 | The Art of War by Sun Tzu - Classic Edition by Sun Tzu
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $19.30 Sun Tzu wrote this book in the 6th century BCE. It is the oldest treatise on military strategy in the world. Every major military leader of the modern era has used Sun Tzu's teachings to military advantage, including Chairman Mao, Franklin Roosevelt, and Storming Norman Schwartzkopf.
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 | The Samurai Series: The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure -The Way of the Samurai & Bushido - The Soul of Japan by Miyamoto Musashi
Buy new: $15.56 / Used from: $11.98 The Book of Five Rings, Hagakure and Bushido are the core principles at the heart of the Way of the Samurai. Save yourself some money and get all 3 in one book. Awesome illustrations of swords, and ancient Ronin.
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 | Zen - The Religion of the Samurai by Kaiten Nukariya
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $12.72 Learn to see what lies behind the events in your life.
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 | How to Be Invisible: The Essential Guide to Protecting Your Personal Privacy, Your Assets, and Your Life (Revised Edition) by J.J. Luna
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $12.00 If you've ever given your credit card number out online, you need to read this book. Seriously. Like... Seriously.
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 | The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon--The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World by Steven L. Kent
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $8.49 It's not all about the new releases. Some of the best games EVER were the classics.
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 | Anabasis: The March Up Country by Xenophon
Buy new: $16.96 / Used from: $11.54 Also known as the "Legend of the 10,000," or "The Persian Expedition," this is the basis for both the movie and the video game, "The Warriors."
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 | The Pirates - A Who's Who Giving Particulars of the Lives & Deaths of the Pirates & Buccaneers by Philip Gosse
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $16.40 Know yer pirates, matey!
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 | Caesar's Commentaries: On The Gallic War and On The Civil War by Julius Caesar
Buy new: $17.12 / Used from: $12.31 All Hail Caesar! This isn't the Julius Caesar of Shakespeare. This one of the men who almost conquered the world. His writings are required for all students of Latin. Omnium Gallium est divisa in tres partes!
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 | The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
Buy new: $11.66 / Used from: $5.22 The cover is creepy as hell, but this guy knew the intricacies of plotting, and gave us the infamous expression "The ends justify the means."
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 | The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $11.55 Who knew Zelda had permeated every level of popular culture? My original t-shirt stopped fitting 10 years ago. ;o(
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 | Gaming: Essays On Algorithmic Culture (Electronic Mediations) by Alexander R. Galloway
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $9.39 Absorb knowledge. Knowledge is power.
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 | What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Second Edition: Revised and Updated Edition by James Paul Gee
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $7.40 If you happen to be at home, and your parents happen to think you are wasting your life playing video games, read this book... and re-load the ammunition in a counter-insurgency!
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 | Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software by Steven Johnson
Buy new: $11.21 / Used from: $4.39 This title says it all.
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 | Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet by Sherry Turkle
Buy new: $10.55 / Used from: $2.00 Another societal look at the digital age. Spot on insights. Sherry Turkle has been a favorite in national gaming circles for years.
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