by Scott Jurek & Steve Friedman (2012)
Ultrarunning champion Scott Jurek recounts his journey from a midwestern kid to seven-time consecutive winner of the Western States 100, sharing his plant-based nutritional recipes and mental endurance rituals.
Christopher McDougall
Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic feats, and cutting-edge science, 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, the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico.
Haruki Murakami
Bestselling novelist Haruki Murakami reflects on the intimate synergy between physical discipline and literary creation, documenting his daily training for marathons and ultramarathons across four decades.
David Halberstam
Halberstam's masterclass on pure athletic obsession, tracing four oarsmen who compete not for money, but for the purity of victory. This definitive sports work explores the career, athletic prowess, and legendary impact of Olympic Single Scullers across Olympic Sports (Rowing).
Andre Agassi
From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, comes an unforgettable memoir about the costs of greatness. He reveals a life dominated by a tyrannical father, crippling self-doubt, rebellion, and his deep secret hatred for the game he conquered.