General Self-Protection

• Coursen, Spencer – The Safety Trap
• Dimitri, Richard – In Total Defense of the Self
• Freeborn, Varg – Violence of Mind
• Larkin, Tim – When Violence is the Answer
• MacYoung, Marc – Cheap Shots, Ambushes and Other Lessons
• MacYoung, Marc – What You Don’t Know Can Kill You
• Miller, Rory – Meditations on Violence
• Miller, Rory – Facing Violence
• Quinn, Peyton – Bouncers’ Guide to Barroom Brawling
• Schneider, Gavriel – Can I See Your Hands
• Strong, Sanford – Strong on Defense
• Thompson, Geoff – Watch My Back
• Thompson, Geoff – Dead or Alive
• Thompson, Geoff – Three Second Fighter

Communication/De-escalation

• Amdur, Ellis – Words of Power
• Miller, Rory – ConCom: Conflict Communication
• Thompson, Geoff – The Art of Fighting Without Fighting
• Thompson, George – Verbal Judo

Law Enforcement/Security

•  Burrese, Alain – Survive a Shooting
• Christensen, Loren – Defensive Tactics
• Christensen, Loren – Far Beyond Defensive Tactics
• De Becker, Gavin – Just 2 Seconds
• Malpass, Michael – Taming the Serpent
• Martin, Dennis – Working with Warriors
• Schneider, Gavriel – Beyond the Bodyguard
• Siddle, Bruce – Sharpening the Warriors Edge
• Wollert, Terry & Quail, Jeff – A Scientific Approach to Reality Based Training

Threat Assessment

• Calhoun, Frederick – Threat Assessment and Management Strategies: Identifying the Howlers and Hunters
• Cawood, James – Violence Assessment and Intervention
• De Becker, Gavin – The Gift of Fear
• Meloy, Reid – International Handbook of Threat Assessment
• Miller, Rory – Living in the Deep Brain
• Valdiserri, Anna – Creepology: Self-defense for your social life
• Van Horne, Patrick – Left of Bang

 Training

• Coyle, Daniel – The Talent Code
• Larsen, Matt – Modern Army Combatives
• Miller, Rory – Training for Sudden Violence
• Murray, Kenneth – Training at the Speed of Life
• Wollert, Terry & Quail, Jeff – A Scientific Approach to Reality Based Training

Combatives/Martial Arts

• Applegate, Rex – Kill or Get Killed
• Ben Keren, Gershon – Krav Maga: Real World Solutions to Real World Violence
• Ben Keren, Gershon – Krav Maga: Tactical Survival
• Ben Keren, Gershon – Krav Maga: Extreme Survival
• Fairbairn, W.E. – Get Tough! How to Win in Hand-to-Hand Fighting
• Lee, Bruce – Tao of Jeet Kun Do
• MacYoung, Marc – Multiple Attackers
• McCann, Kelly – Combatives for Street Survival
• Moore, Tommy Joe – Shanghai School of Streetfighting
• Moore, Tommy Joe – Modern Bartitsu
• Morrison, Lee – The Complete Book of Urban Combatives

Other

• Bonaparte, Napoleon – The Art of War and Power
• Grossman, Dave – On Combat
• Herman, Judith – Trauma and Recovery
• Hill, Jess – See What You Made Me Do
• Koster, Denise – Refusing to Accept the Unacceptable
• Miyamoto, Musashi – The Book of 5 Rings
• Sun Tzu – The Art of War