Modern Library Chronicles books in order

The Modern Library Chronicles is a non-fiction series of short histories covering topics from Ancient Greece to baseball, featuring multiple authors.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 California 1980 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
2 Communism 1994 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
3 London 1995 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
4 The Balkans 2000 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
5 The German Empire 2000 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
6 The Catholic Church 2001 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
7 Peoples and Empires 2001 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
8 Hitler and the Holocaust 2001 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
9 Law in America 2002 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
10 The American Revolution 2002 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
11 Inventing Japan 2003 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
12 The Americas 2003 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
13 The Boys’ Crusade 2003 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
14 The Reformation 2003 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
15 The Company 2003 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
16 The Age of Shakespeare 2004 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
17 The Age of Napoleon 2004 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
18 Infinite Ascent 2004 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
19 Evolution 2004 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
20 Nazism and War 2004 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
21 The City 2005 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
22 A Short History of Medicine 2006 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
23 Storm from the East 2006 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
24 Baseball 2006 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
25 The Hellenistic Age 2007 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
26 Prehistory 2007 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
27 The Renaissance 2007 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
28 Islam 2007 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
29 The Christian World 2008 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
30 Dangerous Games 2008 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
31 The Romantic Revolution 2010 Adrian Wooldridge Buy
32 The Korean War 2010 Adrian Wooldridge Buy

The Modern Library Chronicles is a publisher’s series of short, accessible histories by expert authors. Each volume covers a single subject — from The Balkans and The Catholic Church to Baseball and The Korean War — in a compact format.

Adrian Wooldridge and John Micklethwait contributed The Company (2003), a short history of corporate enterprise. Over 30 titles were published between 1980 and 2010.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Modern Library Chronicles series?

There are 32 books in the Modern Library Chronicles series, published between 1980 and 2010.

What is the first book in the Modern Library Chronicles series?

The first book in the Modern Library Chronicles series is California, published in 1980.

What is the Modern Library Chronicles series?

The Modern Library Chronicles is a publisher’s series of short, accessible histories by different expert authors. Topics range from The Catholic Church and The American Revolution to Baseball and The Korean War. Adrian Wooldridge co-authored The Company (2003) with John Micklethwait. Over 30 titles were published between 1980 and 2010.

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