The Following is a list of all books that I have read. All books are unabridged. I do not read abridged books. I read all forwards, prefaces, acknowledgements, etc. in each book.

Children's books (except as described below), school textbooks, and books used for reference are not included in the list. All books are non-fiction unless indicated by (F) in the title. A few books are juvenille and are indicated with (J).

For several years, I did not keep records of the date I completed the book.
The date completed for the early books are estimated.

I have rated each book on a scale of 1 to 5. This rating is based upon the amount of satisfaction I had from reading the book.
Five is the best rating and one is the worst.

Explanation:

Title
Author
Date completed
Rating

Scale Model Railroading
Leslie Turner White
1975
5

The Great Escape
Paul Brickhill
1976
5

Von Ryan's Express (F)
David Westheimer
1976
3

A Rumor of War
Phillip Caputo
1979
3

If I Die in a Combat Zone
Tim O'Brien
1979
3

Weekend Pilot
Frank Kingston Smith
1979
3

The Complete American Graffiti (F)
John Min
1980
2

Everything We Had
Al Santoli
1983
2

Serious Runner's Handbook
Tom Osler
1984
3

To Keep Our Honor Clean (F)
Edwin McDowell
1984
4

Disneyland, the First Quarter Century
Various
1984
4

IBW: Indian Bend Wash
Published by the City of Scottsdale, Arizona
1984
3

Carrying the Fire
Michael Collins
1985
5

Life in Space
Various
1985
3

Entering Space
Joseph P. Allen
1985
2

Space Shuttle
George Torres
1985
2

Flying to the Moon and Other Strange Places
Michael Collins
1985
3

And a Hard Rain Fell
John Ketwig
1985
4

Pictorial History of the Korean War
Consulting Editor: Jay Allen Cassino
1985
4

The Olympic Games
Peter Arnold
1986
3

Robert Duvall, Hollywood Maverick
Judith Slawson
1986
4

The Andy Griffith Show
Richard Kelly
1986
3

The Andy Griffith Show Book
Ken Beck and Jim Clark
1986
3

Vietnam, a History
Stanley Karnow
1987
4

Where War Lives
Dick Durrance
1988
3

Off on a Wild Caboose Chase
Adolph Hungry Wolf
1988
3

To Hell in a Day Coach
Peter Lyon
1988
3

How to Operate Your Model Railroad
Bruce A. Chubb
1988
5

Track Planning for Realistic Operation
John Armstrong
1988
4

Summons of the Trumpet
Dave Richard Palmer
1988
4

Storming the Magic Kingdom: Wall Street, The Raiders, and The Battle for Disney
John Taylor
1988
5

Liftoff
Michael Collins
1989
3

Making Tracks, an American Rail Odyssey
Terry Pindell
1989
4

Mayberry, My Hometown
Stephen J. Spignesi
1989
3

The Wall, Images and Offerings From the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial
Sal Lopes
1989
3

The Fall of Saigon
David Butler
1989
5

The Grapes of Wrath (F)
John Steinbeck
1989
5

Booked on the Morning Train
George F. Scheer
1989
4

Toward a Better World
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
1989
2

Enterprise Denied: Origins of the Decline of American Railroads 1897-1917
A. Martin
1989
3

Window on Main Street
Van Arsdale France
1990
4

Disneyland, Inside Story
Various
1990
3

The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
1990
1

Walt Disney, an American Original
Bob Thomas
1990
4

Giai Phong! The Fall and Liberation of Saigon
Tizano Terzani
1990
3

Amtrak at Milepost 10
Karl Zimmermann
1990
3

Portrait of a Silver Lady, the Train They Called the California Zephyr
Bruce A. Maggregor and Ted Benson
1990
4

Real Peace
Richard Nixon
1990
2

No More Vietnams
Richard Nixon
1990
2

Golden State Rails
Wesley Fox
1990
2

The Freighthopper's Manuel for North America: Hoboing in the 1980's
Daniel Leen
1990
3

Journey to Amtrak: The Year History Rode the Passenger Train
Edited by Harold A. Edmonson
1990
4

Born on the Fourth of July
Ron Kovic
1991
2

Decent Interval
Frank Snepp
1991
4

Portrait of the Enemy
David Chanoff and Doan Van Toai
1991
3

How to Run a Model Railroad
Boomer Pete
1991
3

Supertrains: Solutions to America's Transportation Gridlock
Joseph Vranich
1991
2

Crisis in the Atmosphere
Ed Phillips
1991
3

Friday Night Lights
H. G. Bissinger
1992
4

Carrying the Fire (Repeat)
Michael Collins
1992
5

The Disney Touch
Ron Grover
1992
3

Tears before the Rain
Larry Engelmann
1994
4

Walt Disney, Famous Quotes
Compiled by Dave Smith
1994
2

Disney's World
Leonard Mosley
1994
3

Goodbye Mr. Chips (F)
James Hilton
1994
2

Amtraking: A Guide to Enjoyable Train Travel
Mauris L. Emeka
1994
2

The Wallace and Ladmo Show, 35 Years of Laughter
Richard Ruelas and Michael Sweeney
1995
4

