Books Read

I put a * behind the ones that are worth reading.  If you have any suggestions of books to check out I am all ears.  Please leave a comment at the bottom with any suggestions.

2025 Books Read 

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2024 Books Read 

1. Family (Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse Book 16)

2. Outlive *

3. Tough

4. The Wim Hof Method

5. Scarcity Brain*

6. The Book of Joy*

7. Arisen: Operators, Vol 1- The Fall of the Third Temple

8. Untethered

9.  Resilient: The Untold Story of Crossfit's Greatest Comeback

10. Grinders Find A Way*

11. The Heart is the Strongest Muscle

12. False Summit: The Truth is Hard to Face*

13. North to Alaska*

14. The Protocol (Riker's Apocalypse Book 5)

15. Everest, Inc. *

16. Grit, Guts and Determination*

17. Red Sky Morning*

18. The Examined Run

19. Not Too Late

20. Stronger

21. Scars and Stripes

22. Eager: Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter

23. Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing*

24. Stable*

25. Scorched: Burn Me Once*

26. Canyon Sacrifice*

27. Under the Banner of Heaven

28. Mountain Rampage*

2023 Books Read 

1. Quiet War: A Cade Grayson Thriller (Book 1)

2. Greenlights*

3. Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker*

4. Living the High Performance Life

5.  Training for Ultra Running

6. Search & Rescue in Colorado's Sangre de Cristos***   

7. Free Outside*

8. The Brave Athlete: Calm the Fuck Down

9. Unshakeable

10. The Strenuous Life*

11. The Longest Race*

12. Built to Move*

13. A Mile at a Time

14. Never Finished* (audio book)

15. Jack Carr Only the Dead*

16. Boots on the Ground by Dusk

17. The Race that Changed Running: The Story Inside UTMB*

18. A Walk in the Woods*

19. Everything All at Once: A Memoir*

20. Choose Strong

21. Chameleon*

22. What Doesn't Kill Us* - Reread

23. Transformed*

24. Arisen: Raiders, Vol 5- The Last Raid

2022 Books Read 

1. There and Back*

2.  The Comfort Crisis

3.  Can't Hurt Me* - Reread

4.  The Ranch- Book 4

5.  Atomic Habits*

6.  The Ranch- Book 5

7.  HWPO

8.  Uncommon Grit*

9.  Endure

10. In the Blood Jack Carr*

11. Endure- Cam Hanes

12. The Ranch- Book 6*

13. 75 Hard

14. Mental Training for Ultra Running*

15. Beyond Possible*

16. Arisen: Raiders Volume 3

17. WIN*

18. Deep Work

19. The Impossible First*

20. Running to the Top

21. Hard to Kill

22. The Plea*

23. 12 Hour Walk

24. Wilderness: The Gateway to the Soul*

25. Killing the Killers*

26. River of Doubt*  -- Read this one!

27. Nature's Silent Message

28. Arisen Raiders Volume 4

29. Never Finished*

30. Deliberate Discomfort*

 

 

