The engineer in me has to request the addition of Wilson. It’s a classic for engineering nerds.
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I got this and the one above added in the OP.
I didn’t realize they had a 4th Ed of the BS book! I need to get that now, as I had the 3rd Ed on my wish list. Thanks so much for sharing 
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Yeah, I realized it when searching to answer this thread. I read what I believe was the 2nd edition way back when I did my engineering BSc final design project (a hydraulic transmission, composite structure bike, of all things).
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Ha, that’s awesome. I dreamed of a fluid trans while in college too!
This book is outstanding - I can’t recommend it highly enough. Thanks for sharing your wisdom @Dr_Alex_Harrison !
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Thank you!!!
PS. @mcneese.chad, Michelle Howe should now have “RD” after her name in the title, if that’s an update you’re willing to make! (RD = Registered Dietitian)
Copy that. I set a reminder to fix it tomorrow, when I’m in PC (way to hard on mobile for that massive list).
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Apologies if any of these have been mentioned already, but I didn’t see them when I just scrolled through.
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Fast After 50, by Joe Friel
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The Doper Next Door, by Andrew Tilin
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The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It, by Neal Bascomb
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Brain Training for Runners, by Matt Fitzgerald
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The Cyclist’s Training Bible, by Joe Friel
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The Triathlete’s Training Bible, by Joe Friel
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The Ominvore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan
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Ride Inside, by Joe Friel and Jim Rutberg
Finally got around to adding these in the OP. Thanks for the suggestions
@chadmcneese can you amend this when you get a minute? The author is Tim Krabbe. Thanks.
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Done.
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Zombie Thread Revival!!
Wife was in a bookstore (*) today and picked this up for me.
(*) For the kids out there in TR forum land, a Bookstore is a mystical and very rare place where tombs of words printed in ink on various forms of paper are found bound into readily consumable units.
I know what you are thinking:
“Darth, who the hell would want to consume text in this manner? It sounds terribly inconvenient”!!!
Well, much like driving an automobile equipped with a standard transmission, or shifting a bicycle without utilization of electrical power, or dating a French girl in college, some things are just worth the extra effort.
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For the runners, there was a great novel from the mid-80s called “Once a Runner” by John L Parker. Really captured the life of a competitive collegiate runner; helped me develop my mindset for endurance athletics. Became a cult classic. He eventually wrote a sequel and a prequel. For non-fiction, Running with the Buffalos. For swimmers, “Water Dancer”
This is an outstanding list. I have read and own many of these. One book I would add to this list is one I haven’t read as yet. I have it on order: Outlive by Peter Attia MD. I listened to hours of podcasts and interviews by and of Dr. Attia. There is a recent 3 hour interview of Attia by Rich Roll, wherein they discuss this book which has just been published. Anyway, fantastic post Chad!
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I have bookmarked this to add your recommendation later this week. The list is a challenge to edit, so I want a clean slate when I dive in there 
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Modesty prevents me from saying this is fantastic … 
but if you like cycling nostalgia, old school with a bit of existentialist pedaling you might enjoy
I also made a short movie of the trip too
OK, I added the two most recent entries to the OP.
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I nominate this for the best post on the forum.
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I assume the wrong side is under 40 and not knowing the wisdom of being old.
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