Albert Ellis books in order
American psychologist
- Lived
- 1913–2007
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 69
Albert Ellis published 25 non-fiction books and 44 other books, beginning with Reason and Emotion in Psychotherapy (1962). The best-known is Overcoming Procrastination (1977).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Albert Ellis
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Overcoming Procrastination
Albert Ellis's most-read book.
Non-fiction in order
The Art and Science of Love (1960)
Homosexuality: Its Causes and Cure (1965)
How to Prevent Your Child from Becoming a Neurotic Adult (1966)
How to Raise an Emotionally Healthy, Happy Child (1966)
Sex Without Guilt (1966)
Aspects of Sexuality (1967)
Is Objectivism a Religion? (1968)
A Guide to Rational Living (1972)
Humanistic Psychotherapy (1973)
How to Cope with a Fatal Illness (1994)
How to Keep People from Pushing Your Buttons (1994)
Better, Deeper And More Enduring Brief Therapy (1995)
How to Control Your Anger Before It Controls You (1997)
Optimal Aging (1998)
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (1998)
The Albert Ellis Reader (1998)
The Practice of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (1998)
How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything (2000)
Making Intimate Connections (2000)
The Secret of Overcoming Verbal Abuse (2000)
Feeling Better, Getting Better, Staying Better (2001)
Sex Without Guilt in the 21st Century (2003)
All Out! (2007)
Rational and Irrational Beliefs (2009)
How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable (2019)
Other books in order
A Guide to Successful Marriage (1940)
The Folklore of Sex (1951)
How to Live with a Neurotic (1957)
The American Sexual Tragedy (1959)
Intelligent Woman's Guide to Dating and Mating (1960)
Creative Marriage (1961)
The Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior (1961)
Reason and Emotion in Psychotherapy (1962)
If This Be Sexual Heresy (1963)
Sex and the Single Man (1963)
The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Man-hunting (1963)
The Art of Erotic Seduction (1967)
Growth Through Reason (1971)
The Civilized Couple's Guide to Extramarital Adventure (1972)
A New Guide to Rational Living (1975)
Handbook of Rational-emotive Therapy (1977)
How to Live With--and Without--anger (1977)
Overcoming Procrastination (1977)
Executive Leadership (1978)
Case Against Religion (1980)
Guide to Personal Happiness (1983)
Wound Healing for Surgeons (1984)
Anger: How To Live With And Without It (1985)
Clinical Applications of Rational-emotive Therapy (1985)
Overcoming Resistance (1985)
Procrastination (1986)
Rational-emotive Therapy with Alcoholics and Substance Abusers (1988)
Rational-emotive Couples Therapy (1989)
How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything--yes, Anything! (1990)
Why Am I Always Broke? (1991)
The Art & Science of Rational Eating (1992)
When Aa Doesn't Work for You (1992)
How to Make Yourself Happy and Remarkably Less Disturbable (1999)
Case Studies in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy with Children and Adolescents (2001)
Overcoming Destructive Beliefs, Feelings, and Behaviors (2001)
Self-acceptance and Self-esteem Reader (2002)
Ask Albert Ellis (2003)
How to Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything (2003)
Sex Without Guilt in the Twenty-First Century (2004)
The Road To Tolerance (2004)
The Myth of Self-esteem (2005)
Terapia Racional Emotiva (2006)
Anger (2017)
How to Control Your Anxiety (2019)
About Albert Ellis
Albert Ellis was an American psychologist and psychotherapist who founded rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT). He held MA and PhD degrees in clinical psychology from Columbia University, and was certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). He also founded, and was the President of, the New York City-based Albert Ellis Institute. He is generally considered to be one of the originators of the cognitive revolutionary paradigm shift in psychotherapy and an early proponent and developer of cognitive-behavioral therapies.
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Albert Ellis FAQ
- How many books has Albert Ellis written?
- Albert Ellis published 25 non-fiction books and 44 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Albert Ellis's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Overcoming Procrastination.
- What is Albert Ellis's last book?
- Rational and Irrational Beliefs (2009).
- What is Albert Ellis's most famous book?
- Overcoming Procrastination (1977) is Albert Ellis's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.