Self Defense Resources

Recommended Books/Papers

Bibliography & Additional Resources Books:

Ayoob, M. (2011). In the Gravest Extreme: The Role of the Firearm in Personal Protection. Police Bookshelf.

Boyd, J. R. (1987). A Discourse on Winning and Losing. Unpublished lecture notes.

de Becker, G. (1997). The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence. Dell Publishing.

Farnam, J. (2005). The Farnam Method of Defensive Handgunning. DTB Publications.

Freeborn, Varg. (2018). Violence of Mind: Training and Preparation for Extreme Violence. One Life Defense Publishing

Grossman, D. (2008). On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and Peace. Warrior Science Publications.

Katz, J., & Kreitzberg, J. (2004). Criminal Law: Cases and Materials. Aspen Publishers.

Larkin, Tim & Ranck-Buhr, Chris. (2009) . How to Survive The Most Critical 5 Seconds of Your Life. TFT Group

Martin, Michael. (2018), Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals. 2nd Ed. USCCA Publishing

Riley, Jason A & Patrick Van Home,  Left of Bang: How the Marine Corps' Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life

Schmidt, C. W. (2012). Handgun Combatives (2nd ed.). Looseleaf Law Publications.

Siegel, L. J. (2016). Criminology: Theories, Patterns, and Typologies (12th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Thompson, G. J., & Jenkins, J. B. (2013). Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion. William Morrow Paperbacks.