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Book cover of Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke, MD

Book Review: Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, MD

It’s an incredible thing when you stop and think about it: to not only exist but to be sufficiently self-aware to inspect your own thoughts … Read more

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 … Read more

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, … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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” … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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, … Read more

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