Books 2017

January

1.  Nowhere Near First - Cori  Reese:  Good book, enjoyed reading about his Ultra adventures; recommended

2. Night - Elis Wiesel: a book about a Holocaust Survivor; recommended

3.  Once a Runner - John L. Parker, Jr.: a book about a track and Olympic runner trying to beat a 4 minute mile, fiction

February

March

April

1. Running The Rift - Naomi Benaron;  a book about a young runner who has dreams of becoming Rwanda's first Olympic track medalist during a time of civil war in their Country.  Very good.

2. A Long Way Home - Saroo Brierley; a boys incredible journey from India to Australia and back again.  Movie:  Lion 2017

May

June

July

August

September

1. Hidden Figures - Margot Lee Shetterly; the untold story of the Black Women who helped in he space race.  Non-fiction.  I did not like this book near as much as I loved the movie.  The book was very detailed and interesting, but not sure how they got the movie from the book. True story

October -

1.  Finding Gobi - Dion Leondard; amazing story of an ultrarunner that gets adopted by a little dog while running in the Gobi dessert and the story of getting him home.  True story.  Very good, I loved it, even cried while reading it aloud to Tom.  Highly recommend

November -


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