Books Read From 1996

To be without a book is to be as an animal. Some of my favorites are The Peloponnesian War (Thucydides), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo), The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder), and The Life of Johnson (Boswell). The most influential book I have read in my life is Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis.

 

 

TITLE

AUTHOR

SUBJECT

DATE

476. The Life of Greece Will Durant History March 2010
475. The Little Black Book of Violence Lawrence A. Kane, Kris Wilder Self Defense February 2010
474. Villa and Zapata Frank McLynn History February 2010
474. Intellectuals Thomas Sowell Culture January 2010
473. The White Rock Hugh Thomson Exploration January 2010
472. Heroes and Villains Frank McLynn

 

History January 2010
471. The Adventures of Ibn Battuta Ross Dunn Travel January 2010
470. The Complete Encyclopedia of the Guitar Terry Burrows Music January 2010
469. Hearts of Darkness Frank McLynn Exploration December 2009
468. Mentor Tom Pace Inspirational December 2009
467. Common Sense Glenn Beck Politics November 2009
466. Winter Backpacking Ben Shillington Backpacking November 2009
465. 1453 Roger Crowley History November 2009
464. The Poison King Adrienne Mayor History November 2009
463. Mysteries of Ancient South America Harold Wilkins Travel November 2009
462. Empires of the Sea Roger Crowley History November 2009
462. Johnny Tremian Esther Forbes Novel October 2009
461. An Inconvenient Book Glenn Beck Culture October 2009
460. Jungle Yossi Ghinsberg Travel September 2009
459. 1491 Charles Mann Anthropology September 2009
458. Lost Cities and Ancient Mysteries of South America David Childress Travel September 2009
457. Into Africa Martin Dugard Exploration August 2009
456. The Lost City of Z David Grann Adventure August 2009
455. My Amazon Adventure Sebastian Snow Travel August 2009
454. World War I: A Short History Norman Stone History August 2009
453. Liberty and Tyranny Mark Levin Politics August 2009
452. The River of Doubt Candice Millard Exploration July 2009
451. Good to Great Jim Collins Business July 2009
450. When in the Course of Human Events Charles Adams History July 2009
449. Hannibal's Last Battle Brian Carey History June 2009
448. The Last Undercover Bob Hamer Criminology June 2009
447. Clean of Heart Rosemarie Scott Theology June 2009
446. Lincoln: The Road to War Frank van de Linden History June 2009
445. Deliverance from Evil Spirits Francis MacNutt Theology May 2009
444. The Hummingbird and the Hawk R.C. Padden History May 2009
443. The Classical World Robin Lane Fox History May, 2009
442. Wrath of God Livio Fanzaga Theology April 2009
441. The Spartacus War Barry Strauss History

 

April 2009

 

