Book List
Below, you’ll find a collection of books that I’d love to read while I’m in prison. If you’d like to support me, you can send any of these books directly to me (details provided below). As I receive and read them, I’ll mark them off the list and share my thoughts in the form of book reports, which will be published here on the blog. Your generosity not only helps pass the time but also supports my journey of personal growth and learning. Thank you for being a part of this experience with me!
You can support me on this journey by recommending a book or sending me one from the list.
Total Books Read
42/100
- 42%
Book Categories
Philosophy and Stoicism
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Art of War by Sun Tzu
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder
Epictetus Collection
The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton
Either/Or, Part I by Soren Kierkegaard
Either/Or, Part II by Soren Kierkegaard
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza
Thinking
The History of Sexuality: An Introduction by Michel Foucault
Visual Thinking by Temple Grandin
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff
Think Again by Adam Grant
Mindset by Carol S. Dweck
The Intelligence Trap
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
Classic Literature
The Old Man and the Sea Book by Ernest Hemingway
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Inferno by Dante Alighieri
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
1984 by George Orwell
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Apocalyptic and Survival Books
Ghost in the Wires by Kevin Mitnick
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Stand by Stephen King
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
One Second After by William R. Forstchen
The Passage by Justin Cronin
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Top-Rated Alien Invasion Books
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Minority Report by Philip K. Dick
Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Footfall by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
Miscellaneous/For fun
Cross Justice by James Patterson
Dune by Frank Herbert
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Wise Guys by Kent Evans
The Ultimate Book of Everyday Knots by Geoffrey Budworth
Quantum Physics Books
Quantum Physics for Beginners by Zbigniew Ficek
Quantum Field Theory as Simple as Possible by A. Zee
Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum by Leonard Susskind, Art Friedman
In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat by John Gribbin
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Yoga and Physical Wellness
The Key Muscles of Yoga by Ray Long
The Yoga Bible by Christina Brown
Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar
Yoga Sequencing: Designing Transformative Yoga Classes by Mark Stephens
Moving Into Stillness by Erich Schiffmann
Complete Callisthenics by Ashley Kalym
Self-Improvement Classics
Houses of Healing: A Prisoner’s Guide to Inner Power and Freedom
by Robin Casarjian
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
by Mark Manson
Dataclysm: Who We Are (When No One’s Looking) by Christian Rudder
Discipline
Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins
Full Throttle Heart by Frank Scalambrino
Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday
Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink
365 Days with Self-Discipline
Living with a SEAL by Jesse Itzler
The Wim Hof Method by Wim Hof
Becoming Supernatural by Dr. Joe Dispenza
Productivity
The Art of Laziness
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Do It Today
Deep Work by Cal Newport
Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done by Jon Acuff
Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey
Communication
The Communication Book
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
Crucial Conversations
How to Talk to Anyone by Leil Lowndes
How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age by Dale Carnegie
Personal Finance
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins
The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco
Just Keep Buying by Nick Maggiulli
The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Business
Start, Scale, Exit, Repeat by Colin Campbell
The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman
Your Next Five Moves by Patrick Bet-David
The Diary of a CEO by Steven Bartlett
Good to Great by Jim Collins
What They Teach You at Harvard Business School
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
Vocabulary and Articulation
Where the Sidewalk Ends by by shel Silverstein
Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
The Vocabulary Builder Workbook by Chris Lele
Merriam-Webster’s Vocabulary Builder
The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsyth
Fluent English: Perfect Natural Speech, Sharpen Your Grammar, Master Idioms, Speak Fluently by Barbara Raifsnider
How to Speak and Write Correctly by Joseph Devlin
Recommend a Book
Your recommendations can make a difference in my journey of growth and learning while I’m incarcerated. If there’s a book that has inspired you, expanded your perspective, or helped you through tough times, I’d love to hear about it. Share your suggestions, and together, we can build a reading list that fosters hope, resilience, and transformation.
Send a Book
If you’d like to support Larry by sending books or letters, you can use the address below. Every book and message means the world to him and helps make this journey a little easier. Thank you for being a part of his story.
For mail and books through Amazon, please use the following address:
LARRY DEAN HARMON, 67406-060
Federal Prison Camp
PO Box 1000
Cumberland, Maryland 21501-1000