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Karl’s Reading List

Below are books that Karl recommends.  This list is not complete, is roughly grouped by Functional Fitness areas and will be updated often.  Watch for book summaries, grouping by subject and links to the books online soon.  If you know one that I need to list, let me know.

The links will take you to the smile.amazon.com page.  When you shop through smile.amazon.com, Amazon donates a percent of every purchase to the nonprofit of your choice.  Please consider choosing GallantFew, Inc. to benefit from your purchases.  GallantFew is listed as “gallantfew inc”.

 

Professional Fitness

What the CEO Wants You to Know, Expanded and Updated: How Your Company Really Works – Ram Charan

Boots to Loafers, Finding Your New True North – John Phillips

On Assimilation:  A Ranger’s Return from War – Leo Jenkins

Set Up for Success:  A Veteran’s Guide for Re-acclimation – Joel Carpenter

Never Split the Difference – Chris Voss

 

Emotional Fitness

Functional Emotional Fitness: A Gut-Brain Solution for Reprogramming Any Thought Emotiona and Behavior – Dr. Kelly Burris

QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life – John G. Miller

Find Your Why – Simon Sinek

First Train out of Denver – Leo Jenkins

A Warrior’s Garden – Malachias Doc Gaskin

Fishers of Trout and Men: Protectors of the Realm – Richard C. Raugust

 

Spiritual Fitness

Man’s Search for Meaning – Viktor E. Frankl

The Inside-Out Revolution: The Only Think You Need to Know to Change Your Life Forever – Michael Neill

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years – Donald Miller

7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey

 

Physical Fitness

USMC Prep – Twelve Week Training Program – Nicholas Koumalatsos and Josh Honsberger

Protein Power – Michael R Eades and Mary Dan Eades

 

Social Fitness

How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie

The Cookie Thief – Kirk Weisler

Together is Better – Simon Sinek

The Dog Poop Initiative – Kirk Weisler

 

Historical/War Experiences by Veterans

Violence of Action: The Untold Stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the War on Terror – Marty Skovlund

Lest We Forget: A Ranger Medic’s Story – Leo Jenkins

Of Their Own Accord – Gary Dolan

Heart of a Ranger: The True Story of Cpl. Ben Kopp, American Hero in Life and Death – Bill Lunn (Bill is not a veteran but this fits perfectly here)

Ranger – A Soldier’s Life – Col. Ralph Puckett

The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers – Nick Irving

A Night in Pech Valley: A memoir of a member of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the Global War on Terrorism  – Grant McGarry

A Tale of the Grenada Raiders:  Memories in the Idioms of Dreams (Tales of the Rangers) Volume 1 – Stephen Trujillo

 

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