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
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