441. David Crocket Buddy Levy History March 2009
440. Biblical Literacy Joseph Telushkin Theology February 2009
439. The Ruin of the Roman Empire James O'Donnell History February 2009
438. The Way of Herodotus Justin Marozzi Travel January 2009
437. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas John Boyne Literature January 2009
436. Same Kind Of Different As Me Ron Hall Culture January 2009
435. Persian Fire Tom Holland History January 2009
434. The Spiritual Combat Dom Lorenzo Scupoli Theology December 2008
433. Jihad Paul Fregosi History December 2008
432. Ten Books That Screwed Up the World Benjamin Wiker Philosophy November 2008
431. John Adams David McCullough History October 2008
430. Machiavelli Ross King History October 2008
429. In the Name of Rome Adrian Goldsworthy History October 2008
428. Theology of the Body for Beginners Christopher West Theology September 2008
427. Throes of Democracy Walter McDougall History September 2008
426. Freedom Just Around the Corner Walter McDougall History August 2008
425. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership John Maxwell Leadership July 2008
424. The Case for the Real Jesus Lee Strobel Theology July 2008
423. The Best Defense Robert Waters Culture July 2008
422. Tree of Rivers John Hemming Nature July 2008
421. Leave Us Alone Grover Norquist Politics July 2008
420. The Pursuit of Glory Tim Blanning History June 2008
419. The Fall of Carthage Adrian Goldsworthy History June 2008
418. The End of Barbary Terror Frederick Leiner History May 2008
417. Panama Fever Matthew Parker History May 2008
416. Américanos John Chasteen History May 2008
415. The Greco-Persian Wars Peter Green History April 2008
414. Lone Star Nation H.W. Brands History April 2008
413. A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson Outdoor March 28
412. A Glorious Defeat Timothy Henderson History March 2008
411. Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green History March 2008
410. Cheney Stephen Hayes Politics March 2008
409. Grant and Sherman Charles Bracelen Flood Biography March 2008
408. Grant Michael Korda Biography February 2008
407. Jefferson Christopher Hitchens Biography Fenruary 2008
406. Washington Paul Johnson Biography February 2008
405. The War of Wars Robert Harvey History February 2008
404. If Democrats Were Smarter They Would Be Republicans Ann Coulter Politics January 2008
403. Dangerous Nation Robert Kagan History December 2007
402. Young Patriots Charles Cerami History November 2007
401. Captain From Castille Samuel Shellabarger Historical Novel November 2007
400. The Search for Alexander Robin Lane Fox History October 2007
399. Empire of Blue Water Stephan Talty History October 2007
398. Prince of Darkness Robert Novak Politics September 2007
397. Fateful Choices Ian Kershaw History September 2007
396. Godless Ann Coulter Politics August 2007
395. A Sacred Landscape Hugh Thomson Archeology August 2007
394. Wild at Heart John Eldredge Theology August 2007
393. The Last Days of the Incas Kim MacQuarrie History July 2007
392. Tamerlane Justin Marrozi History July 2007
391. Sailing From Byzantium Colin Wells History July 2007
390. 1776 David McCullough History July 2007
389. The Riddle of the Exodus James D. Long Archeology June 2007
388. The Marketing Of Evil David Kupelian Culture June 2007
387. Our Culture, What's Left Of It Theodore Dalrymple Culture June 2007
386. State of Emergency Pat Buchanan Culture June 2007
385. The Search for El Dorado John Hemming History May 2007
384. Persian Fire Tom Holland History May 2007
383. The Clinton Crack-Up R. Emmett Tyrell Politics May 2007
382. The Middle Sea John Julius Norwich History April 2007
381. The Classical World Robin Lane Fox History March 2007
380. War Made New Max Boot History February 2007
379. The Screwtape Letters C. S. Lewis Theology January 2007
378. In The Name Of Rome Adrian Goldsworthy History January 2007
377. Caesar Adrian Goldsworthy History January 2007
376. The Lost World Arthur Conan Doyle Literature December 2006
375. America Alone Mark Steyn Culture December 2006
374. America's Victories Larry Schweikart History November 2006
373. Don't Tread On Me H. W. Crocker III History November 2006
372. Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity John Stossel Culture November 2006
371. Our Lady of Guadalupe Warren Carroll History October 2006
370. Thermopylae Paul Cartledge History October 2006
369. The Fate of Africa Martin Meredith History September 2006
368. The Peloponnesian War Nigel Bagnall

 

History August 2006
367. The Last Expedition Daniel Liebowitz Adventure August 2006
366. Genghis Khan Jack Weatherford History July 2006
365. Rubicon Tom Holland History July2006
364. Heaven Randy Alcorn Theology July 2006
363. Guests of the Ayatollah Mark Bowman History July 2006
362. The U.N. Exposed Eric Shawn Politics June 2006
361. Hollywood, Interupted Andrew Breitbart /Mark Ebner Culture June 2006
360. Slander Ann Coulter Politics June 2006
359. Every Young Man's Battle Stephen Arterburn Theology June 2006
358. Persian Fire Tom Holland History June 2006
357. The Punic Wars Nigel Bagnall History May 2006
356. When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World Hugh Kennedy History May 2006
355. Fires of Darkness Tom Buford Theology April 2006
354. Amazon Frontier John Hemming History April 2006
353. Fascinating Stories of Forgotten Lives Charles Swindoll Biography April 2006
352. The Crusades Hilaire Belloc History April 2006
351. What Catholics Really Believe Karl Keating Theology April 2006
350. American Spartans James Warren History March 2003
349. God, Guns and Rock & Roll Ted Nugent Culture March 2006
348. Aztecs and Conquistadors Pohl and Robinson History March 2006
347. What Went Wrong? Bernard Lewis Culture March 2006
346. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science Tom Bethell Science March 2006
345. The Fall of the Roman Empire Peter Heather History March 2006
344. Our Oldest Enemy Miller and Molesky History February 2006
343. River of Doubt Candice Millard Exploration February 2006
342. Alexander of Macedon Peter Green History February 2006
341. The Making of Alexander Robin Lane Fox Cinema January 2006
340. From Alexander to Actium Peter Green History January 2006
339. Tides of War Steven Pressfield Historical Novel December 2005
338. A War Like No Other Victor Davis Hanson History December 2005
337. How America Got It Right Bevin Alexander Political Science December 2005
336. Funeral Games Mary Renault Historical Novel November 2005
335. George Washington Paul Johnson Biography November 2005
334. The Nature of Alexander Mary Renault History November 2005
333. The Wars of America Robert Leckie History November 2005
332. The Gunfighters Time/Life History October 2005
331. The Punic Wars Brian Caven History October 2005
330. The Virtues of War Steven Pressfield Historical Novel October 2005
329. Warpaths Ian Steele History September 2005
328. Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea Thomas Cahill History August 2005
327. Alexander the Great Robin Lane Fox Biography August 2005
326. Mexico: Biography of Power Enrique Krauze History August 2005
325. Rivers of Gold Hugh Thomas History July 2005
324. The Civil War Geoffery Ward History July 2005
323. The Gates  of Africa Anthony Sattin History July 2005
322. Where Troy Once Stood Iman Wilkens History July 2005
321. Fields of Battle John Keegan History July 2005
320. Slander Ann Coulter Politics June 2005
319. Hollywood Interrupted Andrew Breitbart /Mark Ebner Culture June 2005
318. Radio Replies Fathers Rumble and Carty Theology June 2005
317. The Dictators Richard Overy Biography June 2005
316. Lone Star Rising William C. Davis History May 2005
315. A Patriot's History of the United States Larry Schweikart / Michael Allen History April 2005
314. Extreme War Terrence Poulos History February 2005
313. 1812

