Hands down, one of the best books on strength training ever. If you know Westside Barbell, you need to know this book. Not for beginners.

This truly is an encyclopedia of strength. Powerlifting, Olympic Weightlifting, Bodybuilding, Recreational lifting, nutrition, physiology. Its all here and more. This 2nd edition is much, much better than the 1st (though double the price), due largely to editing the grammatical errors and well worth the extra money.

Serious trainees and trainers/coaches need this book. This book has tons of great and unique information, coming from one of the best around...Michael Yessis.

A must have, especially for strength coaches and trainers.

Mark Ripptoe has a lot of excellant information to convey...lend an ear, or check out this book.

This guy can teach everyone something. Really an excellant book on uncommon knowledge and training methods. Definately a must have book for those seeking to maximize their training effectiveness.

Obviously don't pay $200 bucks for it. Get it somewhere reasonable. Not for beginners.

One of the best bodybuilding-type books I've seen and definately THE best on proper utilization of HIT. This book will get you results, and it isn't some hype-filled, model photo-shoot filled crap either. It will likely appeal to most lifters not just bodybuilders. There are no photos, just high quality information.

A truly unique, must-have classic on how to lift heavy, get big and strong, and do it basically the way it was done 80 years ago. An outstanding book on training without pills, steroids, hype, complexity or machines. Brooks Kubik proved what he writes about having won many lifting championships in drug-free bench press competitions. Note: It only costs about $20 from Brooks' website.

One of the best books on bodyweight training. ie. Training without weights, just your own body's weight. Covers the 2 best exercises for this type of training, in depth. This book is a gem.

The best book I know of on FUNCTIONAL abdominal strength. It's from Pavel, so you know its the real deal. The first chapter is about his abdominal training apparatus, but don't let that deter you.

A classic powerlifting book in somewhat of a story-like form. A very good book, though different in style, kind of like The Complete Keys to Progress is. Everyone can learn something from Paul Kelso.

If you want to lift big stones as men have done for 100's of years this book will help you get into it. If you don't want to this book may change your mind, and if it doesn't it will still inspire you. Pick it up sometime, you'll enjoy the only book of its kind from the great Steve Jeck.

Great book for beginners, but a fun read for everyone. This book is old school, no hype, no wheelbarrows full of supplements needed. This book is in the form of short stories, it tells you what you need to know to get big by just eating and lifting.

One of those classics, from a living legend.

The classic book that shunned the hype and B.S. and brought common sense and success, without the drugs, back the the gym. Good for beginners and everyone else. Get Beyond Brawn first, even though this was the 1st book of the series, even the author suggests that.

The final Brawn book, for the advanced level lifters following the Brawn series. Another updated edition must be coming out, judging by the price options. I'd wait for the next edition.

The title says it all. Read it sometime, you'll be glad you did.

Check it out. You probably already get it if you're a Powerlifter.