Ariel Durant books in order

7 books in the catalogue, about 83 hours of reading in all; the shortest takes 12 minutes and the longest 21 hours.

5 standalone books in the catalogue.

Standalone books

The Story of Civilization 1935 12 min The Story of Civilization V 1953 14.2 h The Story of Civilization IX 1965 16.5 h The Story of Civilization X 1967 20.9 h The Lessons of History 1968 2.2 h

Collected editions

Volumes that gather several of the books above.

The Story of Civilization VII 1961 13.4 h The Story of Civilization XI 1975 16.0 h