Walter Borneman

History January 2005

312.

Alexander the Great

Paul Cartledge

 

Biography

January 2005

311.

Historical Atlas of Ancient Mesopotamia

Norman Hunt

History/

Archeology

January 2005

310.

The Virtues of War

Steven Pressfield

Historical Novel

November 2004

309.

Our Oldest Enemy

John Miller / Mark Molesky

History

November 2004

308.

The Slave Trade

Hugh Thomas

History

November 2004

307.

A History of the American People

Paul Johnson

History

November 2004

306.

Human Monsters

David Everitt

Criminology

September 2004

305.

Cicero

Anthony Everitt

Biography

September 2004

304.

April 1865

Jay Winik

History

September 2004

303.

The Punic Wars

Brian Caven

History

August 2004

302.

Seven Summits

Dick Bass

Mountaineering

August 2004

301.

The New Anti-Catholicism

Philip Jenkins

Culture

August 2004

300.

Useful Idiots

Mona Charen

Politics

August 2004

299.

October Horse

Colleen McCoullough

Historical Novel

August 2004

298.

The War Against the Terror Masters

Michael Ledeen

Politics

July 2004

297.

Slander

Ann Coulter

Politics

July 2004

296.

Chronicle of the Russian Tsars

David Warnes

History

July 2004

295.

Napoleon

Paul Johnson

Biography

June 2004

294.

Bloodletters and Badmen

Jay Robert Nash

Criminology

June 2004

293.

10 Stupid Things Men Do

Laura Schlessinger

Psychology

June 2004

 

292.

The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands

Laura Schlessinger

Psychology

May 2004

291.

Hollywood Interrupted

Andrew Breitbart /

Mark Ebner

Culture

May 2004

290.

Redeeming Love

Francine Rivers

Novel

May 2004

289.

Mere Christianity

C.S. Lewis

Theology

May 2004

288.

An Echo in the Darkness

Francine Rivers

Historical Novel

May 2004

287.

A Voice in the Wind

Francine Rivers

Historical Novel

May 2004

286.

The Alexiad

Anna Comnena

History

February 2004

285.

Fourteen Byzantine Emperors

Michael Psellus

History

February 2004

284.

The Later Roman Empire

Ammianus Marcellinus

History

February 2004

283.

The Age of Alexander

Plutarch

History

January 2004

 282.

 The Count of Monte Cristo

 Alexandre Dumas

 Literature

 January 2004

 281.

 The Rise and Fall of Athens

 Plutarch

 History

January 2004

280.

City of God

St. Augustine

Theology

January 2004

279.

Gods and Legions

Michael Curtis Ford

Novel

December 2003

278.

Mist of Prophesies

Steven Saylor

Novel

December 2003

277.

Tribune

Patrick Larkin

Novel

December 2003

276.

The Voyage of the Argo

Appolonius

Mythology

December 2003

275.

Conspiracy of Cataline

Sallust

History

December 2003

274.

The Jugurthine War

Sallust

History

December 2003

273.

Testament

John Grisham

Novel

December 2003

272.

The Spartans

Paul Cartledge

History

November 2003

271.

The Peloponnesian War

Donald Kagan

History

November 2003

270.

The Embarrassed Believer

Hugh Hewitt

 

Theology

November 2003

269.

