In this episode we share our favorite books from 2023 (both running and non-running). Plus Trevor attempts to relate Socrates to marathon training!
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Book Talk 2023 Authors we Interviewed on the Podcast from this Year- The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike’s Elite Running Team by Kara Goucher
- Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man’s World by Lauren Fleshman
- Choose Strong: The Choice That Changes Everything by Sally McRae
- It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint: My Road to the Marathon and Ph.D. by Dr. Vanessa Corcoran
- The Race That Changed Running: The Inside Story of UTMB by Doug Mayer
- Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run by Martinus Evans
- Long Run to Glory: The Story of the Greatest Marathon in Olympic History and the Women That Made it Happen by Stephen Lane
- Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You by Brad Stulberg
- Run Smarter- Evidence Based Guidance and Expert Opinions to Help you Survive and Thrive as a Runner by Brodie Sharp
I read a total of 250 books in 2023 (105 fiction and 145 non fiction).
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park River Flow: New and Selected Poems by David Whyte Good Inside- A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be by Dr. Becky Kennedy All My Knotted Up Life by Beth Moore Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb Dopamine Nation- Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke Ultra Processed People- The Science Behind Food That Isn’t Food by Chris van Tulleken Life in Five Senses- How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World by Gretchen Rubin Sure, I’ll Join Your Cult- A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents- How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson My Top 5 Fiction Reads The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith (book 7 in the Cormoran Strike Series) The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean Trevor’s Top Non-Fiction ReadsTrevor read a total of 60 books in 2023.
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer Skip the Line: The 10,000 Experiments Rule and Other Surprising Advice for Reaching Your Goals by James Altucher Why the Dutch are Different: A Journey into the Hidden Heart of the Netherlands -Ben Coats Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter by Ian Mortimer Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery Rescuing Socrates, How the Great Books Change My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation by Roosevelt Montas