George Lakoff books in order
American linguist
- Born
- 1941
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 16
George Lakoff has published 12 non-fiction books and 4 other books, beginning with Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things (1987). The best-known is Metaphors We Live By (2003). The latest is Your Brain's Politics (2016).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with George Lakoff
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Metaphors We Live By
George Lakoff's most-read book.
Newest
Your Brain's Politics
Published 2016.
Non-fiction in order
Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things (1987)
More Than Cool Reason (1989)
Moral Politics (1996)
Philosophy in the Flesh (1999)
Where Mathematics Comes From (2000)
Metaphors We Live By (2003)
Don't Think of an Elephant! (2004)
Thinking Points (2006)
Whose Freedom? (2006)
The Political Mind (2008)
The All New Don't Think of an Elephant! (2014)
Your Brain's Politics (2016)
Other books in order
On the Nature of Syntactic Irregularity (1965)
Irregularity in Syntax (1970)
The Little Blue Book (2012)
Neural Mind (2025)
About George Lakoff
George Philip Lakoff is an American cognitive linguist and philosopher, best known for his thesis that people's lives are significantly influenced by the conceptual metaphors they use to explain complex phenomena. Lakoff served as professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1972 until his retirement in 2016.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
George Lakoff FAQ
- How many books has George Lakoff written?
- George Lakoff has published 12 non-fiction books and 4 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read George Lakoff's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Metaphors We Live By.
- What is George Lakoff's latest book?
- Your Brain's Politics (2016).
- What is George Lakoff's most famous book?
- Metaphors We Live By (2003) is George Lakoff's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.