Stories Behind Books in Order
Stories Behind by Ace Collins contains 12 books, published between 1975 and 2019. The first book is Songs Sung Red, White, and Blue: The Stories Behind America's Best-Loved Patriotic Songs (1975) and the newest is Stories Behind the Songs and Hymns about Heaven (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1975–2019
- Pages on record
- 1,417 in 7 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 24–35 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,417 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Stories Behind is a group of 12 books by Ace Collins. Subject headings include popular music, Christmas music, English carols, hymns (history and criticism), patriotic music and biography. Titles in the set include Stories Behind Country Music's All-Time Greatest 100 Songs (1996), Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas (2001) and Stories Behind Men of Faith (2008). Stories Behind the Songs and Hymns about Heaven (2019) is the newest title.
How many Stories Behind books are there?
Stories Behind has 12 books, released between 1975 and 2019.
Stories Behind Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Stories Behind 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.
- 1Songs Sung Red, White, and Blue: The Stories Behind America's Best-Loved Patriotic Songs1975 · 223 pages · confirmed 1/419752231/4
- 2Stories Behind Country Music's All-Time Greatest 100 Songs1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 3Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas2001 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420011921/4
- 4Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas2003 · 195 pages · confirmed 1/420031951/4
- 5Stories Behind the Hymns That Inspire America2003 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/420032081/4
- 6Stories Behind Great Traditions Abbey Press2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 7More Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas2006 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420062241/4
- 8Stories Behind the Traditions and Songs of Easter2007 · 183 pages · confirmed 1/420071831/4
- 9Stories Behind Women of Extraordinary Faith2008 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/420081921/4
- 10Stories Behind Men of Faith2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 11Stories Behind the Greatest Hits of Christmas2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 12Stories Behind the Songs and Hymns about Heaven2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Stories Behind?
No separate chronological order is on record for Stories Behind, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Stories Behind books in order?
You should read the Stories Behind books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Stories Behind book also stands alone.
Where to start with Stories Behind
Start with Songs Sung Red, White, and Blue: The Stories Behind America's Best-Loved Patriotic Songs (1975), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Stories Behind book?
Stories Behind the Songs and Hymns about Heaven (2019) is the newest Stories Behind book released so far.
Is there a new Stories Behind book coming?
No next Stories Behind book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Stories Behind at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Stories Behind title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Stories Behind books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,417 pages across the 7 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 195 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Stories Behind books, 8 of 12, were published in the 2000s.
What the Stories Behind books are about
10 of the 12 Stories Behind books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history and criticism is tagged on 6 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
More books by Ace Collins
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Other series by Ace Collins
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.