Noam Chomsky books in order
American linguist and activist
- Born
- 1928
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 117
Noam Chomsky has published 18 novels, 3 novellas, 72 non-fiction books and 24 other books, beginning with Syntactic Structures (1957). The best-known is Manufacturing Consent (1988). The latest is The Precipice (2021).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Noam Chomsky
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Manufacturing Consent
Noam Chomsky's most-read book.
Newest
The Precipice
Published 2021.
Standalone novels in order
Aspects of the Theory of Syntax (May 1965)
Cartesian Linguistics (1966)
The Sound Pattern of English (1968)
Counter-Revolutionary Violence (1973), with Edward S. Herman
Reflections on Language (1975)
The Political Economy of Human Rights (1979), with Edward S. Herman
Knowledge of Language (1986)
The Chomsky Reader (1987)
Profit Over People (Nov 1999)
Rogue States (2000)
Middle East Illusions (2003)
Getting Haiti Right This Time (Sep 2004), with Amy Goodman and Paul Farmer
Language and Mind (2005)
What We Say Goes (2007)
Interventions (May 2007)
Midnight On The Mavi Marmara (2010), with Alice Walker
Ilusionistas (2012)
Requiem for the American Dream (2017)
Novellas in order
Syntactic Structures (Feb 1957)
Current Issues in Linguistic Theory (1964)
9-11 (2001)
Non-fiction in order
The Responsibility of Intellectuals (Feb 1967)
American Power and the New Mandarins (1969)
Problems of Knowledge and Freedom (1971)
For Reasons of State (1973)
Peace in the Middle East? (1974)
Language and Responsibility (1977)
The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism (1979)
Rules and Representations (1980)
Lectures on Government and Binding (1981)
Radical Priorities (1981)
Superpowers in Collision (1982)
Towards a New Cold War (1982)
The Fateful Triangle (1983)
Turning the Tide (1985)
Pirates and Emperors, Old and New (1986)
Language and Problems of Knowledge (1987)
Language and Politics (1988)
Manufacturing Consent (1988), with Edward S. Herman
Necessary Illusions (1989)
Deterring Democracy (1991)
Chronicles of Dissent (1992)
What Uncle Sam Really Wants (1992)
Year 501 (1992)
Letters from Lexington (1993)
Rethinking Camelot (1993)
Keeping the Rabble in Line (1994)
Secrets, Lies and Democracy (1994)
World Orders Old and New (1994)
The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many (Jan 1994)
Class Warfare (1996)
Powers and Prospects (1996)
Media Control (1997)
Objectivity and Liberal Scholarship (1997)
On Language (1998)
The Common Good (1998)
The New Military Humanism (1999)
A New Generation Draws the Line (2000)
Chomsky on Miseducation (2000)
Lori (2000)
Propaganda and the Public Mind (2001)
On Nature and Language (2002)
Power and Terror (2002)
Understanding Power (2002)
Noam Chomsky Open Media Collection (2003)
Hegemony or Survival (Nov 2003)
Chomsky On Anarchism (2005)
Imperial Ambitions (Oct 2005)
The Chomsky-Foucault Debate (2006)
Failed States (Apr 2006)
Inside Lebanon (2007)
The Essential Chomsky (2008)
Hopes and Prospects (2010)
Gaza in Crisis (Nov 2010)
How the World Works (2011)
Occupy (2012)
Making the Future (Feb 2012)
On Anarchism (2013)
On Western Terrorism (2013)
Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to Us Empire (2013)
Democracy and Power (2014)
Masters of Mankind (2014)
Because We Say So (2015)
What Kind of Creatures Are We? (2015)
Why Only Us (Dec 2015)
Who Rules the World? (May 2016)
Optimism Over Despair (2017)
Yugoslavia (2018)
Internationalism or Extinction (2019)
Working Class History (2020)
Between Thought and Expression Lies a Lifetime (2021)
Consequences of Capitalism (2021)
The Precipice (2021)
Other books in order
Review of 'Verbal Behavior by B.F.Skinner' (1959)
The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory (1961)
Topics in the Theory of Generative Grammar (1966)
At War with Asia (1970)
Chomsky (1971)
Studies on Semantics in Generative Grammar (1972)
Human Rights and American Foreign Policy (1975)
Essays on Form and Interpretation (1977)
Barriers (1986)
On Power and Ideology (1987)
The Culture of Terrorism (1988)
Terrorizing the Neighborhood (1991)
A Minimalist Program for Linguistic Theory (1992)
The Minimalist Program (1995)
Acts of Aggression (1999)
The Umbrella of U.s. Power (1999)
Free Market Fantasies:Capitalism in T (2001)
Government in the Future (2005)
Selected Readings on Transformational Theory (2009)
Science of Language (2012)
On Language, Democracy, and Social Justice (2013)
The Withdrawal (2022)
Illegitimate Authority (2023)
The Myth of American Idealism (2024)
About Noam Chomsky
Avram Noam Chomsky is an American intellectual, philosopher, linguist, political activist, and social critic. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is a laureate professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona and an institute professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Among the most cited living authors, Chomsky has written more than 150 books on topics such as linguistics, war, and politics. In addition to his work in linguistics, since the 1960s, Chomsky has been an influential voice on the American Left as a consistent critic of the foreign policy of the United States, contemporary capitalism, and corporatocracy.
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Noam Chomsky FAQ
- How many books has Noam Chomsky written?
- Noam Chomsky has published 18 novels, 3 novellas, 72 non-fiction books and 24 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Noam Chomsky's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Manufacturing Consent.
- What is Noam Chomsky's latest book?
- The Precipice (2021).
- What is Noam Chomsky's most famous book?
- Manufacturing Consent (1988) is Noam Chomsky'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.