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Erma Bombeck Books in Order
Every Erma Bombeck book in publication order — 23 in total, spanning 1977–2013.
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Four of a Kind: A Treasury of Favorite Works | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Forever, Erma | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Erma Bombeck Collection | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erma Bombeck, Her Funniest Moments From "At Wit's End" | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Aunt Erma's Cope Book - How to Get From Monday to Friday in 12 Days | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own! | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Motherhood The Second Oldest Profession | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Seven | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | At Wit's End | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Laugh along with Bombeck | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Ties That Bind and Gag | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | I Want to Grow Hair, I Want to Grow Up, I Want to Go to Boise | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Best of Bombeck | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | A Marriage Made in Heaven or Too Tired for an Affair | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Four of a Kind: A Suburban Field Guide | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | All I Know About Animal Behavior I Learned In Loehmann's Dressing Room | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Eat Less Cottage Cheese and More Ice Cream | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | When God Created Mothers | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Cookbooks
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mud Pies and Silver Spoons | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 23, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erma Bombeck, Her Funniest Moments From "At Wit's End" | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Aunt Erma's Cope Book - How to Get From Monday to Friday in 12 Days | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own! | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Motherhood The Second Oldest Profession | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Four of a Kind: A Treasury of Favorite Works | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Seven | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Mud Pies and Silver Spoons | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | At Wit's End | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Laugh along with Bombeck | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Ties That Bind and Gag | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | I Want to Grow Hair, I Want to Grow Up, I Want to Go to Boise | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Best of Bombeck | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | A Marriage Made in Heaven or Too Tired for an Affair | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Forever, Erma | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Four of a Kind: A Suburban Field Guide | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | All I Know About Animal Behavior I Learned In Loehmann's Dressing Room | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Eat Less Cottage Cheese and More Ice Cream | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | When God Created Mothers | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Erma Bombeck Collection | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
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