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Healing Back Pain
By: John E. Sarno

What essentially got me into a more refined look at the body's mind-body connection and how to tweak it is this book. It discards Cartesian duality and focuses on the body as a unit, and it may be the key to those strange pains that are unexplainable... Beyond that I will leave this one a surprise.

The 4 Hr Body
By Tim Ferriss

The comprehensive book by Timothy Ferris covering everything from weight loss to muscle gain to better sex to healing old injuries. I like most of the book, however, the explanations/techniques are sometimes lackluster or merely a road to somewhere else. However, given the price, its a good investment to open your mind to several new techniques.

Gray's Anatomy
By: Henry Gray

The classic book on anatomy and a must for anybody's collection. There are other, more colorful, easier to read books out there, but I like this one because its a classic, its detailed, and its been in use for quite some time. If you don't want to struggle through the reading then just look at the pictures. ^_^

The Warrior Diet
By: Ori Hoefmekler

The book I used to get myself started and educated about the benefits of food timing, food order, food color, intermittent fasting, probiotics, and the concept of going back to my roots, the strong ones. :D
Avoid like hell the section on exercise and you'll make good use of this book.

The Bates Method for Better Eyesight Without Glasses
By: William H. Bates, M.D.

So, I used this book to increase the accuracy of my eyes as well as the speed of their  processing. However, one caveat is that you MUST ensure that you are supplementing(literally) this book with herbs/vitamins that will help your eyesight(bilberry, vitamin A, gingko, etc...). The one time I did the techniques I really was strapped for cash and couldn't get any of those supplements so the time put in to results ratio was too high for my liking. However, long term, regardless of anything, this book will help your eyesight, whether blind as a bat or if you possesseth the Sharingan/Byakugan.

Convict Conditioning
By: Paul Wade

So, this book is really really gimmicky, but at the same time provides enough insight to warrant a purchase. Originally, Roma let me borrow her copy, which I still have.. :/. Anywho, everything from one arm pushups to one arm pullups to one legged squats to one armed handstand pushups are covered. Its not the moves that are important, but rather the small little tweaks and tips he gives. Avoid the system he has at the end, just focus on the moves and you're bound to get 'em. I still need the one arm handstand pushup and I'll be done.

Power To The People
By: Pavel Tsatsouline

This was the second of Pavel's books that I read, and yet another great one. It details how to up your body's level of tension so as to output more strength, getting super strong, staying super strong, minimizing fatigue... The list goes on and on, however keep in mind that this book is more geared towards lifters, in contrast to the Naked Warrior.

The Naked Warrior
By: Pavel Tsatsouline

My favorite book of Pavel's.. Ever. Pistols(one legged squats) and one armed pushups are the core of the program and become the only thing you need, up to a certain point. If you want to learn pistols and one arm pushups at a high level then this book is for you. Also got some fun stuff on using tips and tricks to maximize bodily control, tension, and balance. Martial artists will find this book useful.

Relax Into Stretch
By: Pavel Tsatsouline

The title gives it all away; how to relax and get more out of your flexibility training. Regard this book as a way to both heal old injuries and prevent new ones from occurring. It also goes over an important concept: too much flexibility. Happy reading..

Super Joints
By: Pavel Tsatsouline

This will become your morning workout routine. There's just nothing better. It wakes you up, keeps you limber, wakes you up, and makes you feel better. :) There's also plenty of stuff regarding dynamic flexibility and static flexibility in here. A must for a martial artist wanting more powerful kicks, punches, and rotation.

Convict Conditioning II
By: Paul Wade

I put this here because someone will eventually ask me why I neglected to include the second of Paul Wade's books.. Its because this book can't hold a candle to the first one. This second book feels too rushed, too collaborative, too gimmicky, and containing too few "gems". However, it is a decent buy for those looking for grip, neck, ankle, and side work.
However, there are much better methods..