My Library
Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.
These are all the books in my personal library, excluding e-books. My formal education is technical: I have a B.S. in aerospace engineering, focused in astronautics, and my thesis was on stability & control theory. I found that subject fascinating, and still do, but I’m also trying my best to obtain a well-rounded education in the liberal arts - the classical artes liberales, that is, not modern grievance studies. I’m doing well so far; I have at least a few books from every major division of the Dewey Decimal System.
I’ve organized my books by the DDS; you can use the links below to jump to a particular class. In time, I may hyperlink some of these books when I decide to do reviews or simply mention them in my writing.
000: Computer Science, Knowledge, and Systems
- 005: Computer programming, programs, and data
- Sam’s Teach Yourself C++ In 24 Hours, Fourth Edition
030: Encyclopedias and Books of Facts
- 030: General Encyclopedic Works
- DK - Visual Encyclopedia of Science
- Thomas Glover - Pocket Ref
- Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition
- Merriam-Webster Collegiate Thesaurus, Second Edition
- Uniden’s Down to Earth Guide to Satellite Television
- Webster’s New World Thesaurus, Revised and Updated for the 1990s
100: Philosophy and Psychology
- 110: Metaphysics
- Aristotle - Metaphysics
- Edward Feser - Scholastic Metaphysics
150: Psychology
- 158: Applied Psychology
- James Allen - As A Man Thinketh
180: Ancient, Medieval, and Eastern Philosophy
- 181: Eastern Philosophy
- Confucius - Analects
- Confucius - The Doctrine of the Mean
- Confucius - The Great Learning
- Lao Tzu - The Tao Te Ching
- Mencius - Various Works
200: Religion
220: The Bible
- 220: Bible
- C.I. Scofield - Old Scofield Study Bible (KJV, 1917 edition)
- Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible
- The “Celebrate Jesus!” Millenium Bible (KJV)
- Holy Bible, English Standard Version
- Holy Bible, New International Version
- Herder - Die Bibel, Einheits-ubersetzung
- James Strong - The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
- W.E. Vine - Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words
- 228: Revelation
- Constance Cumbey - The Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow
- Hal Lindsey - The Late, Great Planet Earth
230: Christianity
- 239: Apologetics and Polemics
- Chesterton. - Orthodoxy
- Edward Feser - The Last Superstition
- Lewis - The Grand Miracle
- Lewis - Mere Christianity
- Lewis - Miracles
- Ravi Zacharias - Beyond Opinion
240: Christian practice and observance
- 240: Christian Moral and Devotional Theology
- Lewis - The Abolition of Man
- Lewis - The Four Loves
- Lewis - The Great Divorce
- Lewis - The Screwtape Letters
- Lewis - A Grief Observed
- 241: Christian ethics
- Kierkegaard - Fear and Trembling
- 248: Christian Experience, Practice, Life
- Francis Chan - Crazy Love
- Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn - For Men Only
- David R. Helm - Expositional Preaching
- Jonathan Leeman - Church Membership
- Stormie O’Martian - The Power of a Praying Husband
- George Sweeting - How to Begin the Christian Life
- 270: History of Christianity
- Edward Feser - Aquinas
- Josef Pieper - Guide to Thomas Aquinas
260: Social and Ecclesiastical Theology
- 265: Sacraments, Other Rites and Acts
- 1662 Book of Common Prayer
- Westminster Larger Catechism
290: Other Religions
- 292: Classical Religion (Greek and Roman religion)
- Edith Hamilton - Mythology
- Macmillan - Greek Myths and Legends
300: Social Sciences
320: Political Science
- 321: Systems of Governments and States
- Hamilton, Jay, Madison - The Federalist Papers
- Plato - Republic
- William H. Young - Ogg and Ray’s Introduction to American Government (Eleventh edition, 1956)
