "On the Rainy River" 2017 Amazon — buy A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's "On the Rainy River" Bookshop — buy A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's "On the Rainy River" ThriftBooks — buy A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's "On the Rainy River" eBooks.com — buy A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's "On the Rainy River"

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Track your progress through Tim O'Brien

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 If I die in a combat zone box me up and ship me home 1969
2 Going after Cacciato 1975
3 Northern lights 1975
4 The nuclear age 1985
5 The Things They Carried 1990
6 "The Sinner of Hollywood" 1991
7 Light years ago 1992
8 In the Lake of the Woods 1994
9 Twinkle, twinkle 1994
10 Understanding Tim O'Brien 1995
11 Disney's the Jungle Book 1996
12 Tim O'Brien 1997
13 TOMCAT IN LOVE 1998
14 A Trauma Artist 2001
15 Differentiation in teaching and learning 2001
16 Wege aus dem Krieg 2001
17 Ford & ISO 14001 2001
18 July, July 2002
19 Naked Vinyl 2002
20 Enabling Inclusion 2003
21 Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried 2004
22 Postmodern counternarratives 2004
23 Soldiers once and still 2004
24 The Power of Personal Branding 2007
25 Tim O'Brien in the classroom 2007
26 Imagination in Romanen von Tim O'Brien 2009
27 Approaches to teaching the works of Tim O'Brien 2010
28 Critical companion to Tim O'Brien 2011
29 War in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried 2011
30 Remembering Viet Nam : Gustav Hasford, Ron Kovic, Tim o'Brien and the Fabrication of American Cultural Memory 2011
31 Baxter (the Puppy Place #19) 2011
32 Conversations with Tim O'Brien 2012
33 Vietnam and Beyond 2012
34 Promoting Positive Behaviour 2013
35 The Things They Carried Literature Teaching Guide - Teaching Unit for The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 2013
36 Representation of the Vietnam War Trauma in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried 2015
37 Truth and Fiction in Tim o'Brien's the Things They Carried 2016
38 A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's "Going After Cacciato" 2017
39 A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's Things They Carried 2017
40 A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's "On the Rainy River" 2017

Tim O'Brien reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with If I die in a combat zone box me up and ship me home (1969). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Tim O'Brien — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Tim O'Brien books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1969–2017.

What is the newest Tim O'Brien book?

A Study Guide for Tim O'Brien's "On the Rainy River", published in 2017.