Curated Lists: Difference between revisions
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These are lists of books that I recommend in each topic. Many are reviewed. | These are lists of books that I recommend in each topic. Many are reviewed, some are starred as particular favorites. | ||
== Woodworking as Craft and Business == | == Woodworking as Craft and Business == | ||
These aren't your typical woodworking books. You won't learn how to make anything from them, mostly. Some are rather philosophical reflections on living the life of a craftsman and the value what's now called a maker culture. Other illuminate the business side of being a professional woodworker. By and large, if you want to do that for a living, marry well. No one I have read about, met or spoken to is "rich". In fact, I am pretty certain I make more in IT than anyone on this list. Still, if it's your passion, reading these will either change your mind or give you some useful insights. | |||
* Shop Class as Soulcraft (Matthew Crawford) | * Shop Class as Soulcraft (Matthew Crawford) | ||
* The Anarchist's Workbench (Chris Schwarz) | * The Anarchist's Workbench (Chris Schwarz) | ||
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== Military Strategy == | == Military Strategy == | ||
If you're interested in military strategy approached in a rigorous fashion | If you're interested in military strategy approached in a rigorous, scholarly fashion (as opposed to "war porn", these are the books I recommend. I have read them all (and many, many others besides) and these are the best with a nice balance of width and depth and will give you a good understanding without losing you in the details or dense, turgid prose (I'm looking at you General Clauswitz). | ||
The astute among you will notice the absence of titles from some of the "big" names like Clauswitz, Jomini, and Sun Tzu. I have read or read in them all and none of them make a good primer. Excerpts from all of them do appear in some of the titles, so relax. | |||
* General Strategy | * General Strategy | ||
Revision as of 14:47, 10 October 2020
These are lists of books that I recommend in each topic. Many are reviewed, some are starred as particular favorites.
Woodworking as Craft and Business
These aren't your typical woodworking books. You won't learn how to make anything from them, mostly. Some are rather philosophical reflections on living the life of a craftsman and the value what's now called a maker culture. Other illuminate the business side of being a professional woodworker. By and large, if you want to do that for a living, marry well. No one I have read about, met or spoken to is "rich". In fact, I am pretty certain I make more in IT than anyone on this list. Still, if it's your passion, reading these will either change your mind or give you some useful insights.
- Shop Class as Soulcraft (Matthew Crawford)
- The Anarchist's Workbench (Chris Schwarz)
- Boss Life (Paul Downs)
- Every Tool's a Hammer (Adam Savage)
- A Cabinetmaker's Notebook (James Krenov)
- The Impractical Cabinetmaker (James Krenov)
- Making Things Work: Tales From A Cabinetmaker's Life (Nancy Hiller)
Military Strategy
If you're interested in military strategy approached in a rigorous, scholarly fashion (as opposed to "war porn", these are the books I recommend. I have read them all (and many, many others besides) and these are the best with a nice balance of width and depth and will give you a good understanding without losing you in the details or dense, turgid prose (I'm looking at you General Clauswitz).
The astute among you will notice the absence of titles from some of the "big" names like Clauswitz, Jomini, and Sun Tzu. I have read or read in them all and none of them make a good primer. Excerpts from all of them do appear in some of the titles, so relax.
- General Strategy
- Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age (Peter Paret)
- On Grand Strategy (John Lewis Gaddis)
- Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought 3rd Ed (Michael I. Handel)
- Supplying War: Logistics From Wallenstein To Patton (Martin van Creveld)
- Command
- Command in War (Martin van Creveld)
- Challenge of Command: Reading for Military Excellence (Roger H. Nye)
