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The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

Susan Orlean

4.2 on Amazon

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Alone on the Wall

Alex Honnold and David Roberts

4.7 on Amazon

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What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World

Jon Young

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Deskbound: Standing Up to a Sitting World

Kelly Starrett

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Primitive Technology: A Survivalist's Guide to Building Tools, Shelters, and More in the Wild (CLARKSON POTTER)

John Plant

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Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance

Simone Biles, Michelle Burford , et al.

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Running Rewired: Reinvent Your Run for Stability, Strength, and Speed

Jay Dicharry

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Move Your DNA: Restore Your Health Through Natural Movement, 2nd Edition

Katy Bowman

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The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth

Michio Kaku, Feodor Chin, et al.

4.7 on Amazon

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Summer: A Cookbook: Inspired Recipes for Lazy Days and Magical Nights

Marnie Hanel and Jen Stevenson

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A Sense of Where You Are

John McPhee

4.4 on Amazon

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The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns

4.7 on Amazon

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The Rock Warrior's Way: Mental Training for Climbers

Arno Ilgner , Jeff Achey, et al.

4.8 on Amazon

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Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster, and Easier

Terry Laughlin and John Delves

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The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface

Donald Maass

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cafardonJune 22, 2021

My recollection is that Bill Bradley's A Sense of Where You Are wasn't bad. But I must have read it forty-odd years ago, and don't remember whether he had a ghost-writer.

stinkytacoonSep 20, 2018

Oh, I watch soccer, though less now since I did the above self assessment and decided the hours I spending watching it were probably not really making me happier. And I can admire Robben cutting in diagonally from the wings on his weak foot to create an opening or even Suarez's almost instinctive genius. But firstly, I will never be Robben. Secondly, the level I play at has limited tactical sophistication (the traditional 4-4-2 formation has given way to more of a 0-5-5 or 5-5-0 depending on where the ball is). Thirdly, I'm "good enough" for my level.

Off topic, but if you're interested in sports theory and writing, Suarez always makes me think of John McPhee's "A Sense of Where You Are", a profile of Bill Bradley when he was at Princeton. Probably one of my top 5 favorite sports books or articles.