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ⓘ About Russ Hudson
Russ Hudson is a published author best known for his best-selling Enneagram series. Over the past three decades, Russ Hudson has been able to establish himself as being one of the top teachers and developers of the Enneagram personality typology in the world today. To wit, he has been writing and teaching on a full time basis with The Enneagram Institute in addition to his own since 1991. He has also written books on the subject along with Don Richard Riso, co-authoring five best selling books revolving around this. This includes The Wisdom of the Enneagram and Personality Types. These books are widely considered not only to be groundbreaking contributions to the field of Enneagram studies, but also as important contributions to the literature of psychological type.
All Book Series by Russ Hudson
Personality Types
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1987 Co-authored · Don Richard Riso
Discovering Your Personality Type
Book 2 of 8 · published 1992 Co-authored · Don Richard Riso
The Wisdom of the Enneagram
Book 4 of 8 · published 1999 Co-authored · Don Richard Riso
Understanding the Enneagram
Book 5 of 8 · published 2000 Co-authored · Don Richard Riso
Personality Types at Work
Book 6 of 8 · published 2000 Co-authored · Don Richard Riso
Creativity and the Enneagram
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2025 Co-authored · Catherine R. Bell
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Russ Hudson?
Russ Hudson is a published author best known for his best-selling Enneagram series. Over the past three decades, Russ Hudson has been able to establish himself as being one of the top teachers and developers of the Enneagram personality typology in the world today. To wit, he has been writing and teaching on a full time basis with The Enneagram Institute in addition to his own since 1991.
Which Russ Hudson series should I start with?
Russ Hudson's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Personality Types (1987).
How many books has Russ Hudson written?
Russ Hudson has 8 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1987 and 2025. They all sit in a single category — Non-Fiction — rather than in numbered series.
In what order should Russ Hudson's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 8 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Russ Hudson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Russ Hudson's 8 books into categories rather than numbered series: Non-Fiction (8 books).