Philip Zimbardo books in order
American social psychologist, author of Stanford Prison Experiment
- Lived
- 1933–2024
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 16
Philip Zimbardo published 1 novel, 10 non-fiction books and 5 other books, beginning with Psychology and Life (1976). The best-known is The Lucifer Effect (2007).
Updated September 2026
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The Lucifer Effect
Philip Zimbardo's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
The Lucifer Effect (2007)
Non-fiction in order
Influencing Attitudes and Changing Behavior (1969)
The Cognitive Control of Motivation (1969)
Psychology for Our Times (1973)
Psychology and Life (1976)
The Psychology of Attitude Change and Social Influence (1991)
Instructor's Testing Manual, Essentials of Psychology and Life (1998)
The Time Paradox (2008)
Psychology (2010)
The Time Cure (2012)
Man Disconnected (2015)
Other books in order
The Shy Child (1981)
Shyness (1989)
Intelligent Disobedience (2015)
Psikoloji Ve Yasam (2016)
Man, Interrupted (2017)
Film and TV adaptations
- The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)Film · from The Lucifer Effect
About Philip Zimbardo
Philip George Zimbardo was an American psychologist and a professor at Stanford University. He was an internationally known educator, researcher, author and media personality in psychology who authored more than 500 articles, chapters, textbooks, and trade books covering a wide range of topics, including time perspective, cognitive dissonance, the psychology of evil, persuasion, cults, deindividuation, shyness, and heroism.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Philip Zimbardo FAQ
- How many books has Philip Zimbardo written?
- Philip Zimbardo published 1 novel, 10 non-fiction books and 5 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Philip Zimbardo's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Lucifer Effect.
- What is Philip Zimbardo's last book?
- Man Disconnected (2015).
- What is Philip Zimbardo's most famous book?
- The Lucifer Effect (2007) is Philip Zimbardo's most widely read book.
- Which Philip Zimbardo books have been adapted?
- 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including The Lucifer Effect (as The Stanford Prison Experiment, film, 2015).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.