Writers Booklist

Writers Booklist

The following is a list of books that I have read to further myself as a writer. I read an interview article in Writers Digest magazine the writer being interviewed eludes me at this time. However; the single piece of advice that she gave was in order for her to become the novelist that she is today she decided and accomplished the incredible feat of reading a thousand books in all genres including books on how to write. I continue to strive to complete this lofty goal. So, here is my list of the books that I've read since wanting to become a writer. The benefits of this goal are incomprehensible.
I have broken this list down into the genre in which they were written. This of course is a work in progress.


Book Count- 79

Grammar:

Painless Grammar
By Rebecca Elliott, Ph.D.
Copyright 1997 Barron's Educational Series, Inc.

Writing:

The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing
By Meg Leder, Jack Heffron
Copyright 2002 Writers Digest Books

On Writing
By Stephen King
Copyright 2000 Pocket Books

Creating Short Fiction
By Damon Knight
Copyright 1985, 1986, 1997 St. Martin's Press

Writing Great Short Stories
By Margaret Lucke
Copyright 1999 McGraw Hill

Write Away
By Elizabeth George
Copyright 2004 HarperCollins Publishers

A Writer's Guide to Fiction
By Elizabeth Lyon
Copyright 2004 The Berkley Publishing Group

The Writer's Little Helper
By James V. Smith, Jr.
Copyright 2006 Writers Digest Books



Health, Fitness, and Martial Arts:

The Tao of Jeet Kune Do
By Bruce Lee
Copyright 1975 Ohara Publishing, Inc.

Relax Into Stretch
By Pavel Tsatsouline
Copyright 2001 Advanced Fitness Solutions

The Best of Bill Wallace
By The Editors of Black Belt Magazine
Copyright 2005 Black Belt Communications, LLC

Ultimate Flexibility
By Sang H. Kim
Copyright 2004 Turtle Press

The Fighter’s Body: An Owner’s Manual
By Loren W. Christensen and Wim Demerre
Turtle Press
Copyright 2003 Loren W. Christensen and Wim Demerre




Daniels’ Running Formula 2nd Edition
By Jack Daniels, PhD
Human Kinetics Books
Copyright 2005 By Jack Tupper Daniels, PhD

Body-for-Life
By Bill Phillips
A Harper Collins Book
Copyright 1999 by 11th Vision, L.L.C.

Once a Runner
By John L. Parker, JR.
Scribner
A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Copyright 1978, 1990 By John L. Parker, JR.


War History:

Operation Iceburg: The Invasion and Conquest of Okinawa in World War II
By Gerald Astor
Dell Publishing
Copyright 1995 by Gerald Astor

The Last 100 Days
By John Toland
Random House, New York
Copyright 1965 by John Toland

The Race for the Rhine Bridges
By Alexander McKee
Stein & Day/Publishers/New York
Copyright 1971 Alexander McKee

Lost Triumph
By Tom Carhart
Copyright 2005 by G.P. Putnam's Sons

The Eyes of the Eagle
By Gary A. Linderer
Copyright 1991 Ivy Books

SOG
By John L. Plaster
Copyright 1997 Penguin Books

Blackhawk Down
By Mark Bowden
Copyright 1999 Signet Books


Baptism
By Larry Gwin
Copyright 1999 Ivy Books

Delta Force
By Col. Charlie A. Beckwith (Ret.)
Copyright 1983 Avon Books

Team Sergeant
By William T. Craig
Copyright 1998 Ivy Books


War Fiction:

The Hunt for Red October
By Tom Clancy
Copyright 1984 By the United States Naval Institute
Annapolis, Maryland


Red Storm Rising
By Tom Clancy
Copyright 1986 The Berkley Publishing Group


Rainbow Six
By Tom Clancy
Copyright 1998 By Rubicon, Inc.


To The Last Man
By Jeff Shaara
The Ballantine Publishing Group
Copyright 2004 By Jeff Shaara


Gods and Generals
By Jeff Shaara
The Ballantine Publishing Group
Copyright 1996 By Jeff Shaara

The Killer Angels
By Michael Shaara
The Ballantine Publishing Group
Copyright 1974 By Michael Shaara

The Last Full Measure
By Jeff Shaara
The Ballantine Publishing Group
Copyright 1998 By Jeff Shaara

The War of the Rats
By David L. Robbins
Copyright 1999 Bantam Books

Soar
By John Weisman
Copyright 2003 Avon Books

The Five Fingers
By Gayle Rivers
Publisher: Bantam (June 1, 1991)
ISBN-10: 0553196529

Eaters of the Dead
By Michael Crichton
Copyright 1976 by Michael Crichton


Suspense/ Mystery/Fiction:

Hannibal Rising
By Thomas Harris
Copyright 2006 Delacorte Press

Red Dragon
By Thomas Harris
Copyright 1981 Yazoo Fabrications

The Silence of the Lambs
By Thomas Harris
Copyright 1988 Yazoo Fabrications

Hannibal
By Thomas Harris
Copyright 1999 Yazoo Fabrications

Criminal Minds: Jump Cut
By Max Allan Collins
Copyright 2007 ABC Studios & CBS Studios inc.

