All these days I didn't think I read interesting books. Or that I read many books this year. Anything worth a blog post. Only when I write this post, I find out that I have really read good stuff in 2018.
My fav Hiker & AT Record Holder published Endurance this year. Book has her usual tone, while she captured stories of some unique people associated with ATK. Each one merits a chapter here.
And gratefully her book tour brought her to Minnesota for a talk in the Wayzata library. So thrilled I got to meet her. Her oration is as inspiring as her books. Sadly I had to skip the Hike with JPB around Lake Minnetonka, after the talk.
And then my other fav - our very own Minnesota Ultra Runner Scott Jurek was here on book tour. He spoke at TC Running Room store. It was an outdoor event.
North tells the story by him & his wife Jenny, of their ATK Record hike.
My new fav writer. I can't wait to get hold of her other books.
Cheeky, that's her tone. Chapters on Vomit, Gravity, BM etc are a revelations & wicked funny. And in the midst of all that ride, suddenly on 258 she made me tear up unexpectedly. Unbelievable. Also loved how she made Frank a running gag through the book.
Presenting the book by my neighbor. Both my kids read it and highly recommend it.
Got hold of this primarily cause author is Minnesotan and the story is entirely set in Edina area. Did not disappoint on any areas - thriller, Edina locality details, Minnesota winter & a personal arc for the Detective.
The Pursuit of Endurance - Jennifer Pharr Davis
My fav Hiker & AT Record Holder published Endurance this year. Book has her usual tone, while she captured stories of some unique people associated with ATK. Each one merits a chapter here.
And gratefully her book tour brought her to Minnesota for a talk in the Wayzata library. So thrilled I got to meet her. Her oration is as inspiring as her books. Sadly I had to skip the Hike with JPB around Lake Minnetonka, after the talk.
North - Scott Jurek
And then my other fav - our very own Minnesota Ultra Runner Scott Jurek was here on book tour. He spoke at TC Running Room store. It was an outdoor event.
North tells the story by him & his wife Jenny, of their ATK Record hike.
Packing for Mars - Mary Roach
My new fav writer. I can't wait to get hold of her other books.
Cheeky, that's her tone. Chapters on Vomit, Gravity, BM etc are a revelations & wicked funny. And in the midst of all that ride, suddenly on 258 she made me tear up unexpectedly. Unbelievable. Also loved how she made Frank a running gag through the book.
Throne Spirits - by Ashna Kshirsagar & Ellie Abood
Presenting the book by my neighbor. Both my kids read it and highly recommend it.
Gone to Dust - by Matt Goldman
Got hold of this primarily cause author is Minnesotan and the story is entirely set in Edina area. Did not disappoint on any areas - thriller, Edina locality details, Minnesota winter & a personal arc for the Detective.
The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad by Twinkle Khanna
I started the year by reading this book. Now I feel like how far back it was. Book has 4 short stories. Nothing exceptional (actually more of RKN style) but good reading in say airport or insomniac night. Best takeaway is that TK leveraged the 4th short story to popularize Auranachalam's story and eventually went on to produce PadMan featuring her superstar hubby AK.
Not comparable to Da Vinci Code. This one is a Langdon treasure hunt in Spain.
Origin - by Dan Brown
Not comparable to Da Vinci Code. This one is a Langdon treasure hunt in Spain.
Story was tedious but I waded through it to an interesting last 100 pages.
More fun books
First Ladies of Running by Amy Burfoot
Interesting, insightful and thought-provoking book. Chapters dedicated to each iconic runners from different decades. Wish someone would commission the same for Indian women athlete and market them well.Running for Mortals - John "Penguin" Bingham
is a great book for anyone new in running & has thousand unanswered questions.
Cricket textbooks
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