🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Jocko Willink
Way of the Warrior Kid The first book in Way of the Warrior Kid series is centered on Marc, a young boy going through a crisis as is expected at his age. Fifth grade is not the best of Marc’s school life. Mathematics at this level was hard, at least according to him, He stunk at gym class, and the lunch served at school is nothing but horrible. It does not help that the class trip he had been looking forward to was ruined because Marc could not swim. To top it all, there was the class bully Kenny Williamson, nicknamed as the King of the Jungle, to worry about. The end of the year comes as a relief for this young man. Marc was elated when his mother told him that Uncle Jake would be visiting for the entire summer.
All Book Series by Jocko Willink
The Code. the Evaluation. the Protocols
Book 3 of 4 · published 2020 Co-authored · Dave Berke,Sarah Armstrong
The Official Extreme Ownership Companion Workbook - Win at Work. At Home. In Life.
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2021 Co-authored · Leif Babin
Extreme Ownership
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2015 Co-authored · Leif Babin
The Dichotomy of Leadership
Book 2 of 3 · published 2018 Co-authored · Leif Babin
The Need to Lead
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025 Anthology · Dave Berke
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jocko Willink?
Way of the Warrior Kid The first book in Way of the Warrior Kid series is centered on Marc, a young boy going through a crisis as is expected at his age. Fifth grade is not the best of Marc's school life. Mathematics at this level was hard, at least according to him, He stunk at gym class, and the lunch served at school is nothing but horrible.
Which Jocko Willink series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Extreme Ownership series, the earliest of Jocko Willink's multi-book series: it opens with Extreme Ownership (2015) and runs to 3 books across 2015–2025, ending with The Need to Lead (2025). Jocko Willink's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jocko Willink written?
Jocko Willink has 14 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2015 and 2025. 8 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Way Of The Warrior Kid series with 5 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jocko Willink's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jocko Willink's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Extreme Ownership (2015–2025, 3 books) and Way Of The Warrior Kid (2018–2024, 5 books).
How are Jocko Willink's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jocko Willink's 14 books into 2 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Way Of The Warrior Kid (5 books, 2018–2024); Extreme Ownership (3 books, 2015–2025).