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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Born to Run Born to Run Christopher McDougall Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, is a 2009 best-selling non-fiction written by the American author and journalist Christopher McDougall. OL13805586W
Unbroken Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surfac… OL15616412W
Turbaned tornado Turbaned tornado Khushwant Singh Biography of Fauja Singh, b. 1911, Indian marathon runner. OL16216943W
Showdown at Shepherd's Bush Showdown at Shepherd's Bush David Davis "The epic clash of an Irish-American, Italian, and Onondaga-Canadian that jump-started the first marathon mania and heralded the modern age in sports The eyes of the world watched as three runners--d… OL16591971W
Stronger Stronger Jeff Bauman A survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, who helped to set off one of the biggest manhunts in the country's history, discusses his experiences that day and his ongoing mission to walk again af… OL17811358W
Every time I think of you Every time I think of you Jim Provenzano In a snowy Pennsylvania forest, Reid, a studious high school distance runner, meets Everett, a privileged and capricious charmer. As their lives become intertwined, Reid is swept up in Everett’s adve… OL19964488W
My year of running dangerously My year of running dangerously Tom Foreman "CNN correspondent Tom Foreman's remarkable journey from half-hearted couch potato to ultra-marathon runner, with four half-marathons, three marathons, and 2,000 miles of training in between; a poign… OL20020313W
Running for Their Lives Running for Their Lives Mark Whitaker You're unlikely to have heard of Britain's greatest long-distance runner. Despite being a world-class athlete, Peter Gavuzzi was consigned to obscurity. His heyday was in 1929, when he took part in t… OL21010528W
Resolve and Retribution Resolve and Retribution Michael W. Holman "By day, Ben Hammonds leads a routine life: Oregon state agency office job, distance running, and avoiding traffic when it's possible. But once the sun sets, his life isn't so ordinary. He's in a rel… OL24198333W
If not for the perfect stranger If not for the perfect stranger Tedy Bruschi,Steve Alexander,Diane Montiel,Jack Fultz "Over 40 spectators, runners and first responders share the moments of grace that changed lives and formed unbreakable bonds"--Page 4 of cover. OL24271045W
Runner's soul Runner's soul Scott D. Olson "Runner's Soul is a journey of one runner and his lifelong obsession with a sport many people consider foolish and unnecessary, but a sport that Olson feels is essential for understanding what it mea… OL27277224W