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Born
to Run
by Christopher Mcdougall
Kindle Edition from Vintage
Media Published: 2009-
An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot
hurt?
Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara
Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or
injury. In a riveting narrative, award-winning journalist and often-injured
runner Christopher McDougall sets out to discover their secrets. In the
process, he takes his readers from science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked
valleys and freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers
of ultra-runners are pushing their bodies to the limit, and, finally, to
a climactic race in the Copper Canyons that pits America's best ultra-runners
against the tribe. McDougall's incredible story will not only engage your
mind but inspire your body when you realize that you, indeed all of us,
were born to run.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Book Description
Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic
achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration,
Born
to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question:
Why
does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets
off to find a tribe of the world's greatest distance runners and learn
their secrets, and in the process shows us that everything we thought we
knew about running is wrong.
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Rafa
by Rafael Nadal, John Carlin
Hardcover from Hyperion
Media Published: 2011-
ISBN: 1401324517
What makes a champion? What does it take to be the best in the world
at your sport?
Rafael Nadal, one of the greatest players in the history of tennis,
has the answers. In his memoir, written with award-winning journalist John
Carlin, he reveals the secrets of his game and shares the inspiring personal
story behind his success. It begins in Mallorca, a small island on the
Mediterranean Sea, where the tight-knit Nadal family has lived for generations.
Coached by his uncle Toni from the age of four, taught humility and respect
by his parents, cherished by his exceptionally close extended family, Nadal
has managed the uncommon feat of becoming an acclaimed global celebrity
while remaining an unfailingly gracious, relentlessly hardworking role
model for people in all walks of life.
Since he embarked on his tennis career ten years ago, the twenty-five-year-old
Nadal has had a meteoric rise, becoming the youngest professional tennis
player ever to win all four Grand Slam titles. He collected his first one,
the French Open, in 2005 at age nineteen, and from there went on to win
Wimbledon, the Australian Open, and, most difficult of all, the U.S. Open
in 2010. His memoir takes us behind the scenes, sharing the highs and lows
of his career, from winning the Wimbledon 2008 final, described by John
McEnroe as "the greatest game of tennis" he had ever seen, to the family
problems that brought him low in 2009 and the numerous injuries that have
threatened his career.
With candor, heart, and intelligence, Rafael Nadal takes readers on
his life's dramatic and triumphant journey, never losing sight along the
way of the prize he values above all others: the unity and love of his
family. |
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Open:
An Autobiography (Vintage)
by Andre Agassi
Paperback from Vintage
Media Published: 2010-
ISBN: 0307388409
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER
Far more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of professional
tennis, Open is the engrossing story of a remarkable life.
Andre Agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib.
Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the
age of twenty-two Agassi had won the first of his eight grand slams and
achieved wealth, celebrity, and the game's highest honors. But as he reveals
in this searching autobiography, off the court he was often unhappy and
confused, unfulfilled by his great achievements in a sport he had come
to resent. Agassi writes candidly about his early success and his uncomfortable
relationship with fame, his marriage to Brooke Shields, his growing interest
in philanthropy, and--described in haunting, point-by-point detail--the
highs and lows of his celebrated career. |
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Soul
Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the
Board
by Bethany Hamilton, Rick Bundschuh
Paperback from MTV Books
Media Published: 2006-
ISBN: 1416503463
They say Bethany Hamilton has saltwater in her veins. How else could
one explain the passion that drives her to surf? How else could one explain
that nothing -- not even the loss of her arm -- could come between her
and the waves? That Halloween morning in Kauai, Hawaii, Bethany responded
to the shark's stealth attack with the calm of a girl with God on her side.
Pushing pain and panic aside, she began to paddle with one arm, focusing
on a single thought: "Get to the beach...." And when the first thing Bethany
wanted to know after surgery was "When can I surf again?" it became clear
that her spirit and determination were part of a greater story -- a tale
of courage and faith that this soft-spoken girl would come to share with
the world.
Soul Surfer is a moving account of Bethany's life as a young
surfer, her recovery after the attack, the adjustments she's made to her
unique surfing style, her unprecedented bid for a top showing in the World
Surfing Championships, and, most fundamentally, her belief in God. It is
a story of girl power and spiritual grit that shows the body is no more
essential to surfing -- perhaps even less so -- than the soul. |
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Through
My Eyes
by Nathan Whitaker, Tim Tebow
Kindle Edition from HarperCollins e-books
Media Published: 2011-
Over the course of the last five years, Tim Tebow established himself
as one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of college football
and a top prospect in the NFL. During that time he amassed an unparalleled
resume--winning two BCS national championships, becoming the first sophomore
in NCAA history to win the Heisman trophy, and in the face of massive public
scrutiny, being drafted in the first round of the NFL draft by the Denver
Broncos.
