• How to Get the Most from God's Word (John MacArthur)

• Knowing God (J.I. Packer)

• The Pleasures of God (John Piper)

• Desiring God (John Piper)

• Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment (Jeremiah Burroughs)

• Joni Eareckson Tada: Her Story (Joni Eareckson Tada)

• Spiritual Warfare in a Believers Life (Charles H. Spurgeon)

• Morning and Evening: Daily Devotionals (Charles H. Spurgeon)

• Christian in Complete Armour (William Gurnall)

• Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)

• Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (John Bunyan)

• The Fear of God (John Bunyan)

• The Sovereignty of God (A.W. Pink)

• The Works of Jonathan Edwards (Volume I)
• The Works of Jonathan Edwards (Volume II)

• Calvin Institutes of the Christian Religion (2 Volumes)

BIBLES:

Best "Word for Word" translations: King James or New King James

Best  "Thought for Thought" (ie. Paraphrase) translations: New International Version, New American Standard and English Standard Version

(Bibles that are NOT acceptable: Today’s New International Version, New World Translation (Jehovah’s Witness Version), New American Bible, New Revised Standard Version)

BIBLE SOFTWARE:

Ages (Ultimate Christian Library) - DVD, CD Rom: This is an excellent, broad based software that holds a very complete library of the sermons, books and commentaries from Jonathan Edwards, Charles Spurgeon, A.W. Pink, John Wesley, John Bunyan, Martin Luther, John Owen, Augustine and many more.

Logos Library (preferably Scholars Library Series 10): This software is more diverse in the types of resources it has. So even though it doesn’t have as many of Spurgeon and Edward’s and Luther’s sermons and writings, etc., it does have all types and kinds of other writings and reference materials, including concordances and Greek/Hebrew Lexicons, and topical studies and so on.

AMG Complete Word Studies: This is one of the best software available for Word Studies in the original language.

(Budget/free Bible software that is found on-line, that is respectable:
www.e-sword.net
www.tulip.org/refcon <http://www.tulip.org/refcon>
www.crosswalk.com)

BIBLE DICTIONARIES:

Illustrated Dictionary of the Bible by Herbert Lockyer, Sr.
Webster’s International Dictionary (published prior to 1917)

REFERENCE BOOKS (Cultural):

The Works of Josephus by Flavius Josephus
The Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties by Gleason Archer

REFERENCE BOOKS (Topical):

The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge by Jerome Smith

REFERENCE BOOKS (Concordance and Lexicons):

Strong’s Enhanced Concordance
Thayer’s Greek English Lexicon of the New Testament

REFERENCE BOOKS (Georgraphy, Maps):

Nelson’s Complete Book of Bible Charts and Maps

COMMENTARIES: (Note: The following commentaries are included in the recommended Bible Software)

Matthew Henry’s Commentaries on the Whole Bible
John MacArthur’s New Testament Commentaries
Jonathan Edwards (Volumes 1 - 6)
A. W. Pink (The Arthur Pink Collection)
Calvin’s Commentaries
William Hendricksen’s New Testament Commentaries
Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Old and New Testament

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY:

A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith by Robert Reymond

SERMONS:

Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit/New Park Street Pulpit, Sermons by Charles Spurgeon
The Works Of Jonathan Edwards Banner of Truth Edition (2 Volumes)
 

CREEDS, CATECHISMS, AND CONFESSIONS:

The Apostles Creed
The Heidelberg Catechism
The Westminster Confession
The London Baptist Confession of 1689
The Canons of Dort
The Westminster Shorter Catechism Explained by Thomas Vincent (an excellent commentary on the Catechism’s questions and answers).

GENERAL/TOPIC READING:

Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs
The Potter’s Freedom by James R. White
Foxe’s Book of Martyrs by John Foxe
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Prayer by John Bunyan
The Almost Christian Discovered by Matthew Mead
The New Evidence That Demands A Verdict by Josh McDowell
The Power of Prayer by R.A. Torrey
The Sovereignty of God by A.W. Pink
The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace
The Exemplary Husband by Stuart Scott
Child Training Tips by Reb Bradley
Leading Little Ones To God by Marian M. Schoolland
How To Be A Lady by Harry Newcomb
A Christian Directory by Richard Baxter (Volume I)
Ashamed of the Gospel by John MacArthur
God Has A Wonderful Plan For Your Life by Ray Comfort
Desiring God by John Piper