Steve Pieczenik Books in Order
Steve Pieczenik has written 12 books, published between 1985 and 2014. The first book is The Mind Palace (1985) and the newest is Steve Pieczenik Talks (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1985–2014
- Pages on record
- 2,237 in 6 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 37–56 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,237 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Steve Pieczenik, born December 7, 1943, is a Cuban-American psychiatrist, author and publisher, also described as a conspiracy theorist. In 1976 Pieczenik became Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, serving under Henry Kissinger, Cyrus Vance and James Baker, and later consulted for the State Department. Pieczenik has appeared on InfoWars and has called the September 11 attacks and the Sandy Hook shooting false flag operations. The catalogue lists 12 books from 1985 to 2014, including the Desaix Clark series; The Mind Palace (1985), Blood Heat (1988) and State of Emergency (2010) are among them.
How many Steve Pieczenik books are there?
Steve Pieczenik has 12 books, released between 1985 and 2014. 2 of them belong to the Desaix Clark series.
Steve Pieczenik Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Steve Pieczenik 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 Mind Palace1985 · confirmed 2/41985–2/4
- 2Blood Heat1988 · confirmed 2/41988–2/4
- 3My Life is Great, Why Do I Feel So Awful?1990 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/419902442/4
- 519925572/4
- 619953422/4
- 7Active Measures (As: Alexander Court)2001 · confirmed 2/42001–2/4
- 8My Beloved Talleyrand: The Life of a Scoundrel by His Last Mistress2005 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/420052762/4
- 9Terror Counter Terror2007 · 452 pages · confirmed 2/420074522/4
- 10State of Emergency2010 · 366 pages · confirmed 2/420103662/4
- 11Active Pursuit2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 12Steve Pieczenik Talks2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
Steve Pieczenik 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.
Desaix Clark in order
2 booksStandalone books
10 books10 Steve Pieczenik titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Steve Pieczenik books in order?
You only need to read Steve Pieczenik books in order within the Desaix Clark series, which holds 2 of the 12 Steve Pieczenik books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Steve Pieczenik
Start with The Mind Palace (1985), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Steve Pieczenik book?
Steve Pieczenik Talks (2014) is the newest Steve Pieczenik book released so far.
Is there a new Steve Pieczenik book coming?
No next Steve Pieczenik book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Steve Pieczenik at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Steve Pieczenik title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Steve Pieczenik books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,237 pages across the 6 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 354 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Steve Pieczenik books, 4 of 12, were published in the 1990s.
What the Steve Pieczenik books are about
7 of the 12 Steve Pieczenik books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: case studies is tagged on 2 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Case studies 2 of 7 books
- Clark, desaix (fictitious character) 2 of 7 books
- Crisis management in government 2 of 7 books
- Psychology 2 of 7 books
- Psychotherapy 2 of 7 books
- Self-realization 2 of 7 books
- Success 2 of 7 books
- Espionage 2 of 7 books
- Women 2 of 7 books