| title | media type | ISBN-13 | year of publica- tion |
| Bingo Night at the Fire Hall: Rediscovering Life in an American Village | Paperback | 978-0-15-600665-1 | 1999 |
| Endangered Pleasures: In Defense of Naps, Bacon, Martinis, Profanity, and Other Indulgences | " | 978-0-06-095647-9 | 2000 |
| Endangered Pleasures: In Defense of Naps, Bacon, Martinis, Profanity, and Other Indulgences | " | 978-0-06-101031-6 | 1996 |
| Endangered Pleasures: In Defense of Naps, Bacon, Martinis, Profanity, and Other Indulgences | Hardcover | 978-0-316-37057-8 | 1995 |
| Hail to the Chiefs: Presidential Mischief, Morals, & Malarkey from George W. to George W. | " | 978-0-517-22995-8 | 2007 |
| Hail to the Chiefs: Presidential Mischief, Morals, & Malarkey from George W. to George W. | Paperback | 978-0-425-19496-6 | 2004 |
| Hail to the Chiefs: Presidential Mischief, Morals, and Malarkey from George W. to George W | Hardcover | 978-1-57962-081-3 | 2003 |
| One's Company: Reflections On Living Alone | Paperback | 978-1-888173-08-6 | 2000 |
| Secrets of the Cat | Mass Market Paperback | 978-0-8041-1276-5 | 1994 |
| Secrets of the Cat: Its Lore, Legend, and Lives | Paperback | 978-1-58579-053-1 | 2002 |
| The Joy of Drinking | Hardcover | 978-1-59691-337-0 | 2007 |
| They Went Whistling: Women Wayfarers, Warriors, Runaways, and Renegades | Paperback | 978-0-385-72002-1 | 2002 |
| Wasn't the Grass Greener?: Thirty-three Reasons Why Life Isn't as Good as It Used to Be | " | 978-0-15-601176-1 | 2000 |
| When All the World Was Young: A Memoir | " | 978-1-59691-090-4 | 2006 |
| When All the World Was Young: A Memoir | Hardcover | 978-1-58234-525-3 | 2005 |