Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beyond Civilization: Humanity’s Next Great Adventure | 1999 | Daniel Quinn | Buy |
| 2 | Tales of Adam | 2005 | Daniel Quinn | Buy |
| 3 | At Woomeroo | 2012 | Daniel Quinn | Buy |
| 4 | The Invisibility of Success | 2014 | Daniel Quinn | Buy |
| 5 | The Teachings That Came Before and After Ishmael | 2014 | Daniel Quinn | Buy |
Quinn’s collections serve as extensions of the philosophical framework he built in his novels. Beyond Civilization (1999) was written as a direct follow-up to the Ishmael trilogy and his autobiography Providence, offering practical ideas about how people might organize themselves outside traditional civilizational structures. The book uses a one-page-per-topic format that mixes autobiography, parable, and essay.
Tales of Adam (2005) took a different approach, presenting seven short tales set in a world seen through animist eyes, where humans live as part of the community of life rather than as its rulers. At Woomeroo (2012), The Invisibility of Success (2014), and The Teachings That Came Before and After Ishmael (2014) continued Quinn’s practice of collecting shorter writings that clarify, revisit, or build on the ideas his readers had been engaging with since 1992.