A+ Books, continued ...

 

In light of yesterday’s post, here are my “A +” rated non-fiction books I’ve read over the past twelve years, grouped broadly by topic:

 

Religion

The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, by Anne Katherine Emmerich

The Journey, by Billy Graham

Believing is Seeing, by Michael Guillen

Jesus Shock, by Peter Kreeft

Come Meet Jesus, by Father Cedric Piscegna

The Divine Exchange and Ultimate Security, by Derek Prince

The Life of Christ, by Bishop Fulton Sheen

What On Earth Am I Here For? and The Purpose-Driven Life, by Rick Warren

Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramahansa Yogananda

 

Philosophy

The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, by, yes, you guessed it, Epictetus

The Doctrine of Awakening, by Julius Evola

 

Science and Math

Prime Obsession, by John Derbyshire

Mathematical Mysteries, by Claude Clawson

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, by Carlo Rovelli

 

History

History of Ancient Egypt, by Bob Brier

 

Sports

Watching Baseball Smarter, by Zach Hample

 

Civil War

A Short History of the Civil War, Never Call Retreat, and A Stillness at Appomattox, by Bruce Catton

The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane (technically fiction but really about the Battle of Chancellorsville)

Killing Lincoln, by Martin Dugard (and some guy named Bill O’Reilly)

Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure, by Jeff Shaara

Pickett’s Charge, by George R. Stewart

Lincoln and His Generals, by T. Harry Williams

 

World War II

The Guns at Last Light, by Rick Atkinson

Commander-in-Chief, by Eric Larrabee

Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness, by Craig Nelson

The Longest Day, by Cornelius Ryan

 

Self-Help

The 10X Rule, by Grant Cardone

Old School Grit, by Darrin Donnelly

How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare, by Ken Ludwig

The War of Art and The Warrior Ethos, by Steven Pressfield

The Science of Getting Rich, by Wallace Wattles

Discipline Equals Freedom, by Jocko Willink

 

 

In these dozen years I’ve also read the King James bible cover-to-cover – Genesis to Revelation, and how does one grade that? In my notes I gave every book of the Bible an “A”, though some books struck a deeper chord with me than others – Genesis, Exodus, Daniel, Matthew, John, Romans, James, the Apocalypse, for example. Additionally, I’ve read some Biblical books in other translations – the Douay-Rheims and the Challoner version of the D-R. These books could also obviously be “graded” an A+, but for the fact that they last raised goose bumps on my arms during my first read-through, back in 1992.