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Essential Reading for Modern-Day Warriors

I have read hundreds of boxing and martial arts books over the years.  The majority of these books focus almost exclusively on how to perform fighting techniques.  However, the following books go beyond that narrow confine.  Grab a cup of coffee, kick back, and read them.
  1. The Art of War by Sun Tzu
  2. Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee
  3. Fight Like a Physicist by Jason Thalken, PhD
  4. Living the Martial Way by Forrest E. Morgan

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