Bruno Bettelheim books in order
Austrian-American child psychologist and writer
- Lived
- 1903–1990
- Country
- Cisleithania
- Books
- 15
Bruno Bettelheim published 11 non-fiction books, 1 children's book and 3 other books, beginning with The Uses of Enchantment (1976).
Updated September 2026
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The Uses of Enchantment
Bruno Bettelheim's most-read book.
Non-fiction in order
Dynamics of Prejudice (1950)
Love Is Not Enough (1950)
Symbolic Wounds (1954)
Truants from Life (1955)
The Informed Heart (1960)
Dialogues with Mothers (1962)
The Empty Fortress (1967)
Surviving, and Other Essays (1979)
Freud and Man's Soul (1983)
A Good Enough Parent (1987)
Freud's Vienna and Other Essays (1990)
Children's books in order
The Uses of Enchantment (1976)
Other books in order
Social Change and Prejudice, Including Dynamics of Prejudice (1964)
A Home for the Heart (1974)
On Learning to Read (1990)
About Bruno Bettelheim
Bruno Bettelheim was an Austrian-born American scholar, public intellectual and writer who spent most of his academic and clinical career in the United States. An early writer on autism, Bettelheim's work focused on the education of emotionally disturbed children, as well as Freudian psychology more generally. In the U.S., he later gained a position as professor at the University of Chicago and director of the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School for Disturbed Children, and after 1973 taught at Stanford University.
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Bruno Bettelheim FAQ
- How many books has Bruno Bettelheim written?
- Bruno Bettelheim published 11 non-fiction books, 1 children's book and 3 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Bruno Bettelheim's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Uses of Enchantment.
- What is Bruno Bettelheim's last book?
- Freud's Vienna and Other Essays (1990).
- What is Bruno Bettelheim's most famous book?
- The Uses of Enchantment (1976) is Bruno Bettelheim's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.