Books
- Yours Truly.... Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 1960. "autobiography"
- A Shoal of Stars: A True-Life Account of Everyman's Dream: Sailing Across the Pacific to Exotic Lands. Doubleday. 1967.
- Rings Around Tomorrow. Doubleday. 1970. "an anthology of Downs's science articles"
- Potential: The Way to Emotional Maturity. Doubleday. 1973. ISBN 0-385-03742-2.
- Thirty Dirty Lies About Old Age. Argus. 1979. ISBN 0-89505-033-1.
- The Best Years: How to Plan for Fulfillment, Security, and Happiness in the Retirement Years. Delacorte Press hardcover. 1981. ISBN 0-385-28076-9.
- The Best Years Book. Dell Publishing paperback. 1982. ISBN 0-440-53901-3.
- On Camera: My 10,000 Hours on Television. Putnam. 1986. ISBN 0-399-13203-1. Thorndike Press large print: ISBN 0-89621-788-4
- Fifty to Forever. Thomas Nelson Inc. 1994. ISBN 0-8407-7786-8. "a collection of essays"
- Perspectives. Turner Publications. 1995. ISBN 1-57036-219-X. "50 selections from his ten-minute radio essays"
- Greater Phoenix: The Desert in Bloom. Towery Publications. 1999. ISBN 1-881096-69-6.
- Pure Gold: A Lifetime of Love and Marriage. Arizona State University Press. 2001. ISBN 0-9717160-0-5.
- Hugh Downs, ed. (2002). My America: What My Country Means to Me, by 150 Americans from All Walks of Life. Scribner. ISBN 0-7432-3369-7. large print: ISBN 0-7432-4089-8
- Letter to a Great Grandson: A Message of Love, Advice, and Hopes for the Future. Scribner. 2004. ISBN 0-7432-4723-X.
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