This warrior poet reading list will stay living and active–expect updates. The list is comprised of books John Lovell has found personally impactful and does not serve as a representation of the many different theologies and philosophies represented within the Warrior Poet community.
Fighter Mindset
Principles of Personal Defense by Jeff Cooper – http://amzn.to/2v0MsJE
Left of Bang by Patrick Von Horne, Jason A. Riley – http://amzn.to/2uY4Ch3
Fighting Smarter by Tom Givens – http://amzn.to/2uYnYCz
Deadly Force by Massad Ayoob – http://amzn.to/2vju9lO
On Combat by Dave Grossman – http://amzn.to/2hoEV4e
On Killing by Dave Grossman – http://amzn.to/2v0yjfI
The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker – http://amzn.to/2uXwx0i
Leadership and Training for the Fight by Paul Howe – http://amzn.to/2vki3Zk
Leadership in the Shadows by Kyle Lamb – http://amzn.to/2vkkP13
The Art of War by Sun Tzu – http://amzn.to/2ulzjc9
Tides of War by Stephen Pressfield – http://amzn.to/2uYkYWS
Gates of Fire by Stephen Pressfield – http://amzn.to/2u5zZHq
Virtues of War by Stephen Pressfield – http://amzn.to/2uXUPYi
The Warrior Ethos by Stephen Pressfield – http://amzn.to/2v0yQhr
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli – http://amzn.to/2hs1aq0
History
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand – http://amzn.to/2v0NSnn
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates by Brian Kilmeade – http://amzn.to/2w8q4ON
1776 by David McCollough – http://amzn.to/2w8iV0O
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon – http://amzn.to/2wpeM8d
Foxes Book of Martyrs by John Foxe – http://amzn.to/2u7OKti
Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley – http://amzn.to/2hrAk15
Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides – http://amzn.to/2u8kYof
Patton: Genius for War by Carlo D’Este – http://amzn.to/2hrtAR2
Black Hawk Down by Scott Bowden – http://amzn.to/2vmluil
Masculinity, Femininity, & Family
Wild at Heart by John Eldridge – http://amzn.to/2vknYxG
The Book of Man by William J. Bennett – http://amzn.to/2hpudus
Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood – http://amzn.to/2v0JINW
Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey – http://amzn.to/2vmPxXf
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman – http://amzn.to/2wpKsdJ
Philosophy
Francis Schaeffer Trilogy – http://amzn.to/2faeaQq ( tough read–very worth it)
C.S Lewis collection – http://amzn.to/2v0AqjE
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis – http://amzn.to/2v0GIzG
Ravi Zacharias – http://amzn.to/2uYmQyS
On Guard by William Lane Craig – http://amzn.to/2v0DCNI
The Design of Life by William Dembski – http://amzn.to/2wndGJS
Truth Project DVD Series – http://amzn.to/2vktEI6
Theology
ESV Study Bible by God – http://amzn.to/2falBa6
ESV Reference Bible – http://amzn.to/2ulAecO
Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem – http://amzn.to/2faxhKd
Fiction & Inspiration
Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace – http://amzn.to/2vk8lGz
William Shakespeare Complete Works – http://amzn.to/2v08JJi
Sir Knight of the Splendid Way by W.E. Clue – http://amzn.to/2uY22aI
Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan – http://amzn.to/2uYgy2b
Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis – http://amzn.to/2uXwIIY
Manalive by G.K. Chesterton – http://amzn.to/2v0CkR5
1984 by George Orwell – http://amzn.to/2v1gjSm
Chronicles of Narnia by C.S Lewis – http://amzn.to/2faiKhz
Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde – http://amzn.to/2v0IFO7
Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas – http://amzn.to/2wbefqX
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo – http://amzn.to/2hrIDKm
Lord of the Rings by J.R. Tolkien – http://amzn.to/2wpWBiM
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