While not specifically relevant to this topic, I can certainly confirm the value of "Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators" and Kermode's "Flight without Formulae". I'd only ever managed to just scrape thru the various Principles of Flight exams until I began training for my instructor rating.
At the instigation of my intructor, the late and great George Campbell of Mudgee, NSW, Oz, I got hold of both books. Not only did they explain everything I'd ever need to know about Principles of Flight, they also - naturally enough - served as the basis for all my briefings.
The thing I found, especially in Kermode's book, was that the deeper I got into the subject, the deeper I wanted to go ... all the time drowning just a little bit more. The subject is very much like that, for those who are as interested in it as I was.
I still have both books and all my original briefings but, because I've moved around a bit in the last few years, they've been in storage. I've often missed not having them with me.