William W. Forgey Books in Order
William W. Forgey has written 18 books, published between 1979 and 2021. The first book is Forgey's Wilderness Medicine (1979) and the newest is The Prepper's Guide to Surviving Pandemics, Bioterrorism, and Infectious Disease (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 18
- Published
- 1979–2021
- Pages on record
- 861 in 8 of 18 books
William W. Forgey writes on wilderness medicine and outdoor first aid. Forgey's Wilderness Medicine (1979) opens a catalogue of 18 books that reaches The Prepper's Guide to Surviving Pandemics, Bioterrorism, and Infectious Disease in 2021. Hypothermia, medical emergencies, wilderness survival, travel and the treatment of mountaineering and backpacking injuries are the recorded subjects. The books are short, with a median of 106 pages, and the 1990s hold the densest run of titles.
How many William W. Forgey books are there?
William W. Forgey has 18 books, released between 1979 and 2021.
William W. Forgey Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 18 William W. Forgey 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.
- 1Forgey's Wilderness Medicine1979 · 124 pages · confirmed 1/419791241/4
- 2Hypothermia1985 · 172 pages · confirmed 1/419851721/4
- 3The Basic Essentials of First Aid for the Outdoors1989 · 61 pages · confirmed 1/41989611/4
- 4Travelers' Self Care Manual1990 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/419901121/4
- 5Doctor's Little Book of Wisdom1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 6Things That Go Bump in the Night1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 7More Things That Go Bump in the Night1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 8Wilderness First Aid Manual1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 9Ghoulies, Ghosties, and Long-Leggety Beasties1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 101999651/4
- 111999901/4
- 12Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Wilderness Emergency Care2006 · 136 pages · confirmed 1/420061361/4
- 13Wilderness Medicine2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 1420151011/4
- 15Classic Campfire Stories: Forty Spooky Tales2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 16The Prepper's Medical Handbook2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 17Doctor on Board2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 18The Prepper's Guide to Surviving Pandemics, Bioterrorism, and Infectious Disease2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
William W. Forgey 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.
Basic Illustrated in order
3 booksStandalone books
15 books15 William W. Forgey titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read William W. Forgey books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 18 William W. Forgey books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with William W. Forgey
Start with Forgey's Wilderness Medicine (1979), the earliest published title.
What is the newest William W. Forgey book?
The Prepper's Guide to Surviving Pandemics, Bioterrorism, and Infectious Disease (2021) is the newest William W. Forgey book released so far.
Is there a new William W. Forgey book coming?
No next William W. Forgey book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
William W. Forgey at a glance
- Paused
- No new William W. Forgey title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- William W. Forgey books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 861 pages across the 8 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 106 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most William W. Forgey books, 8 of 18, were published in the 1990s.
What the William W. Forgey books are about
9 of the 18 William W. Forgey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: first aid in illness and injury is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- First aid in illness and injury 6 of 9 books
- Medical emergencies 5 of 9 books
- Outdoor medical emergencies 4 of 9 books
- Hypothermia 3 of 9 books
- Emergency Treatment 2 of 9 books
- Mountaineering injuries 2 of 9 books
- Recreation 2 of 9 books
- Travel 2 of 9 books
- Wilderness areas 2 of 9 books
- Wilderness survival 2 of 9 books