Book Review: Humankind by Rutger Bregman
Everything you think you know about human nature is wrong. Many people believe that humans are intrinsically selfish anarchists bent on satisfying their base desires at any expense, and it’s …
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Short Book Review: Cross Country, A 3,700-Mile Run To Explore Unseen America by Rickey Gates
A few months ago, I was on my exercise bike, browsing YouTube to keep myself entertained, and I stumbled on a documentary about Rickey Gates, who traveled across America, on …
Short Book Review: Never Wipe Your Ass with a Squirrel by Jason Robillard
Sometimes the title of a book tells you all you need to know. The title of this book comes close. If you just add that Never Wipe Your Ass with …
Short Book Review: Into the Furnace by Cory Reese with Luke Thoreson
Into the Furnace by Cory Reese with Luke Thoreson is a book about perseverance through adversity, told through the lens of human suffering in Death Valley, and more specifically the …
Short Book Review: Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes
Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, by Dean Karnazes, is an inspiring book in which Karnazes explains how he became an ultramarathon runner as told through the lens of …
Short Book Review: Nowhere Near First by Cory Reese
Nowhere Near First: Ultramarathon Adventures From The Back Of The Pack, by Cory Reese, is a fantastic read. In this short fun book, “Fast Cory” tells his story in 30 …
Short Book Review: Breathe by James Nestor
Several weeks ago a colleague suggested Breathe by James Nestor. I had seen the book several times on Amazon and been intrigued, so his recommendation was the final step in …
Short Book Review: The Room Where It Happened by John Bolton
Before I get started a few disclaimers are in order. First, I didn’t finish this book. For reasons I’ll get into, I opted to stop reading The Room Where It …
Day 87: Short Book Review, “Both Feet on the Ground” by Marshall Ulrich
A couple of weeks ago, I read Running on Empty by Marshall Ulrich. When I finished, I wasn’t ready to be done hearing from Ulrich, so I looked up his …
Day 84: Short Book Review, “Why Buddhism is True” by Robert Wright
Over the last few weeks I’ve been working my way through Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright. The book was suggested to me by a colleague who knows I’m …