I love a good recommended reading list, and I ran across two during the past week that I thought you’d enjoy checking out. The first list is called “43 Books About War Every Man Should Read” and the other is called “21 Books for People Who Don't Read.”
The “43 Books About War Every Man Should Read” list was compiled by one of my favorite Web sites, “The Art of Manliness,” and if you’re interested in reading more about the books on this outstanding list, visit www.artofmanliness.com/2013/12/02/books-about-war. Without further ado, here’s the list:
43 BOOKS ABOUT WAR EVERY MAN SHOULD READ:
1. “The Persian Expedition” by Xenophon
2. “Greek Tragedy” by Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles
3. “History of the Peloponnesian War” by Thucydides
4. “Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae” by Steven Pressfield
5. “The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece” by Victor Davis Hanson
6. “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu
7. “The Campaigns of Alexander” by Arrian
8. “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World” by Jack Weatherford
9. “The Book of Five Rings” by Miyamoto Musashi
10. “Napoleon: A Life” by Paul Johnson
11. “On War” by Carl von Clausewitz
12. “The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo” by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy
13. “Civil War Stories” by Ambrose Bierce
14. “Ulysses S. Grant: Memoirs and Selected Letters” by Ulysses S. Grant
15. “Sherman: Soldier, Realist, American” by B.H. Liddell Hart
16. “Memoirs of General William Tecumseh Sherman” by William Tecumseh Sherman
17. “Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure” by William Pittenger
18. “Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War” by Admiral David Porter
19. “The Civil War: A Narrative” by Shelby Foote
20. “Cold Mountain” by Charles Frazier
21. “Company K” by William March
22. “Seven Pillars of Wisdom” by T.E. Lawrence
23. “The Liberator” by Alex Kershaw
24. “With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa” by E.B. Sledge
25. “Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific” by Robert Leckie
26. “Losing the War” by Lee Sandlin
27. “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin: A Novel” by Louis de Bernieres
28. “Knight’s Cross: A Life of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel” by David Fraser
29. “American Patriot: The Life and Wars of Colonel Bud Day” by Robert Coram
30. “What It Is Like To Go To War” by Karl Marlantes
31. “A Rumor of War” by Philip Caputo
32. “Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War” by Robert Coram
33. “Charlie Wilson’s War” by George Crile
34. “My War Gone By, I Miss It So” by Anthony Loyd
35. “War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning” by Chris Hedges
36. “The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL” by Eric Greitens
37. “Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman” by Jon Krakauer
38. “Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization” by John Robb
39. “The 33 Strategies of War” by Robert Greene
40. “The Savior Generals: How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were Lost” by Victor Davis Hanson
41. “On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society” by Dave Grossman
42. “WAR” by Sebastian Junger
43. “Thank You for Your Service” by David Finkel
The “21 Books for People Who Don't Read” was compiled by “Esquire” magazine writer Logan Hill, and if you’re interested in reading more about the books on this list, visit http://www.esquire.com/the-side/gifts/books-gifts-2013?src=nl&mag=esq&list=nl_enl_gft_hol_112713_book-gifts#slide-1. Without further delay, here’s that interesting list:
21 BOOKS FOR PEOPLE WHO DON’T READ:
1. “The Great War: July 1, 1916” by Joe Sacco
2. “S.” by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst
3. “The Wes Anderson Collection” by Matt Zoller Seitz
4. “Soul Train”
5. “Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove”
6. “Codex Seraphinianus” by Luigi Serafini
7. “Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses: Roger Corman: King of the B Movie” by Chris Nashawaty
8. “Diableries: Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell” by Brian May, Dennis Pellerin, and Paula Fleming 9. “Little Big Books: Illustrations for Children's Picture Books”
10. “Moustache Up! A Playful Game of Opposites” by Kimberly Ainsworth and illustrated by Daniel Roode
11. “The Super Book for Superheroes” by Jason Ford
12. “Gris Grimly's Frankenstein,” assembled from the original text by Mary Shelley
13. “Rookie: Yearbook Two,” edited by Tavi Gevinson
14. “do it: the compendium,” edited by Hans Ulbricht Urst
15. “Saga, Vol. 2” by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
16. “Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution” by Brett Martin
17. “Dirt Candy: A Cookbook”
18. “Roberta's Cookbook”
19. “Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas” by Rebecca Solnit and Rebecca Snedeker
20. “Tenth of December” by George Saunders
21. “Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him” by David Henry and Joe Henry
In the end, what do you think about these two lists? How many of the books mentioned above have you had the chance to read? Let us know in the comments section below.
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