Criminal Minds: Killer Profile
By Max Allan Collins
Copyright 2008 ABC Studios & CBS Studios inc.

Criminal Minds: Finishing School
By Max Allan Collins
Copyright 2008 ABC Studios & CBS Studios inc.


Big Bad Wolf
By James Patterson
Copyright 2003 James Patterson
Warner Books

The Brotherhood of the Rose
By David Morrell
The Random House Publishing Group
Copyright 1984 By David Morrell

Cruel & Unusual
By Patricia Cornwell
Copyright 1993 Avon Books

Post-mortem
By Patricia Cornwell
Copyright 1990 Avon Books


Deja Dead
By Kathy Reichs
Copyright 1997 Pocket Books

True Crime:

Dark Dreams
By Roy Hazelwood & Stephen G. Michaud
Copyright 2001 By Roy Hazelwood & Stephen G. Michaud
St. Martin’s Press

Mind Hunter
By John Douglas & Mark Olshaker
Copyright 1995 Pocket Books

Obsession
By John Douglas & Mark Olshaker
Copyright 1998 Pocket Books

Crime Study:

Forensics for Dummies
By D.P. Lyle, MD
Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Copyright 2004 By Wiley Publishing, Inc.



Sword & Sorcery/ Fantasy:

The Hobbit
By J.R.R. Tolkien
The Ballantine Publishing Group
Copyright 1996 The Estate of J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring
By J.R.R. Tolkien
The Ballantine Publishing Group
Copyright 1994 The Estate of J.R.R. Tolkien

The Two Towers
By J.R.R. Tolkien
The Ballantine Publishing Group
Copyright 1994 The Estate of J.R.R. Tolkien


The Return of the King
By J.R.R. Tolkien
The Ballantine Publishing Group
Copyright 1994 The Estate of J.R.R. Tolkien


Conan
By Robert E. Howard
Copyright 1967 Ace Fantasy

The Bloody Crown of Conan
By Robert E. Howard
Copyright 2003 The Random House Publishing Group

Conan: Red Nails
By Robert E. Howard
Copyright 1977 Berkley Medallion Books

Conan: The Warrior
By Robert E. Howard
Copyright 1967 By L. Sprague De Camp

Conan: The Conqueror (The Hour of the Dragon)
By Robert E. Howard
Copyright 1967 By L. Sprague De Camp

Pigeons from Hell
By Robert E. Howard
Copyright 1976 by Glenn Lord, Agent for the estate of Robert E. Howard
Ace Science Fiction





Horror:

Dracula
By Bram Stoker
Copyright 1897 Archibald Constable and Company (UK)

Frankenstein
By Mary Shelley
Copyright 1818 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Distributed by Random House, Inc

Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
By Robert Louis Stevenson
Copyright Panamericana Editorial Ltda 2000

AVP: Alien Vs. Predator
By Marc Cerasini
Copyright 2004 By Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Exorcist: The Beginning
By Steven Piziks
Copyright 2004 Pocket Books

The Exorcist
By William Peter Blatty
Copyright 1971 HarperTorch

I Am Legend
By Richard Matheson
Copyright 1954 Orb Books

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
By Richie Tankersley
Copyright 1992 Pocket Books

Buffy the Vampire Slayer- Blooded
By Christopher Golden & Nancy Holder
Copyright 1998 Pocket Books

Buffy the Vampire Slayer- Tempted Champions
By Yvonne Navarro
Copyright 2002 Pocket Books

Buffy the Vampire Slayer- The Book of Fours
By Nancy Holder
Copyright 2001 Pocket Books

Buffy the Vampire Slayer- The Lost Slayer
By Christopher Golden
Copyright 2001 Simon Pulse




Animal Fiction:

The Incredible Journey
By Sheila Journey
Copyright 1961 Delacorte Press

The Call of the Wild
By Jack London
Copyright 1903?

White Fang
By Jack London
Copyright 1906?

Christian:

The Cross and the Switchblade
By David Wilkerson
Copyright 1962 by David Wilkerson
The Berkley Publishing group






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