Moon Shot
Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton
1995
4

Travels with Charley
John Steinbeck
1995
4

Lost Moon
Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger
1995
4

The Great Escape (Repeat)
Paul Brickhill
1995
5

Cruel April, the Fall of Saigon
Oliver Todd
June 25, 1995
4

Zephyr, Tracking a Dream Across America
Henry Kisor
July 15, 1995
3

A Night to Remember
Walter Lord
July 31, 1995
5

The Night Lives On
Walter Lord
August 06, 1995
4

Inside Mayberry
Dan Harrison and Bill Habeeb
September 19, 1995
3

A Man on the Moon, the Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts
Andrew Chaikin
November 23, 1995
3

Titanic, an Illustrated History
Don Lynch
December 13, 1995
3

Stalag Luft III, the Secret Story
Arthur A. Durand
February 03, 1996
4

The Longest Tunnel: The True Story of World War II's Great Escape
Alan Burgess
February 19, 1996
3

Flowers For Algernon (F)
Daniel Keyes
March 04, 1996
2

Marathon - The Ultimate Training and Racing Guide
Hal Higdon
March 15, 1996
3

Run Fast - How to Train for a 5K or 10K Race
Hal Higdon
April 01, 1996
3

In Pharaoh's Army, Memories of the Lost War
Tobias Wolff
April 08, 1996
3

Growing Up Brady
Barry Williams
April 30, 1996
4

Making the Marathon Your Event
Richard Benyo
June 04, 1996
3

The Marathoners
Hal Higdon
June 13, 1996
3

A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking
June 19, 1996
1

The Sorrow of War (F)
Boa Ninh
June 29, 1996
3

The New York Road Runner's Club Complete Book of Running
Fred Lebow, Gloria Averbuch, and Friends
July 31, 1996
2

The Story of the Titanic as Told by Its Survivors
Includes the following four stories:

The Loss of the S.S. Titanic; Its Story and Lessons
Lawrence Beesley
The Truth About the Titanic
Colonel Archibald Gracie
Titanic
Commander Lightoller
The Thrilling Tale by Titanic's Surviving Wireless Man
Harold Bride

The Evolution of Useful Things
Henry Petroski
October 10, 1996
1

The Railroad, What it is, What it Does
John H. Armstrong
October 31, 1996
3

John Wayne, My Life With the Duke
Pilar Wayne with Alex Thor Leifson
November 1996
3

Inside the World of Big Time Marathoning
Fred Lebow with Richard Woodley
November 1996
3

But He Doesn't Know the Territory
Meridith Wilson
February 22, 1997
3

The Sun Also Rises (F)
Ernest Hemmingway
March 01, 1997
3

A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
Neil Sheehan
March 08, 1997
5

Coup D'Etat, A Practical Handbook
Edward Luttwak
March 26, 1997
3

Inside the VC and the NVA: The Real Story of North Vietnam's Armed Forces
Michael Lee Lanning and Dan Cragg
May 13, 1997
3

Catch 22 (F)
Joseph Heller
June 10, 1997
4

The Official Andy Griffith Show Scrapbook
Lee Pfeiffer
June 26, 1997
2

Barney Fife's Guide to Life, Love, and Self-defense
Len and John Oszustowicz
July 30, 1997
1

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (F)
Ken Kesey
August 13, 1997
4

Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark Prince
Marc Elliot
September 1997
3

All Aboard! The Complete North American Train Travel Guide
Jim Loomis
September 29, 1997
4

Tortilla Flat (F)
John Steinbeck
October 1997
4

World War II: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
Ivor Matanle
January 28, 1998
4

Disneyland: Dreams, Traditions, and Transitions
Various
February 26, 1998
2

Mouse Tales: A Behind-the-Ears Look at Disneyland
David Koenig
March 09, 1998
5

RN, The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
May 21, 1998
4

John Cameron's Titanic
Ed W. Marsh
June 12, 1998
2

Kissinger, a Biography
Walter Isaacson
December 29, 1998
4

Derailed: What Went Wrong and What To Do About America's Passenger Trains
Joseph Vranich
January 21, 1999
4

Journey to Amtrak: The Year History Rode the Passenger Train (Repeat)
Edited by Harold A. Edmonson
February 13, 1999
4

A History of Pi
Petr Beckman
March 2, 1999
2

After the War Was Over: Hanoi and Saigon
Neil Sheehan
April 4, 1999
4

Generally Speaking: Life and Times in Arizona in the 90's
Grant Woods
April 27, 1999
3

Light Her Fire: How to Ignite Passion and Excitement in the Woman You Love
Ellen Kreidman
June 2, 1999
2

