“Race Everything” by Yasso – near the end of 2023, a reread b/c I was getting close to the Mobile Marathon – enjoyed it
“Collision of Power” by Baron – Washington Post editor – was good – I like books about newspapers
“The Race of the Century” by Toussaint – wonderful graphic novel about the 1928 marathon – those early races have fascinating stories
“Outlive” by Attia – meh – you too can live to 100 by following these eight steps – and none of them are that enjoyable:)
“Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” Zevin – had been recommended – the video game stuff was fun – book took an odd turn
“Let’s Go Swimming on Doomsday” by Anderson – fictional story based on real events
“The Puppets of Spelhorst” DiCamillo – quick read
“Atty at Law” by Lockette – good
“Racing the Rain” – John L. Parker – reread – enjoyed it
“Better, Faster, Farther” – book on women’s running – fascinating to see the progress – well-reasearched
“Make Just One Change” – Rothstein – power of questioning in the classroom
“The Coming Wave” – Suleyman – AI and it’s impact
“The City is Up for Grabs” – Pratt – Chicago – pre-reading for my scholars bowl trip:)
“Mountain Solo” – Ingold – recommended years ago – finally got around to reading it – a prodigy who fell off the rails – very intriguing concept
“The Collectors” by King – not a fan
“The Woman in Me” – Spears – had to wait forever to get it from the library – and read it in like two days – I guess others found the work harder to get through:) like all biographies, especially of celebrities, very self-serving
“Going the Distance” – Greer – distance coach in San Diego – things that have worked for him
“The Last of His Kind” – McCullough – Clayton Kershaw – good baseball book – and with the interviews with Clayton, revealing
“Ironhead, or Once a Young Lady” – Van Rijckeghem – had been recommended – started it, was okay, then took a veer – wasn’t a fan – then, ended up the direction I figured it would go at the last 50 pages – at least I’ve now read “good” fiction for the year and I don’t have to do it again:)
“New Kids on the Block 40th Anniversary” – Fragassi – really enjoyed this one
“The Decadent Society” – Douthat – compelling case that aren’t innovating anymore
“All in Stride” – Gorton – fascinating story about two Kenyan athletes who ended up running for the US – great untold story
“Unbound” Donahue – collection of his works from the years with running and outdoor things – good
“Game On” – Bockino – how sports media has changed over the years – good
“After the Last PR” – Griffin – probably not worth the purchase and the wait
“Why Congress?” Wallach – excellent book – now, if only Congress would read it:)
I count 19 books so far this year…