Book Business' The Best We Read 2012
We asked staff and contributors to tell us about the best books they read in the last year.
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Mike Cooper, National Marketing Specialist
Born to Run, By Christopher McDougall (Vintage, 2009)
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A hat tip to Book Business EIC Brian Howard for cluing me into Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run. McDougall skillfully weaves the threads of his own struggles with finding his running form with the story of the mysterious Tarahumara Indians, known for running long-distances bare-footed, as well as his adventures with a group of ultrarunners. Great mix of science, folklore and just good storytelling.
This book kept me running! The timing was perfect for me as I was just beginning the Couch-to-5K program, and was struggling. It helped hone my interest in the sport through the stories of individual accomplishments of various racers. If these folks can run a 100 mile race, surely I can run around the block twice.
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- Charles Lamb
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- James Sturdivant
- Jane Mendelsohn
- John Locke
- Juliet Ashton
- Katherine Dunn
- Mary Ann Shaffer
- Mike Cooper
- Nancy Milford
- Nate Silver
- Paco Underhill
- Robert Boyle
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- Sandor Katz
- Sean Howe
- Steve Jobs
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- Todd Andrlik
- Tommy James
- Walter Isaacson
- William Harvey
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