How Did They Do That?
Caroline Sutton
August 3, 1999
2

The Great Santini (F)
Pat Conroy
October 27, 1999
3

Model Railroading with John Allen
Linn H. Westcott
December 27, 1999
4

Beetlemania: The Story of the Car That Captured the Hearts of Millions
Kate McLeod
April 12, 2000
2

Remembering America: A Voice From the Sixties
Richard N. Goodwin
June 16, 2000
3

Saving Private Ryan: A Film by Stephen Spielberg
Edited by Linda Sunshine
July 10, 2000
3

The South Was Right
James Ronald Kennedy and Walter Donald Kennedy
October 19, 2000
3

A Bridge Too Far
Cornelius Ryan
January 17, 2001
5

The Art of the Streamliner
Bob Johnston and Joe Welsh, with Mike Schafer
July 19, 2001
4

The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
Richard J. Herrington and Charles Murray
August 26, 2001
5

Vintage Diesel Locomotives
Mike Schafer
September 20, 2001
3

Story of the Wreck of the Titanic, the Ocean's Greatest Disaster: 1912 Memorial Edition
Edited by Marshall Everett
October 25, 2001
3

Berries Goodman (J) (F)
Emily Cheney Neville
May 7, 2002
4

Rolling Nowhere, a Young Man's Adventures Riding the Rails with America's Hobos
Ted Conover
July 15, 2002
3

Moonwalker
Charlie and Dotty Duke
August 8, 2002
3

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
William L. Shirer
August 22, 2002
4

The Railroad Caboose
Mike Shafer
August 27, 2002
3

The Okefenokee Swamp
Georgia Wildlife Federation
September 20, 2002
2

The Letter on the Tree (J) (F)
Natalie Savage Carlson
September 25, 2002
3

Transcontinental Railroading in Arizona, 1878-1940
Prepared by Janus Associates, Inc. for Arizona Historic Preservation Office.
October 14, 2002
4

Long Lonesome Train Whistle (J) (F)
Virginia H. Ormsby
December 13, 2002
3

Of Mice and Men (F)
John Steinbeck
January 29, 2003
4

Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen
Bob Greene
March 6, 2003
4

The Arizona Gun Owners Guide
Alan Korwin
March 18, 2003
3

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
Jim Defede
April 4, 2003
3

Mayberry Memories
Ken Beck and Jim Clark
May 6, 2003
3

Combat Handgunnery, 5th Edition
Massad Ayoob
May 27, 2003
3

Realistic Model Railroad Operation
Tony Koester
June 2003
3

In Defense of Elitism
William A. Henry III
July 25, 2003
4

I'm Proud to Call You My Friend: A Collection of Special Moments of
Friendship From the Andy Griffith Show
Ken Beck and Jim Clark
July 31, 2003
2

Atlas Shrugged (F)
Ayn Rand
August 26, 2003
2

The Last Man on the Moon
Eugene Cernan with Don Davis
September 14, 2003
4

The Railroad that Died at Sea: The Florida East Coast's Key West Extension
Pat Parks
September 30, 2003
3

Guns, Crime and Freedom
Wayne LaPierre
October 14, 2003
3

Life: Man in Space
Editor: Robert Sullivan
October 22, 2003
2

Failure is Not an Option
Gene Kranz
November 25, 2003
4

The Wizard of Oz (F)
L Frank Baum
December 29, 2003
3

Turning Point: A Candidate, a State, and a Nation Come of Age
Jimmy Carter
January 26, 2004
3

Fortunate Son
Lewis B. Puller
February 20, 2004
4

Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches From the Unfinished Civil War
Tony Horowitz
February 25, 2004
4

Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look at Making the Magic Real
The Imagineers
April 29, 2004
2

The Civil War Almanac
Edited by John S. Bowman
May 23, 2004
3

Arizona Then and Now
Allen A. Dutton
may 30, 2004
3

You are the General II 1800-1899 (J) (F)
Nathan Aaseng
June 23, 2004
3

The Way Things Ought to Be
Rush Limbaugh
August 16, 2004
2

Rebel Private: Front and Rear
William A. Fletcher
September 18, 2004
3

Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
November 12, 2004
5

The Iron Trail to the Golden Spike
John J. Stewart
December 3, 2004
2

The United States Military in Arizona 1846-1945
William S. Collins, Melanie Sturgeon, Robert Carriker
January 6, 2005
2

Sharing Good Times
Jimmy Carter
February 2, 2005
3

Engagement at Picacho Pass
Craig Ringer
February 3, 2005
3

Voices of War: Stories of Service From the Home Front and the Front Lines
Library of Congress Veteran's History Project
June 14, 2005
3

Look Away! A History of the Confederate States of America
William C. Davis
August 5, 2005
2

The Killer Angels (F)
Michael Shaara
August 17, 2005
3

Playing With Trains
Sam Posey
September 19, 2005
4

Arizona Goes to War: The Home Front and the Front Lines During World War II
Edited by Brad Melton and Dean Smith
October 2005
4