2021 Books Read 

1.  Tribe*

2. Think Like a Monk*

3. Left of Boom*

4. Win at All Cost*

5.  Sam Briggs: Start Your Engines

6.  10% Happier*

7.  Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual MK1-MOD1*

8. Warrior's Creed*

9.  Arisen: Raiders Volume 1*

10. Can't Hurt Me* - Reread

11. Arisen: Raiders Volume 2*

12. Black Squadron*

13. Fight Club* - Reread

14. The Way of the Runner*

15. Savage Son*

16. Bolder Dreams*

17. The Longest Race*

18. Running With The Kenyans*

19. Out and Back*

20. The White Darkness*

21. The Dharma Bums

22. The Rise of the Ultra Runners*

23. A Runner's High*

24. Ashley's War*

25. The Devil's Hand*

26. Killing England*

27. Chasing the Thrill*

28. Bridging Worlds

29. Fury*

30. Freedom

31. The Third Pole*

32. Unbreakable Runner* -Reread

33. Out of Thin Air*

34. Sniper Elite: One Way Trip

35. The Ranch- Book 1*

36. Final Spin*

37. Let My People Go Surfing

38. Honed

39. The Ranch- Book 2*

40. The Ranch- Book 3*

2020 Books Read 

1. The Spartan Way (audio book)

2. Can't Hurt Me (audio book)*

3. Mistrial (audio book)*

4. The Way I Heard It (audio book)* 

5. Unfu*k Yourself (audio book)

6. Home: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse*

7. Inside A Marathon*

8. Leadship Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual*

9. Leadville Trail 100*

10. The True Peruvian Route

11. The Wedge* 

12. Eat Shit and Die

13. Cross Country*

14. American Flats

15. No Meat Athlete

16. The Terminal List*

17. The Code the Evaluation the Protocols 

18. Marijuana Manifesto 

19. Fortitude*

20.  The Daily Stoic*

21. The Way of the Superior Man*

22. The Precipice (Riker's Apocalypse Book 3)*

23. Learning to Breath Fire*

24. Cracking the Crossfit Open

25. True Believer*

26. Six Days of Impossible*

27. Above the Clouds*

28. Training for the Uphill Athlete*

29.  Own the Day, Own Your Life*

30.  Eat. Sleep. Move. Breathe

2019 Books Read 
1. Man's Search for Meaning*
2. Gone: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse Book 13*
3. As Many Reps as Possible
4. Blind Descent: Surviving Alone & Blind on Everest*
5. The Great Outdoors: Users Guide
6. Dichotomy of Leadership*
7. The Happy Runner*
8. The Promise*
9. The Trident*
10. Broken Open*
11. Saltwater Buddha*
12. The Impossible Climb*
13. All Our Waves Are Water*
14. The Fear Project*
15. The Plan- Rikers Apocalypse Book 2*
16. Discipline Equals Freedom (re-read)*
17. Storm on Our Shores*
18. The Push: A Climbers Search for the Path*
19. Dottir 
20. Bruce Lee: A Life*
21. Unplugged
22. If the Budda Dated*
23. Arisen: Last Stand*
24. Running with Sherman*
25. Denali Nights*
26. Tools of Titans*
27. The 5 Love Languanges*
28. The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei*

2018 Books Read 
1. Karakoram: Climbing thru the Kashmir Conflict*
2. Speal: A David and Goliath Story
3. The Invictus Mindset*
4. Post Workout Supplementation*
5. Chasing Excellence: A Story About Building the World's Fittest Athletes*
6. Running into the Dark*
7. Arisen: Fickisms
8. NAVY SEAL Training Class 144: My BUD/S Journal*
9. Ueli Steck: My Life in Climbing*
10. North: Finding my way while running the Appalachian Trail*
11. Flexible Dieting 2.0: Philosophy for the Modern Athlete*
12. A Guide to Flexible Dieting (PDF book)*
13. How I Became the Fittest Woman on Earth*
14. Marine! The Life of Chesty Puller*
15. Travels with Charley*
16. Living with Monks*
17. Arisen: Odyssey*
18. Can't Hurt Me*
19. Wired for Love

2017 Books Read 
1. Hell or High Water: Surviving the Tibet's Tsangpo River 
2. Discover Your True North*
3. Extreme Ownership*
4. Road to Sparta*
5. Mastering The Zone
6. What Doesn't Kill Us*
7. Ego is the Enemy*
8. Maximus Body*
9. Exposed Tragedy & Triumph in Mountain Climbing*
10. Mountain Madness*
11. Alone on the Wall*
12. No Barriers: A Blind Man's Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon*
13. Bolivia: A Climbing Guide
14. Way of the Warrior Kid*
15. Abyss- Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse*
16. War Buds: Under Attack*
17. War Buds 2: On Alert*
18. War Buds 3: Overcome*
19. The Operator: Firing the Shot that Killed Osama*
20. Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual*
21. Unbreakable Runner* (Re-Read)
22. Arisen Book 13- The Siege*
23. Arisen Book 14- EndGame*

2016 Books Read
1. In Harms Way- Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse*
2. Because It's There
3. A Pound of Flesh- Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse*
4. Allegiance- Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse*
5. Paleo Diet for Athletes
6. Mortal- Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse*
7. Grain Brain
8. Warpath- Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse*
9. Ghost- Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse*
10. Million Dollar Marathon*
11. How Bad Do You Want It?
12. Frayed- Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse*
13. Special Operations Forces Nutrition Guide 
14. 26.2 Miles to Boston*
15. The Boston Marathon A Century of Blood, Sweat, and Cheers
16. Drawl: Duncan's Story- Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse*
17. Fire On The Mountain*
18. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
19. Way of the Seal*
20. Mind Gym- An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence
21. Ultra Mindset*
22. No More Mr Nice Guy
23. The Manuscript
24. Living with a Seal*
25. This is Going to Hurt
26. The Contractor
27. Gates of Fire*
28. Arisen Book 11: Deathmatch*
29. Training Essentials for Ultrarunning*
30. Arisen Book 12: Carnage*
31. Keep Pulling Out Guns
32. Sniper on the Eastern Front*
33. District- Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse*
34. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck*
35. Into the North Wind: A thousand mile bicycle adventure across frozen Alaska
36. In Fifty Years We Will All Be Chicks*
37. 2016 Boulder Running Journal*
38. Sixty Meters to Anywhere*
39. Racing the Rain*
40. Primal Endurance*

2015 Books Read
1. Ready to Run*
2. 80/20 Running
3. Hal Koerner's Field Guide to Ultrarunning
4. Unbreakable: Navy Seal Way of Life *
5. Wild*
6.  RACING THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST ADVENTURE RACE
7.  The Boys in the Boat* -awesome read
8.  Kiss or Kill Confessions of a Serial Climber*
9.  Killer Athletes
10. Power, Speed, Endurance 
11. Unbeatable Mind
12. Embrace the Suck
13. Natural Born Heroes*
14. Arisen, Book One Fortress Britain* 
15. Arisen, Book Two Mogadishu of the Dead*
16. Arisen, Book Three- Three Parts Dead*
17. Arisen, Book Four- Maximum Violence*
18. Arisen Book Five- Exodus*
19. Arisen Book Six- The Horizon*
20. Arisen Book Seven- Death of Empires *
21. Arisen Book Eight- Empire of the Dead *
22. Arisen- Genesis*
23. Arisen- Nemesis*
24. Arisen Book Nine- Cataclysm*
25. My Fight/Your Fight*
26. Arisen Book Ten- The Flood*
27. D-Boys*
28. Counter-Assault (2nd D-Boys)*
29. How to Avoid Dying - For as Long as Possible
30. Trudge: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse*
31. Boulder Running Journal*
32. Daniels' Running Formula
33. Soldier On: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse*

