Here's ten I have read over the years. I will add No S Diet because that has become my eating philosophy. They are not in any certain order. You may all disagree. But mostly I'd like to read what you all like.
1. The No S Diet (for the reason stated above, plus the simplicity almost brings me to tears.
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2. The Power of 10 (Adam Zickermann: after years of hating exercise this book made sense and taught me that I could cut back on exercise and still be healthy.)
3. Running Scarred (Tex Maule: Maule was an SI reporter who had a massive heart attack and jogged himself back to health. I don't jog anymore, but this is pretty inspirational.)
4. Dr. Atkin's Diet Revolution (Robert Atkins: I know, but reading this book made me look at snacking, sugar, and modern "crap" I was eating. Plus during a week of No S my carbohydrate intake is dramatically reduced.)
5. Aerobics (Kenneth Cooper: I don't do 30 Cooper Points a week anymore, but this book is valuable, and pretty revolutionary in 1968 when it was first published.)
6. 50 Ways to a Healthy Heart (Christiaan Barnard: Barnard died [at 79]the day after the publishing date in Cyprus of anaphylactic shock. But like No S, this book is quite simple, tells us to chill out, and enjoy life.)
7. The Nautilus Bodybuilding Book (Ellington Darden: I am by no means a bodybuilder, but if you are interested in strength training, and can find this book, it is worth the read. If Arthur Jones was the Moses of HIT strength training then Ellington Darden is Aaron.)
8. Good Calories, Bad Calories (Gary Taubes: Taubes is "irking" a lot of nutritionists with this book, and his follow up articles. But, this is well worth the read. Although it took me a bit to finish.)
9. Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Julia Child: Yes a cookbook, but you can make one of your three meals a day, and left overs for the next day's lunch, fabulous. The Beef Burgundy is incredible.)
10. Why We Run (Bernd Heinrich: Heinrich was the outright winner of the 100 km race in Chicago at 40. An eminent Biologist, Heinrich has used his scientific approach in this book to explain why humans [excluding me] are the best endurance species on he planet.)
Enjoy