330: Economics
- 332: Financial Economics
- Burton Malkiel - A Random Walk Down Wall Street
- 335: Socialism and Related Systems
- Gary Allen - None Dare Call it Conspiracy
- John Stormer - None Dare Call it Treason
340: Law
- 342: Constitutional and Administrative Law
- United States Constitution
- United States Declaration of Independence
350: Public Administration and Military Science
- 355: Military Science
- Sun Tzu - The Art of War
- US Army FM 21-150, Combatives
360: Social Problems and Social Services
- 361: Social Problems and Services
- Daniel Amneus - The Garbage Generation
- 369: Associations
- Handbook for Boys, Fifth Edition
- The Boy Scout Handbook, Eleventh Edition
400: Language
420: English and Old English
- 425: Grammar of Standard English
- E. Oram Lyte - Elementary English (1898)
490: Other Languages
- 491: Slavic Languages and Literature
- The New Penguin Russian Course
- Pasternak - Doctor Zhivago
500: Science
510: Mathematics
- 513: Arithmetic
- Asimov - Realm of Numbers
- Henry Sticker - How to Calculate Quickly
- 515: Analysis
- Calculus for Dummies
- Clyde Love - Differential and Integral Calculus, Fourth Edition (1950)
- Stewart - Calculus, Seventh Edition
- Swokowsky - Calculus with Analytic Geometry, Second Edition
- 516: Geometry
- Smith, Gale, Neelley - New Analytic Geometry (1928)
520: Astronomy
- 520: Astronomy and Allied Sciences
- Antonín Rükl - Constellation Guidebook
- 521: Celestial Mechanics
- Vallado - Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications, Fourth Edition
- 522: Techniques, Procedures, Apparatus, Equipment, Materials
- Jim Bell - The Interstellar Age
530: Physics
- 530: Physics
- Michio Kaku - Physics of the Impossible
- Richard Muller - Physics for Future Presidents
- 539: Modern Physics
- Nigel Calder - Einstein’s Universe
600: Technology
610: Medicine and Health
- 610: Medicine and Health
- Michael Reed Gach - Acupressure’s Potent Points
- 613: Personal Health and Safety
- Pavel Tsatsouline - Kettlebell Simple & Sinister
620: Engineering
- 621: Engineering: Applied Physics
- ARRL General Class License Manual, 9th Edition
- ARRL Operating Manual, 12th Edition
- ARRL’s Wire Antenna Classics - Volume 1
- More Wire Antenna Classics - Volume 2
- Even More Wire Antenna Classics - Volume 3
- 629: Other Branches of Engineering
- 629.1 Aerospace Engineering
- Anderson - Introduction to Flight, Seventh Edition
- Federal Aviation Administration - Airplane Flying Handbook
- Pisacane - Fundamentals of Space Systems
630: Agriculture
- 635: Garden crops (Horticulture)
- Valerie Easton - A Pattern Garden
640: Home and Family Management
- 641: Food and Drink
- Steven Raichlen - How to Grill
- 649: Child rearing
- A. Brott & J. Ash - The Expectant Father (4th ed.)
- Tedd Tripp - Shepherding a Child’s Heart
650: Management and Public Relations
- 653: Shorthand
- Leslie, Zoubek, Strony - Gregg Dictation
- John Robert Gregg - Gregg Shorthand Anniversary Edition (1929)
- John Robert Gregg - Gregg Shorthand Dictionary, Anniversary Edition (1945)
- 658: General Management
- Peter Laurence - The Peter Principle
680: Manufacture for Specific Uses
- 684: Furnishings and Home Workshops
- Rex Krueger - Everyday Woodworking
700: Arts and Recreation
740: Graphic Arts and Decorative Arts
- 741: Drawing and Drawings
- Watterson - Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
- Watterson - Calvin and Hobbes Sunday Pages 1985-1995
- Watterson - Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
- Watterson - Calvin and Hobbes
- Watterson - Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat
- Watterson - Revenge of the Baby-Sat
- Watterson - Scientific Progress Goes “Boink”
- Watterson - Something Under the Bed Is Drooling
- Watterson - There’s Treasure Everywhere
- Watterson - Weirdos From Another Planet!
