Last Updated: 08/21/2010
Book List (not all-inclusive, particularly the more distant past)
Current In The Wings Read It Heard It Childhood Undergraduate For Work
Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon by Buzz Aldrin and Ken Abraham
Next in line
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham
The Bourne Sanction by Robert Ludlum and Eric Van Lustbader
Crisis by Robin Cook
The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made by Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine by Thomas Paine, Sidney Hook, and Jr., Jack Fruchtman
A consistent reference
NIV Life Application Study Bible by God
Great Books of the Western World (60 Volumes) by Mortimer J. Adler (Editor), Clifton Fadiman (Editor), Philip W. Goetz (Editor)
Complete Book of U.S. Presidents by William DeGregorio
Started, but only read once in a while (mostly due to their boring nature)
The Submarine: A History by Tom Parrish
What the Best College Teachers Do by Ken Bain
Mussolini's Italy: Life Under the Fascist Dictatorship, 1915-1945 by R. J. B. Bosworth
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Moby Dick by Herman Melville (one, short, little chapter at a time)
Mental Floss Presents Condensed Knowledge:
A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again
by Will Pearson, Mangesh Hattikudur, and Elizabeth Hunt
In the Wings (might read next)
Coma (25th Anniversary Edition) by Robin Cook
My Amazon.com Wish List (if you want to buy me something, it needs some updating)
Read it (Nonfiction) (Fiction)
Recent
President Kennedy: Profile of Power by Richard Reeves
American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson by Joseph J. Ellis
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life and
the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt
by David McCullough
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Truman by David McCullough
John Adams by David McCullough
Faces by David McCullough
1776 by David McCullough
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell
Every Second Counts by Lance Armstrong
21st century
Body of Knowledge: One Semester of Gross Anatomy,
the Gateway to Becoming a Doctor
by Steven Giegerich
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC
by Joseph McCormick, Susan Fisher-Hoch, and Leslie Alan Horvitz
The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story by Richard Preston
The Demon in the Freezer : A True Story by Richard Preston
Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
by Gene Kranz
Everything's Relative: And Other Fables from Science and Technology
by Tony Rothman
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Bogeys and Bandits: The Making of a Fighter Pilot by Robert Gandt
Phantom Over Vietnam. Fighter Pilot, USMC by John Trott
Dresden 1945: The Devil's Tinderbox by Alexander McKee
Chemistry of the Blood by M.R. DeHaan
The Shroud of Turin: The Most Up-To-Date Analysis of
All the Facts Regarding the Church's Controversial Relic
by Bernard Ruffin and C. Bernard Ruffin
Shattering the Myths of Darwinism by Richard Milton
The Science of God by Gerald Schroeder
Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution
by Michael J. Behe
Darwin's Demise by Nicholas Comninellis and Joe White
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Evolutionary Analysis (2nd Edition) by Scott Freeman and Jon C. Herron
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver Sacks
A History of Knowledge: Past, Present and Future
by Charles Van Doren
Mechanic Of The Mind - by Colin Blakemore
The Knowledge Web : From Electronic Agents to Stonehenge and Back --
And Other Journeys Through Knowledge
by James Burke
Deep Descent: Adventure and Death Diving the Andrea Doria
by Kevin F. McMurray
20th century
Halley's Bible Handbook by Henry H. Halley
Yeager: An Autobiography by Chuck Yeager
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
Dragonfly: Nasa and the Crisis Aboard Mir by Bryan Burrough
Return to Earth by Colonel Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., with Wayne Warga
A Man on the Moon by Andrew Chaikin
One Giant Leap, The Odyssey Continues, and Lunar Explorers
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Alfred Lansing
The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
by John Keegan
The Future of an Illusion by Sigmund Freud, James Strachey, and Peter Gay
Mysticism and Logic by Bertrand Russell
Origin and Development of Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud
Existentialism And Human Emotions by Jean-Paul Sartre
Manifesto of the Communist Party by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Seinlanguage by Jerry Seinfeld
John Glenn: A Memoir by John Glenn and Nick Taylor
Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft by David Donald and Jon Lake
The Complete Kodak Book of Photography by Rh Value Publishing
Couplehood by Paul Reiser
Recent
Intervention by Robin Cook
Plague by Albert Camus
Narcissus Redux in O.R. #8 by Robin Cook
