Barbara Holland Books in Order
21 books are credited to Barbara Holland, published between 1977 and 2020; 2 of them appeared after Barbara Holland's death in 2010. The first book is The Pony Problem (1977) and the newest is Emerging Trends and Impacts of the Internet of Things in Libraries (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 1977–2020
- Pages on record
- 3,508 in 17 of 21 books
- Reading time
- 58–88 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,508 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 21 titles with a page count on record.
Barbara Holland (1933-2010) was an American writer who defended everyday vices such as swearing, drinking, smoking and eating fatty food. Holland also wrote a memoir of a childhood in Chevy Chase, Maryland, close to Washington, D.C. Titles in the catalogue include Hail to the Chiefs, a book of presidential mischief, and One's Company: Reflections On Living Alone (1992). Children's fiction and ponies also appear in the subjects, and the earliest listed title is The Pony Problem (1977).
How many Barbara Holland books are there?
Barbara Holland has 21 books, released between 1977 and 2020. 2 of them were published after Barbara Holland's death in 2010.
Barbara Holland Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 Barbara Holland books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Pony Problem1977 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/419771281/4
- 2Run For Your Life1979 · 121 pages · confirmed 1/419791211/4
- 3Prisoners at the Kitchen Table1979 · 122 pages · confirmed 1/419791221/4
- 4Mother's Day or the View from in Here1980 · confirmed 1/41980–1/4
- 5Soviet Sisterhood1985 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/419852721/4
- 6Secrets of the Cat / The Name of the Cat1988 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419882881/4
- 7Creepy-Mouse Coming to Get You1988 · 109 pages · confirmed 1/419881091/4
- 8Hail to the Chiefs: Presidential Mischief, Morals, and Malarkey from George W. to George W.1990 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/419902721/4
- 9Caring for Planet Earth: The World Around Us1990 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/41990401/4
- 10One's Company: Reflections On Living Alone1992 · confirmed 1/41992–1/4
- 11Endangered Pleasures: In Defense of Naps, Bacon, Martinis, Profanity, and Other Indulgences1995 · 175 pages · confirmed 1/419951751/4
- 12Bingo Night at the Fire Hall: Rediscovering Life in an American Village1997 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/419972101/4
- 13In Private Life1997 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/419972731/4
- 14Wasn't the Grass Greener?: Thirty-three Reasons Why Life Isn't as Good as It Used to Be1999 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419992561/4
- 15Brief Heroes and Histories2000 · 245 pages · confirmed 1/420002451/4
- 16They Went Whistling: Women Wayfarers, Warriors, Runaways, and Renegades2001 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/420012811/4
- 17Gentlemen's Blood: A History of Dueling from Swords at Dawn to Pistols at Dusk2003 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420032561/4
- 18When All the World Was Young: A Memoir2005 · 310 pages · confirmed 1/420053101/4
- 19The Joy of Drinking2007 · 150 pages · confirmed 1/420071501/4
- 20Lord, I Give You My Heart2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 21Emerging Trends and Impacts of the Internet of Things in Libraries2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
Barbara Holland books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
21 books21 Barbara Holland titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Barbara Holland books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 21 Barbara Holland books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Barbara Holland
Start with The Pony Problem (1977), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Barbara Holland book?
Emerging Trends and Impacts of the Internet of Things in Libraries (2020) is the newest Barbara Holland book released so far.
Is there a new Barbara Holland book coming?
No next Barbara Holland book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Barbara Holland at a glance
- Died
- Barbara Holland died in 2010, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Barbara Holland are still being published after Barbara Holland's death in 2010; the newest appeared in 2020.
- Release pace
- Barbara Holland books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,508 pages across the 17 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 245 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Barbara Holland books, 7 of 21, were published in the 1990s.
What the Barbara Holland books are about
17 of the 21 Barbara Holland books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 4 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Biography 4 of 17 books
- Social life and customs 4 of 17 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 17 books
- History 2 of 17 books
- Kidnapping 2 of 17 books
- United states, social life and customs 2 of 17 books