2014 Books Read

1. Dividing the Great*

2. American Road Trip Mix Tape*
3. 30 Chin-ups in 30 Days
4. Fitness Confidential*
5. A Season to Remember (2014 Broncos)
6. In Search of #6*
7. Out There: A Story of Ultra Recovery
8. Romance for Men: Pandora's Box*
9. Service: A Navy SEAL at War*
10. Running For My Life
11. Total Recall
12. Tales from Out There
13. The Sports Gene
14. Shrinkage *
15. No Way Down Life & Death on K2*
16. No Easy Day
17. Fight Club
18. Unbreakable Runner *

2013 Books Read

1. Outlaw Platoon*

2.  Inside the Box *

3.  Inside Seal Team Six *

4.  To the Edge*

5.  We Die Alone

6.  The Secret Race*

7.  14 Minutes*

8.  Racing Weight

9.  American Sniper*

10. Surprisingly...Unstuck: Rewire your brain to exercise more, ect.

11.  Juiced*
12.  Training for the Ascent & Marathon on Pikes Peak*
13.  Bo Knows Bo Jackson *
14. The Happiness of Pursuit*
15. Run or Die*
16. Fuck Calories (ebook, not on Amazon)
17. The Monkey Wrench Gang*
18. Fitness Confidential*
19. First: What It Takes To Win
20. Heaven, Hell, and Tyler Curiel: Wasatch Front 100
21. Never Wipe Your Ass With A Squirrel
22. The Summit Seeker
23. Seal of Honor
24. Arctic Glass
25. I Kissed A Sheep
26. Durango to Denver


2012 Books Read

1. Running the Edge

2.  The Long Run- Mishka

3.  Be Brave, Be Strong *

4.  The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook

5.  AWOL on the Appalachian Trail*

6.  Running for the Hansons*

7.  Three Cups of Deceit

8.  Happier Than a Billionaire

9.  Iron War*

10.  Lost in Kandahar

11.  The Wall Street Money Machine

12.  The Duel*

13.  Desert Solitaire*

14. The Beast in the Garden*

15.  A Few Degrees from Hell*

16.  The Ledge*

17.  The PrimalBlueprint

18.  Foundation

19.  Ghost Trails*

20.  Bad Blood

21.  My Seinfeld Year

22. The Last Ridge*

23. The Millionaire Next Door

24.  Long Distance*

25.  Merle's Door*

26.  Beginners Guide to Stock Market Investing 

27.  Run to Overcome 

28.  Unbroken *

29.  I'm Here to Win *

30. Mud, Sweat, and Tears *

31. Just Tell Me What Stocks to Buy 

32.  The Thrill of Victory *

33.  A Life Without Limits *

34.  Eat & Run *

35.  Ultimate High *

36.  Addicted to Danger *

37.  Rough Ride 

38.  How to Win 

39.  Rich Dad Poor Dad 

40.  Warren Buffett 

41. Dividend Investing 

42.  Oxygen Debt *

43.  5 Simple Rules for Investing in the StockMarket 

44.  Ravings of a Runner 

45.  Finding Ultra *

2011 Books Read

1. K2: Life & Death on the Worlds most dangerous mountain
2. The Extra Mile- Pam Reed
3. In Defense of Food
4. Coaching for Performance
5. Food Rules
6. Eiger Dreams
7. Paleo Diet for Athletes
8. Relentless Forward Progress
9. Running on empty
10. Seal Team Six
11. Cycling home from Siberia
12. The Big Year
13. The Man Who Cycled the World
14. The Big Book of Endurance Training
15. And Then the Vulture Eats You
16. The Raw Truth
17. Now Discover Your Strengths
18. The Paleo Diet
19. Steve Jobs

2010 Books Read

1. Die Trying
2. Born to Run
3. 14er Distasters
4. Forever on the Mountain
5. Montana Mountain Goat (local Montana book, not on Amazon)
6. Pre
7. Above the Clouds
8. The Beckoning Silence
9. Running with the Buffaloes
10. The Long Walk by Rawicz
11. Fire on the Mountain
12. The Greatest- Haile Gebrselassie
13. Gold Hill and Back
14. Effective Project Management
15. Beyond the Mountain
16. Minus 148
17. Raising the Bar- Gary Erickson
18. No Shortcuts to the Top
19. Mountain Rescue Doctor
20. Once a Runner
21. Goal Setting (WorkSmart book)
22. Touching the Void
23. Dual in the Sun
24. Hyperfitness
25. Where Men Win Glory- Krakauer
26. Again to Carthage
27. Last Climb
28. What the CEO wants you to know

Did not track my books before 2010.