Marker by Robin Cook
Six Pack Of Crime by J.A. Konrath
21st century
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
Velocity by Dean Koontz
Night by Elie Wiesel
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
20th century
Space by James A. Michener
Phaedrus by Plato
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontė
The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell
The Lost Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle and Ken Greenwald
The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three, and The Waste Lands
by Stephen King
Walden Two by B. F. Skinner
Audio books (for those long car trips)
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown and Richard Poe
Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel - Why Everything You Know is Wrong by John Stossel Of Abc 20/20
Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Rich Dad's Increase Your Financial IQ: Get Smarter with Your Money by by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson - audio
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families by Stephen R. Covey - audio
by Nicholas Sparks, Micah Sparks, and Henry Leyva - audio
An Hour Before Daylight : Memoirs of a Rural Boyhood
by Jimmy Carter - audio
An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger
by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet Oz - audio
Digital Fortress by Dan Brown - audio
Deception Point by Dan Brown - audio
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown - audio
Faith of My Fathers by John McCain and Mark Salter
The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom by Suze Orman
The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw - audio
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
by Hampton Sides - audio
Lucky Man: A Memoir by Michael J. Fox - audio
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey - audio
I Dare You! by William H. Danforth
Tarzan of the Apes #1 by Edgar Rice Burroughs
click the number to read online
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar #5
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon
Entering Space: An Astronaut's Odyssey by Joseph P. Allen
Skywatching by David H. Levy and John O'Byrne
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
The Tommyknockers by Stephen King
Necroscope by Brian Lumley
Cujo by Stephen King
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Ghost Town Treasure by Clyde Robert Bulla
A favorite poem Eldorado by Edgar Allen Poe
The Joy of Signing by Lottie L. Riekehof
Undergraduate Readings (who said I wasn't liberally educated, definitely not all-inclusive)
University of Iowa
From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean 1492-1969
by Eric Williams
The African Slave Trade by Basil Davidson
The Rise and Fall of the Plantation Complex: Essays in Atlantic History
by Philip D. Curtin
Natural Rebels: A Social History of Enslaved Black Women in Barbados
by Hilary McD. Beckles
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
or Gustavus Vassa the African
by Olaudah Equiano and Paul Edwards
Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History
by Sidney W. Mintz
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
by Art Spiegelman
Maus a Survivors Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
Do the Right Thing by Spike Lee
Bastard out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
Why Can't Sharon Kowalski Come Home?
by Karen Thompson and Julie Andrzejewski
by Assata Shakur, Angela Davis and Lennox S. Hinds
Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall
Adrienne Rich's Poetry and Prose
by Adrienne Rich, Barbara Charlesworth Gelpi, and Albert Gelpi
The Last Generation: Prose and Poetry by Cherrie Moraga
Forty-Three Septembers: Essays by Jewelle Gomez
Iowa State
Coming to Terms with Vietnam by Peter Marin (essay excerpt)
Work-related (Neuro - Anatomy - Biomx - Phys / Nutrition / Personal Training - Stats / Research Methods - Computers & Other)
Neuroscience - Motor Behavior
Muscles Alive: Their Functions Revealed by Electromyography by John V. Basmajian and Carlo J. De Luca
Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain by Mark Bear, Barry Connors and Michael Paradiso
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver Sacks
by Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, and Thomas M. Jessell
Neurophysiological Basis of Movement 1st edition by Mark L. Latash
Clinical Neuroanatomy by Stephen G. Waxman
Cranial Nerves (Sandoz Course) by Wilson-Pauwels
Clinical Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously Simple by Stephen Goldberg
Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology
by Ian Q. Whishaw and Bryan Kolb
Clinical Neurophysiology of the Vestibular System
by Robert W. Baloh and Vicente Honrubia
Motor Control and Learning (2nd & 3rd Edition) by Richard Schmidt
Multilevel Approach to the Study of Motor Control and Learning
by Debra J. Rose