- Watterson - Yukon Ho!
750: Painting
- 759: History, Geographic Treatment, Biography (Paintings of)
- Alan Bean - Painting Apollo: First Artist on Another World
780: Music
- 782: Vocal Music
- 1956 Baptist Hymnal
- Tom Lehrer - Too Many Songs by Tom Lehrer
- 784: Instruments and Instrumental Ensembles and Their Music
- Mark Levine - The Jazz Piano Book
790: Outline of Sports, Games, and Entertainment
- 794: Indoor Games of Skill
- José Raúl Capablanca - Chess Fundamentals
800: Literature
800: Literature, Rhetoric, and Criticism
- 800: Literature and Rhetoric
- Aristotle - The Art of Rhetoric
- Thomas Foster - How to Read Literature Like a Professor
- Macmillan - Stories to Remember
810: American Literature
- 810: American Literature in English
- Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451
- Hawthorne - The Scarlet Letter
- Hemingway - The Old Man and the Sea
- Ken Kesey - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
- Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath
- Thoreau - Civil Disobedience
- Thoreau - Walden
- Mark Twain - Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Mark Twain - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- 813: American Fiction in English
- Marguerite de Angeli - The Door in the Wall
- Asimov - Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter
- Asimov - Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus
- Asimov - Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn
- Kate DiCamillo - Because of Winn-Dixie
- Heinlein - The Star Beast
- Madeleine L’Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
- Madeleine L’Engle - A Swiftly Tilting Planet
- 817: American Humor and Satire in English
- Randall Munroe - What If?
820: English Literature
- 820: English Literature
- Bunyan - The Pilgrim’s Progress
- Doyle - Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Golding - Lord of the Flies
- Orwell - 1984
- Shelley - Frankenstein
- Stevenson - Treasure Island
- Wells - The Time Machine
- Wells - The War of the Worlds
- 821: English Poetry
- Milton - Paradise Lost
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Burt Rafiel translation)
- 822: English Drama
- Shakespeare - Julius Caesar
- Shakespeare - The Merchant of Venice
- 823: English Fiction
- Fleming - Live and Let Die
- Fleming - Moonraker
- Fleming - Diamonds are Forever
- Fleming - From Russia, With Love
- Fleming - Doctor No
- Fleming - Goldfinger
- Fleming - For Your Eyes Only
- Fleming - Thunderball
- Fleming - The Spy Who Loved Me
- Fleming - On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
- Fleming - You Only Live Twice
- Eric Knight - Lassie Come-Home
- Lewis - The Magician’s Nephew
- Lewis - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- Lewis - The Horse and His Boy
- Lewis - Prince Caspian
- Lewis - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
- Lewis - The Silver Chair
- Lewis - The Last Battle
- Michelle Paver - Wolf Brother
- J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
- J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Tolkien - The Hobbit
- 824: English Essays
- 829: Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Literature
- Beowulf (Seamus Heaney translation)
830: German Literature
- 830: German Literature
- Johann Wyss - The Swiss Family Robinson
- 832: German Drama
840: French Literature
- 847: French Humor and Satire
850: Italian Literature
900: History and Geography
900: History
- 900: History, Geography, and Auxiliary Disciplines
- C.E. Smith & L.M. Case - A Short History of Western Civilization (1940)
920: Biography
- Buzz Aldrin - Magnificent Desolation
- Jay Barbree - Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight
- Homer Hickam - Rocket Boys
- Homer Hickam - Sky of Stone
- Homer Hickam - The Coalwood Way
- Jeffrey Kluger - Apollo 8
- Jeffrey Kluger and Jim Lovell - Apollo 13
- Gene Kranz - Failure Is Not an Option
- Edward Snowden - Permanent Record
970: History of North America
- 973: History of the United States
- Commager & Nevins - The Heritage of America (1951)
- John D. Hicks - The Federal Union
- Svetlana Lokhova - The Spy Who Changed History
- Bill O’Reilly - Killing England