Recommended Reading List
There are two constants in life that embody your commitment to self-improvement, and they are inherent to you: physical fitness and education. Both hold equal significance and offer endless opportunities for enhancement. As the esteemed philosopher Socrates once remarked, "No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable." This philosophy should extend to your pursuit of knowledge and education.
Below, we've curated a selection of recommended books across various categories. There's no specific order – simply choose a category, pick a book, and dive into reading.
Personal Development
- Atomic Habits - James Clear
- How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
- 48 Laws of Power - Robert Greene
- The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz
- The Law of Success - Napoleon Hill
- Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell
- Choose Your Enemies Wisely - Patrick Bet-David
- The Way of The Superior Man - David Deida
Mentality
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck* - Mark Manson
- The Creative Act - Rick Rubin
- The War of Art - Steven Pressfield
- 12 Rules for Life - Jordan Peterson
- Hatchet - Gary Paulsen
- Kiss or Kill - Mark F. Twight
- Discipline is Destiny - Ryan Holiday
History
- Empire of The Summer Moon - S.C. Gwynne
- Frontiersman - Allan W. Eckert
- Undaunted Courage - Stephen E. Ambrose
- American Buffalo - Steven Rinella
- Endurance - Alfred Lansing
Military History
- Kill Bin Laden - Dalton Fury
- Across The Fence - John Stryker Myer
- About Face - Colonel David H. Hackworth
- The Art of War - Sun Tzu
- The Mission The Men and Me - Pete Blaber
- Horse Soldiers - Doug Stanton
- The Only Thing Worth Dying For - Eric Blehm
- Gate of Fire - Steven Pressfield (Historical Fiction but accurate)
Finance
- Simple Numbers Straight Talk Big Profits - Greg Crabtree
- I Will Teach You To Be Rich - Ramit Sethi
- The Intelligent Investor - Benjamin Graham
- The Richest Man In Babylon - George Clason
- Think And Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
Poetry/Philosophy
- Essential Bukowski
- The Wasteland and Other Poems - T.S. Eliot
- The Poetry of Robert Frost - Robert Frost
- Sober Man’s Thoughts - William Bolyard
- Thus Spake Zarathustra - Friedrich Nietzsche
- Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
- Letters From A Stoic - Seneca
Training and Nutrition
- Wired to Eat - Robb Wolf
- Flexible Dieting 2.0 - Krissy Mae Cagney
- Science and Practice of Strength Training - Vladimir Zadsiorsky
- Uphill Athlete - House | Johnston | Jornet
- Practical Programming for Strength Training - Lon Kilgore | Mark Ripetoe
- Power Speed and Endurance - Brian MacKenzie
- Westside Book of Methods - Louie Simmons