Atlas of Anatomy by Anne M. Gilroy, Brian MacPherson, Lawrence Ross, and Michael Schuenke
Langman's Medical Embryology by Thomas Sadler
Gray's Atlas of Anatomy by Richard Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, Adam Mitchell, Richard Tibbitts and Paul Richardson
Gray's Anatomy for Students by Richard Drake, A. Wayne Vogl and Adam Mitchell
Clinical Anatomy by Regions by Richard S Snell
Clinically Oriented Anatomy (5th Edition)
by Keith L Moore and Arthur F Dalley
The Anatomy Board Review by Reed S. Oxman
Grant's Dissector by Patrick W Tank
Grant's Atlas of Anatomy by Anne MR Agur and Arthur F Dalley
Hollinshead's Functional Anatomy of the Limbs and Back
by David B. Jenkins
Medical Terminology by Davi-Ellen Chabner
Body of Knowledge: One Semester of Gross Anatomy,
the Gateway to Becoming a Doctor
by Steven Giegerich
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Clinical Issues in Anatomy by Frederic Martini
Atlas of Human Anatomy by Frank H. Netter
Functional Human Anatomy by James Ensign Crouch
Anatomy As a Basis for Clinical Medicine by E. C. B. Hall-Craggs
Gray's Anatomy by Henry Gray
Biomechanical Basis of Human Movement by Joseph Hamill and Kathleen M Knutzen
Innovative Analyses of Human Movement by Nicholas Stergiou
Gait Analysis: Normal and Pathological Function by Jacquelin Perry
Understanding the Scientific Bases of Human Movement
by Barbara Gowitzke and Morris Milner
Applied Mechanics for Engineering Technology (5th Edition)
by Keith M. Walker
Occupational Biomechanics (2nd Edition)
by Don B. Chaffin and Gunnar B. J. Andersson
Manual of Structural Kinesiology
by Clem W. Thompson and R .T. Floyd
Biomechanics of Human Movement
by Marlene J. Adrian and John M. Cooper
Basic Biomechanics by Susan J. Hall
Physiology / Nutrition / Personal Training
Textbook of Medical Physiology by Arthur C. Guyton and John E. Hall
ECG Workout: Exercises in Arrhythmia Interpretation by Jane Huff
ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription
by American College of Sports Medicine
Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning
by Thomas R. Baechle and Roger W. Earle
Exercise Testing & Prescription by David C. Nieman
Human Physiology by Sherman & Luciano Vander
Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance
by William D McArdle, Frank I Katch, and Victor L Katch
Essentials of Exercise Physiology
by William D McArdle, Frank I Katch, and Victor L Katch
Personal Trainer Manual: The Resource for Fitness Instructors
by Mitchell Sudy
Understanding Nutrition (5th Edition)
by Eleanor Noss Whitney and Eva M. Hamilton
Nutrition for Fitness & Sport by Melvin H. Williams
Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding
by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Dobbins
Hardcore Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach by Frederick C. Hatfield
The Weider System of Bodybuilding by Joe Weider and Bill Reynolds
Gold's Gym Mass Building Training and Nutrition System by Edward Connors
Power by Frederick C. Hatfield
Stretching by Bob Anderson
The Complete Book of Abs by Kurt Brungardt and Brett Brungardt
Statistical Methods in Education and Psychology
by Gene V. Glass and Kenneth D. Hopkins
The Creative Side of Experimentation: Personal Perspectives from Leading Researchers in
Motor Control, Motor Development, and Sport Psychology
by Conrad Wesley Snyder and Bruce Abernethy
Applied Regression Analysis, Linear Models, and Related Methods by John Fox
Using Multivariate Statistics (5th Edition) by Barbara G. Tabachnick and Linda S. Fidell
Research Methods In Physical Activity
by Jerry R. Thomas, Jack K. Nelson, and Stephen J. Silverman
Pharmaceutical Statistics: Practical and Clinical Applications (Fourth Edition)
by Sanford Bolton and Charles Bon
Measurement for Evaluation in Physical Education and Exercise Science
by Ted A Baumgartner, Andrew (Tony) S Jackson, Matthew T Mahar, and David A Rowe
Essentials of Modern Research Methods in Health, Physical Education and Recreation
by Kris Berg and Richard Latin
Insider's Guide to Medical Schools by Peterson's
A Ph.D. Is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science by Peter J Feibelman
Writing Successful Science Proposals by Andrew J. Friedland and Carol L Folt
A Pocket Style Manual by Diana Hacker
Learning and Instruction by Richard J. Hamilton and Elizabeth Ghatala
Learning Theories: An Educational Perspective (5th Edition) by Dale H. Schunk
Microsoft Office XP - Illustrated Introductory by David W. Beskeen et al.
Computer Concepts (Sixth Edition) by June Jamrich Parsons and Dan Oja
Essential MATLAB for Engineers and Scientists (3rd Edition) by Brian Hahn and Dan Valentine
EndNote 4...Bibliographies Made Easy by ResearchSoft
Visual Basic 6 Interactive Course
by Mark Spenik, Andrew Indovina, Cliff Diamond, Heidi Brumbaugh, John Harrington
C++ Program Design: An Introduction to Programming and Object-Oriented Design
by James P. Cohoon (Author), Jack W. Davidson