Books
- On the Democratic Idea in America, New York: Harper, 1972 (ISBN 0060124679).
- Two Cheers for Capitalism, 1978 (ISBN 0-465-08803-1)
- Reflections of a Neoconservative: Looking Back, Looking Ahead, 1983 (ISBN 0-465-06872-3)
- Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea, 1995 (ISBN 0-02-874021-1)
- The Neoconservative Persuasion: Selected Essays, 1942-2009, Basic Books, 2011 (ISBN 0465022235).
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