Now, in Through My Eyes, Tebow brings readers everywhere an inspirational
memoir about life as he chose to live it, revealing how his faith and family
values, combined with his relentless will to succeed, have molded him into
the person that he is today. As the son of Christian missionaries, Tebow
has a unique story to tell--from the circumstances of his birth, to his
home-schooled roots, to his record-setting collegiate football career with
the Florida Gators and everything else that took place in between.
At every step, Tebow's life has defied convention and expectation. While
aspects of his life have been well-documented, the stories have always
been filtered through the opinions and words of others. Through My Eyes
is his passionate, firsthand, never-before-told account of how it all really
happened.
Over the course of the last five years, Tim Tebow established himself
as one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of college football
and a top prospect in the NFL. During that time he amassed an unparalleled
resume--winning two BCS national championships, becoming the first sophomore
in NCAA history to win the Heisman trophy, and in the face of massive public
scrutiny, being drafted in the first round of the NFL draft by the Denver
Broncos.
Now, in Through My Eyes, Tebow brings readers everywhere an inspirational
memoir about life as he chose to live it, revealing how his faith and family
values, combined with his relentless will to succeed, have molded him into
the person that he is today. As the son of Christian missionaries, Tebow
has a unique story to tell--from the circumstances of his birth, to his
home-schooled roots, to his record-setting collegiate football career with
the Florida Gators and everything else that took place in between.
At every step, Tebow's life has defied convention and expectation. While
aspects of his life have been well-documented, the stories have always
been filtered through the opinions and words of others. Through My Eyes
is his passionate, firsthand, never-before-told account of how it all really
happened. |
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Into
Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster (G K Hall Large
Print Book Series)
by Jon Krakauer
Hardcover from G K Hall & Co
ISBN: 0783882858
NonfictionLarge Print Edition* A New York Times BestsellerA brilliantly
told story, and one that wont go begging when the years literary honors
are doled out. starred, Kirkus ReviewsA gripping story of a 1996 expedition
gone awry. starred, Publishers WeeklyWhen Jon Krakauer reached the summit
of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadnt slept in
over 57 hours and was reeling from oxygen depletion. Twenty other climbers
were pushing for the summit, and no one had noticed the clouds filling
the sky. Six hours later, and 3,000 feet lower, Krakauer collapsed in his
tent. The next morning he learned that six of the climbers hadnt made it
back. Into Thin Air is the true story of the deadliest season in the history
of Everest. Written with emotional clarity, Krakauers account of what happened
on the roof of the world is a singular achievement.
A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer
Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested
that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. The storm, which
claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauer's--in guilt-ridden
disarray, would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air, Krakauer's
epic account of the May 1996 disaster. With more than 250 black-and-white
photographs taken by various expedition members and an enlightening new
postscript by the author, the Illustrated Edition shows readers
what this tragic climb looked like and potentially provides closure for
Krakauer and his detractors.
"I have no doubt that Boukreev's intentions were good on summit day,"
writes Krakauer in a postscript dated August 1998. "What disturbs me, though,
was Boukreev's refusal to acknowledge the possibility that he made even
a single poor decision. Never did he indicate that perhaps it wasn't the
best choice to climb without gas or go down ahead of his clients." As usual,
Krakauer supports his points with dogged research and a good dose of humility.
But rather than continue the heated discourse that has raged since Into
Thin Air's denouncement of guide Boukreev, Krakauer's tone is conciliatory;
he points most of his criticism at G. Weston De Walt, who coauthored The
Climb, Boukreev's version of events. And in a touching conclusion,
Krakauer recounts his last conversation with the late Boukreev, in which
the two weathered climbers agreed to disagree about certain points. Krakauer
had great hopes to patch things up with Boukreev, but the Russian later
died in a avalanche on another Himalayan peak, Annapurna I. Krakauer further
buries the ice axe by donating his share of royalties from sales of The
Illustrated Edition to the Everest '96 Memorial Fund, which aids various
environmental and humanitarian charities. --Rob McDonald |
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Coming
of Age in Mississippi
by Anne Moody
Mass Market Paperback from Dell
Media Published: 1992-
ISBN: 0440314887
Written without a trace of sentimentality or apology, this is an unforgettable
personal story--the truth as a remarkable young woman named Anne Moody
lived it. To read her book is to know what it is to have grown up black
in Mississippi in the forties an fifties--and to have survived with pride
and courage intact.
