Stephen Covey Books in Order
Stephen Covey has written 4 books, published between 1989 and 2009. The first book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989) and the newest is Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 1989–2009
- Total pages
- 1,078 across 4 books
- Reading time
- 18–27 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,078 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Stephen Covey wrote about personal effectiveness, character and time management. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989) is his best known book, and First Things First (1996), Great Work Great Career (2009) and Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times (2009) complete the four catalogued here. Covey also wrote Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit and The Leader In Me. Time magazine named Covey one of the 25 most influential people in 1996. The American educator and businessman lived from 1932 to 2012 and taught at Utah State University's Jon M. Huntsman School of Business.
After that book, Covey published adapted versions aimed at families and teens, and later a series of individual books for kids using the same framework.
How many Stephen Covey books are there?
Stephen Covey has 4 books, released between 1989 and 2009.
Stephen Covey Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 4 Stephen Covey 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 7 Habits of Highly Effective People1989 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/419894321/4
- 2First Things First1996 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/419963841/4
- 3Great Work Great Career2009 · 162 pages · confirmed 1/420091621/4
- 4Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times2009 · 100 pages · confirmed 1/420091001/4
Stephen Covey 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
4 books4 Stephen Covey titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Stephen Covey books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 4 Stephen Covey books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Stephen Covey
Start with The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Stephen Covey book?
Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times (2009) is the newest Stephen Covey book released so far.
Is there a new Stephen Covey book coming?
No next Stephen Covey book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Stephen Covey at a glance
- Died
- Stephen Covey died in 2012, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Stephen Covey on record dates from 2009.
- Release pace
- Stephen Covey books have appeared about one every 7 years on average.
- Length
- 1,078 pages across all 4 books with a recorded length, a median of 273 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Stephen Covey books, 2 of 4, were published in the 2000s.
What the Stephen Covey books are about
All 4 Stephen Covey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Aspectos psicológicos 1 of 4 books
- Budgets temps 1 of 4 books
- Business 1 of 4 books
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS 1 of 4 books
- Carácter 1 of 4 books
- Career development 1 of 4 books
- Character 1 of 4 books
- Conduct of life 1 of 4 books
- Decision-Making & Problem Solving 1 of 4 books
- Downsizing of organizations 1 of 4 books
- Exito 1 of 4 books
- Guan li 1 of 4 books