My Library

Below is a list of books I own or have read as part of my aim to become the best coach I can be. I intend to write reviews and key points on all these books. There are more books to come as I know I have missed quite a few... believe it or not! The books highlighted with a *** are those I would put as my top recommendation in each section.

Primal Training: 

• Primal Endurance by Mark Sisson and Brad Kearns  ***
• Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson
• Go Wild: Free Your Body and Mind from the Afflictions of Civilization - By: John J. Ratey, Richard Manning

Typical Running Training: 

• Run Elite: Train and Think Like the Greatest Runners of All Time - By: Andrew Snow
• Personal Best Running: Coach Coogan’s Strategies for the Mile to the Marathon - By: Mark Coogan, Scott Douglas
• High Performance Middle-Distance Running - By: Sunderland, David
• Running: From Middle Distance to Marathon (Elite Performance) Elite Performance - By: Alex Reid, Garry Palmer
• Advanced Marathoning - By: Peter Pfitzinger, Scott Douglas
• Hansons Marathon Method: Run Your Fastest Marathon the Hansons Way - By: Humphrey, Hanson
• Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide By: Christopher McDougall
• Athletics - By Percy Curetty 
• Run for your life - By: Mark Cucuzzella M.D.***

Diet and Nutrition

• The Great Cholesterol Con: The Truth About What Really Causes Heart Disease and How to Avoid It - By: Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
• The Carnivore Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Optimal Health by Returning to Our Ancestral Diet Unlocking the Secrets to Optimal Health by Returning to Our Ancestral Diet By: Saladino, Paul ***
• The Carnivore Diet - By: Shawn Baker
• The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance - By: Volek PhD,RD, Jeff S., Phinney MD,PhD, Stephen D.
• Carnivore Cooking for Cool Dudes - By: Brad Kearns, Brian McAndrew, William Shewfelt
• Sports Performance: Leaner, Fitter, Faster on Low-Carb Healthy Fat. - By: Schofield, Grant, Zinn, Caryn, Rodger
• The Low-Carb Athlete: The Official Low-Carbohydrate Nutrition Guide for Endurance and Performance - By: Greenfield, Ben
• The Real Meal Revolution: The Radical, Sustainable Approach to Healthy Eating - By; Noakes, Professor Tim
• The Case for Keto - By: Gary Taubes 

Running Interest:

• Amazing Racers: The Story of America's Greatest Running Team and Its Revolutionary Coach by Marc Bloom
• 1:59: The Sub-Two-Hour Marathon Is Within Reach - Here’s How It Will Go Down, and What It Can Teach All Runners About Training and Racing - By: Philip Maffetone, Bill Katovsky
• Running in the Midpack: How to Be a Strong, Successful and Happy Runner - By: Martin Yelling, Anji Andrews
• Relentless: Secrets of the Sporting Elite - By: Alistair Brownlee
• Iron War: Dave Scott, Mark Allen, and the Greatest Race Ever Run - By: Matt Fitzgerald
• A Life Without Limits - By: Chrissie Wellington, Michael Aylwin
• Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance - By: Alex Hutchinson
• The Sports Gene: Talent, Practice and the Truth About Success - By: David Epstein
• The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance - By: Adharanand Finn
• Born to Run: The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen - By: Christopher McDougall
• Running with the Kenyans - By: Adharanand Finn ***
• My Life on the Run - By: Bart Yasso & Kathleen Parrish
• Running My Life - The Autobiography: Winning On and Off the Track by: Seb Coe
• The Greatest: The Haile Gebrselassie Story by Jim Denison
• Run Britain - Nick Butter
• Out of Thin Air by: Michael Crawley ***

Sleep and Recovery

• Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams - By: Matthew Walker
• WIN: Achieve Peak Athletic Performance, Optimize Recovery... by Kennedy, Tristin

Mental Training:

• Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance - By: Angela Duckworth
• Beyond Grit: Ten Powerful Practices to Gain the High-Performance Edge - By: Cindra Kamphoff ***
• The Comeback Quotient: Mastering Mental Fitness for Sport and Life - By: Matt Fitzgerald
• Presence: Unlock your inner confidence to embrace life's biggest challenges - By: Amy Cuddy
• The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance Paperback  - By: Dr Nate Zinsser ***
• Zero Negativity: The Power of Positive Thinking by: Middleton, Ant
• Applied Sport Psychology: Personal Growth to Peak Performance 7th Edition By: Jean Williams
• The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and... by Edgley, Ross
• Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential by Carol Dweck
• The Expectation Effect - By David Robson

Science and Stuff

• Exercised: The Science of Physical Activity, Rest and Health - By: Daniel Lieberman
• Peak: The New Science of Athletic Performance that Is Revolutionizing Sports - By: Dr. Marc Bubbs
• Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success - By: Brad Stulberg, Steve Magness
• Lore of Running - By: Tim Noakes
• Lies My Doctor Told Me - By: Ken Berry

Strength Training 

Note that a lot of the general running books contain information on strength training so there may not be a need for dedicated resources on it.

• Strength Training for Speed: Scientific Principles and Practical Application by James Wild
• Built to Move - Staretts

Biomechanics

• The Lost Art of Running: A Journey to Rediscover the Forgotten Essence of Human Movement By: Shane Benzie, Tim Major
• Programmed to Run - By: Thomas Miller
• Running Form: How to Run Faster and Prevent Injury - By: Owen Anderson
• Barefoot Running Step by Step: Barefoot Ken Bob, the Guru of Shoeless Running, Shares His Personal Technique for Running with More Speed, Less Impact By: Wallack, Roy, Saxton, Ken