In this now classic autobiography, she details the sights, smells,
and suffering of growing up in a racist society and candidily reveals the
soul of a black girl who had the courage to challenge it. The result is
a touchstone work: an accurate, authoritative portrait of black family
life in the rural South and a moving account of a woman's indomitable heart. |
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The
Long Run: A New York City Firefighter's Triumphant Comeback from Crash
Victim to Elite Athlete
by Matt Long, Charles Butler
Paperback from Rodale Books
Media Published: 2011-
ISBN: 1609611799
A New York City firefighter's
emotional and inspiring memoir of learning to run again after a debilitating
accident, based on the wildly popular March 2009 piece in Runner's World.
On the morning of December 22, 2005, Matt Long was cycling to work
in the early morning when he was struck by and sucked under a 20-ton bus
making an illegal turn. The injuries he sustained pushed him within inches
of his life. Miraculously, more than 40 operations and months later, Matt
was able to start his recovery. In spite of the severity of his injuries,
Matt found the psychological consequences of the accident nearly as hard
to process. He would no longer be able to compete at the highest level.
In the 18 months before the accident, he had competed in more than
20 events including several triathlons and marathons and had qualified
for running's most prestigious race, the Boston Marathon. After the accident,
his doctor told him he'd be lucky if he could even walk without a cane.The
Long Run is an emotional and incredibly honest story about Matt's determination
to fight through fear, despair, loneliness, and intense physical and psychological
pain to regain the life he once had. The book chronicles Matt's road to
recovery as he teaches himself to walk again and, a mere three years later,
to run in the 2008 New York City Marathon--a gimpy seven-and-a-half hour
journey through the five boroughs. "Running saved my life," Matt says,
and his embrace of the running community and insistence on competing in
the marathon has inspired many, turning him into a symbol of hope and recovery
for untold numbers of others. |
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Where
Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
by Jon Krakauer
Audio CD from Random House Audio
Media Published: 2009-
ISBN: 0739357840
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air,
and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account
of a remarkable young man's haunting journey.
Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous
bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast.
In May 2002, Tillman walked away from his $3.6 million NFL contract to
enlist in the United States Army. He was deeply troubled by 9/11, and he
felt a strong moral obligation to join the fight against al-Qaeda and the
Taliban. Two years later, he died on a desolate hillside in southeastern
Afghanistan.
Though obvious to most of the two dozen soldiers on the scene that
a ranger in Tillman's own platoon had fired the fatal shots, the Army aggressively
maneuvered to keep this information from Tillman's wife, other family members,
and the American public for five weeks following his death. During this
time, President Bush repeatedly invoked Tillman's name to promote his administration's
foreign policy. Long after Tillman's nationally televised memorial service,
the Army grudgingly notified his closest relatives that he had "probably"
been killed by friendly fire while it continued to dissemble about the
details of his death and who was responsible.
In Where Men Win Glory, Jon Krakauer draws on Tillman's journals
and letters, interviews with his wife and friends, conversations with the
soldiers who served alongside him, and extensive research on the ground
in Afghanistan to render an intricate mosaic of this driven, complex, and
uncommonly compelling figure as well as the definitive account of
the events and actions that led to his death. Before he enlisted in the
army, Tillman was familiar to sports aficionados as an undersized, overachieving
Arizona Cardinals safety whose virtuosity in the defensive backfield was
spellbinding. With his shoulder-length hair, outspoken views, and boundless
intellectual curiosity, Tillman was considered a maverick. America was
fascinated when he traded the bright lights and riches of the NFL for boot
camp and a buzz cut. Sent first to Iraq--a war he would openly declare
was "illegal as hell" --and eventually to Afghanistan, Tillman was driven
by complicated, emotionally charged, sometimes contradictory notions of
duty, honor, justice, patriotism, and masculine pride, and he was determined
to serve his entire three-year commitment. But on April 22, 2004, his life
would end in a barrage of bullets fired by his fellow soldiers.
Krakauer chronicles Tillman's riveting, tragic odyssey in engrossing
detail highlighting his remarkable character and personality while closely
examining the murky, heartbreaking circumstances of his death. Infused
with the power and authenticity readers have come to expect from Krakauer's
storytelling, Where Men Win Glory exposes shattering truths about
men and war.
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