The Blood of the Moon

George Grant

Theology

November 2003

268.

Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years

Rich Lowry

Politics

November 2003

267.

The Gates of Rome

Conn Iggulden

Historical Novel

November 2003

266.

The Ten Thousand

Michael Curtis Ford

Historical Novel

November 2003

265.

Ripples of Battle

Victor Davis Hanson

History

October 2003

264.

Histories

Tacitus

History

October 2003

263.

The War With Hannibal

Livy

History

October 2003

262.

The Makers of Rome

Plutarch

History

October 2003

261.

History of Alexander

Arrian

History

October 2003

260.

The Secret History

Procopius

History

September 2003

259.

The Annals of Rome

Tacitus

History

September 2003

258.

The Fall of the Roman Republic

Plutarch

History

September 2003

257.

The Persian Expedition

Xenophon

History

September 2003

256.

A History of My Times

Xenophon

History

August 2003

255.

History of Rome

Polybius

History

August 2003

254.

The Peloponnesian War

Thucydides

History

July 2003

253.

The Sands of Ammon

Valerio Manfredi

Historical Novel

July 2003

252.

Bugs, Bites and Bowels

Jane Howarth

Travel Medicine

July 2003

251.

The 12 Caesars

Suetonius

History

June 2003

250.

Dereliction of Duty

Robert Patterson

Politics

June 2003

249.

Animal Attacks

John Long

Nature

June 2003

248.

The Reign of Augustus

Dio Cassius

History

May 2003

247.

Strange Defeat

Marc Bloch

History

April 2003

246.

Aspects of Roman History

Richard Alston

History

April 2003

245.

The Persian Boy

Mary Renault

Historical Novel

April 2003

244.

The Testament of Theophilus

Leonard Wibberley

Historical Novel

April 2003

243.

Carnage and Culture

Victor Davis Hanson

History

April 2003

 242.

History of Rome 

 Michael Grant

History

 February 2003

241.

Why the Allies Won

Richard Overy

History

February 2003

239.

On the Origins of War

Donald Kagan

History

January 2003

238.

Histories

Herodotus

History

January 2003

237.

The Greek Achievement

Charles Freeman

History

December 2002

236.

Herodotus

James Romm

Historiography

December 2002

235.

The Classical Greeks

Michael Grant

History

December 2002

234.

The Greco-Persian Wars

Peter Green

History

December 2002

233.

Caesar

Colleen McCullough

Historical Novel

November 2002

232.

What’s So Great About America?

Dinesh D’Souza

Culture

October 2002

231.

Ancient Iraq

Georges Roux

History

October 2002

230.

Modern Times

Paul Johnson

History

September 2002

229.

Eiger Dreams

Jon Krakauer

Mountaineering

August 2002

228.

Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer

Biography

August 2002

227.

Triumph

H. W. Crocker III

History

August 2002

226.

Hiking the Triple Crown

Karen Berger

Backpacking

August 2002

225.

Ancient Civilizations of Peru

Nigel Davies

History

August 2002

224.

Hitler: Nemesis

Ian Kershaw

History

August 2002

223.

The Savage Wars of Peace

Max Boot

History

July 2002

222.

Conquest of the Incas

John Hemming

History

July 2002

221.

Heaven on Earth

Joshua Muravchik

History

July 2002

220.

Forgotten Vilcabamba

Vincent Lee

Archeology

July 2002

219.

Six-Pack Manco

Vincent Lee

Travel/Archeology

June 2002

218.

Advanced Backpacking

Chris Townsend

Backpacking

June 2002

217.

Reflections on a Ravaged Century

Robert Conquest

Politics/History

May 2002

216.

The Renassiance

Paul Johnson

History

May 2002

215.

 Guide to the Perfect Latin American Idiot

Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, et. al.

Politics/Culture

May 2002

214.

Dark Shadows Falling

Joe Simpson

Mountaineering

April 2002

213.

The White Nile

Alan Moorehead

Exploration

April 2002

212.

Downfall

Richard B. Frank

History

April 2002

211.

Inca Gold

Clive Cussler

Novel

April 2002

210.

The River Congo

Peter Forbath

Exploration

April 2002

209.

Scipio Africanus

B.H. Liddell Hart

History

March 2002

208.

Eiger Dreams

John Krakauer

Mountaineering

March 2002

207.

The Western Way of War

Victor Davis Hanson

History

March 2002

206.

Carnage and Culture

Victor Davis Hanson

History

February 2002

205.

The Complete Guide to High-End Audio

Robert Harley

Hi-end Audio

February 2002