Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Meditative Mind | 1977 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 2 | Consciousness, the Brain, States of Awareness, and Alternate Realities | 1979 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 3 | The Pleasures of Sociology | 1980 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 4 | What Psychology Knows That Everyone Should | 1981 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 5 | Introductory Psychology | 1982 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 6 | Essential Psychotherapy | 1982 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 7 | Vital Lies, Simple Truths | 1985 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 8 | The Relaxed Body Book | 1986 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 9 | The Art of Meditation | 1989 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 10 | Psychology Articles | 1991 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 11 | The Creative Spirit | 1992 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 12 | The Consumer’s Guide to Psychotherapy | 1992 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 13 | Mind/Body Medicine | 1993 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 14 | Emotional Intelligence | 1995 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 15 | Relaxation and Mindfulness | 1996 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 16 | Future Medicine | 1997 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 17 | Truth & Transformation | 1997 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 18 | Working with Emotional Intelligence | 1998 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 19 | Destructive Emotions | 2000 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 20 | Leadership That Gets Results | 2001 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 21 | Primal Leadership | 2002 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 22 | The New Leaders | 2002 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 23 | Social Intelligence | 2006 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 24 | What Makes a Leader | 2006 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 25 | The Power of Truth | 2006 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 26 | Mindfulness @ Work | 2007 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 27 | Measuring the Immeasurable | 2008 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 28 | Ecological Intelligence | 2009 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 29 | Mindsight | 2009 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 30 | The Brain and Emotional Intelligence | 2011 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 31 | Ecoliterate | 2012 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 32 | Socially Intelligent Computing | 2012 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 33 | The Hidden Driver of Excellence | 2013 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 34 | Cultivating Focus | 2013 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 35 | Focus for Teens | 2013 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 36 | Working with Mindfulness | 2013 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 37 | The Triple Focus | 2014 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 38 | Building Emotional Intelligence | 2014 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 39 | The Topline Summary of Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence - Why It May Matter More than IQ | 2014 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 40 | A Force for Good | 2015 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 41 | Altered Traits | 2017 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 42 | Teamwork | 2017 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 43 | Inspirational Leadership | 2017 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 44 | Ecology, Ethics, and Interdependence | 2018 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 45 | The Emotionally Intelligent Leader | 2019 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 46 | Why We Meditate | 2022 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
| 47 | Optimal | 2024 | Daniel Goleman | Buy |
Daniel Goleman’s non-fiction catalog spans forty-seven titles published from 1977 to 2024. His early work includes The Meditative Mind (1977) and books on psychology and consciousness. The publication of Emotional Intelligence in 1995 changed the direction of his career, and most of his subsequent books build on that foundation in different contexts: the workplace, education, leadership, and personal development.
Later works like Social Intelligence (2006), Ecological Intelligence (2009), and Focus (2013) apply his thinking to broader domains. Altered Traits (2017), co-written with Richard Davidson, examines the science behind meditation. His most recent title, Optimal (2024), continues to explore how emotional intelligence and mindfulness can improve performance and well-being.