24 Best nonfiction books like The MAF Method: A Personalized Approach to Health and Fitness by Philip Maffetone

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The MAF Method: A Personalized Approach to Health and Fitness

By: Philip Maffetone

3.45

Format: 78 pages, Kindle Edition

I devised the MAF method to help walkers, runners, cyclists and athletes of all ages and ability re…

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1. Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance

By: Christopher McDougall

3.84

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

The best-selling author of  Born to Run  now travels to the Mediterranean, where he discovers that … read more

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  • fitness
  • nonfiction
  • health
"Outlaws have to be poised, smart, and independent; they have to cultivate allies, assess risk, and keep their antennae fine-tuned to everyone and everything around them. Outlaws focus on what people …"

-Christopher McDougall, Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance

"We've lulled ourselves into believing that in an emergency, someone else will always come along to rescue us. We've stopped relying on our own wonderfully adaptable bodies; we've forgotten that we ca…"

-Christopher McDougall, Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance

"Because that's the ugly truth about heroism: the tests don't start when you're ready or stop when you're tired. You don't get time-outs, warm-ups, or bathroom breaks. You may have a headache or be we…"

-Christopher McDougall, Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance

"Daredevils aren't the answer; spinal rehab wards are full of daredevils. Fearlessness doesn't really help, either: when your car breaks down, you don't want the mechanic to say, 'I've never done this…"

-Christopher McDougall, Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance

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2. Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life

By: Jim Benson , Tonianne DeMaria Barry

3.78

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Individuals work in teams to create value. This is the Collaboration Equation. Professionals act wi… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of The Lessons of History by Will Durant, Ariel Durant

3. The Lessons of History

By: Will Durant , Ariel Durant

4.07

Format: 119 pages, Hardcover

In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
"We must operate with partial knowledge, and be provisionally content with probabilities."

-Will Durant, The Lessons of History

"The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past is the present unrolled for understanding."

-Will Durant, The Lessons of History

"Democracy is the most difficult of all forms of government, since it requires the widest spread of intelligence, and we forgot to make ourselves intelligent when we made ourselves sovereign."

-Will Durant, The Lessons of History

"We conclude that the concentration of wealth is natural and inevitable, and is periodically alleviated by violent or peaceable partial redistribution. In this view all economic history is the slow he…"

-Will Durant, The Lessons of History

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4. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

By: Christopher McDougall

4.57

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of al… read more

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  • science
  • fitness
  • nonfiction
  • health
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5. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

By: Haruki Murakami , Philip Gabriel

4.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit.… read more

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  • nonfiction

6. The Elements of Effort: Reflections on the Art and Science of Running

By: John Jerome

4.27

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

All runners, from beginners to Olympians, will delight in this luminous compendium of wisdom wrough… read more

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7. 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower

By: Matt Fitzgerald , Robert Johnson

3.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

TRAIN EASIER TO RUN FASTER This revolutionary training method has been embraced by elite runners--w… read more

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8. Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman

By: Dave Hoover , None

3.15

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Are you doing all you can to further your career as a software developer? With today's rapidly chan… read more

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9. Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works

By: Ash Maurya

3.99

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

We live in an age of unparalleled opportunity for innovation. We're building more products than eve… read more

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10. Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life

By: Bill Perkins

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Common-Sense Guide to Living Rich….Instead of Dying Rich Imagine if by the time you died, you did… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Your biggest fear ought to be wasting your life and time, not "Am I going to have x number of dollars when I'm 80?"

-Bill Perkins, Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life

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11. The October Man (Rivers of London, #7.5)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.00

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

Trier is famous for wine, Romans and for being Germany’s oldest city. So when a man is found dead w… read more

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"Das Leben ist zu kurz, um schlechten Wein zu trinken. - Quoted from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe"

-Ben Aaronovitch, The October Man (Rivers of London, #7.5)

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12. Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar

By: Jessie Inchauspé

4.44

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

USA TODAY BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER * INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Improve a… read more

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  • science
  • nonfiction
  • health
"Fructose molecules glycate things 10 times as fast as glucose, generating much more damage. Again, this is another reason why spikes from sugary foods such as cookies (which contain fructose) make us…"

-Jessie Inchauspé, Glucose Revolution: The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar

Cover of Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia

13. Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity

By: Peter Attia

4.37

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challeng… read more

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  • science
  • fitness
  • nonfiction
  • health
Cover of North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail by Scott Jurek

14. North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail

By: Scott Jurek

4.22

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run , a thrilling memoir about his grueling, exhilarating… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • health
"It was just numbers. I knew I could outrun numbers."

-Scott Jurek, North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail

"AT legend has it that Pennsylvania hiking clubs and trail crews are proud of their state's nickname of Rocksylvania and don't remove rocks from the trail. In fact, some people claim they actually dum…"

-Scott Jurek, North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail

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15. The Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance

By: Adharanand Finn

4.37

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An electrifying look inside the wild world of extreme distance running. Once the reserve of only… read more

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  • fitness
  • nonfiction
  • health
Cover of Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding by Daniel E. Lieberman

16. Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

By: Daniel E. Lieberman

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

If exercise is healthy (so good for you!), why do many people dislike or avoid it? These engaging s… read more

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  • science
  • fitness
  • nonfiction
  • health
"Eating sensibly and exercising don't guarantee long life and good health; they just decrease the risk of getting sick."

-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

"The mantra of this book is that nothing about the biology of exercise makes sense except in the light of evolution, and nothing about exercise as a behavior makes sense except in the light of anthrop…"

-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

"We evolved to be physically active as we age, and in turn being active helps us age well. Further, the longer we stay active, the greater the benefit, and it is almost never too late to benefit from …"

-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

"For generation after generation, our ancestors young and old woke up each morning thankful to be alive and with no choice but to spend several hous walking, digging, and doing other physical activiti…"

-Daniel E. Lieberman, Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

Cover of Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control by Ryan Holiday

17. Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control

By: Ryan Holiday

4.28

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In his New York Times bestselling book Courage is Calling, author Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case … read more

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  • nonfiction
"We must master ourselves unless we'd prefer to be mastered by someone or something else."

-Ryan Holiday, Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control

"We must practice temperance now, in times of plenty, because none of us know what the future holds- only that plenty never lasts."

-Ryan Holiday, Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control

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18. False Value (Rivers of London, #8)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.10

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

Peter Grant is facing fatherhood, and an uncertain future, with equal amounts of panic and enthusia… read more

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"If there was ever a candidate to be patron saint of computers then it would be Alan Turing. Mathematician, war hero and tragic victim of homophobia."

-Ben Aaronovitch, False Value (Rivers of London, #8)

"He'd obviously wanted to tell someone about it for a long time and I was a convenient ear. I get that a lot. Stephanopoulos calls it my secret weapon. "It's that vacant expression," she said, "people…"

-Ben Aaronovitch, False Value (Rivers of London, #8)

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19. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

By: Cal Newport

3.73

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • health
"What are we really doing here?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

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20. Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

By: David Goggins

4.44

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

This is not a self-help book. It's a wake-up call! Can't Hurt Me, David Goggins' smash hit memoi… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Whatever it takes for you to believe that you're better than good enough to achieve your dreams is what you must do. And remember, your greatness is not tied to any outcome. It is found in the valian…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

"We all owe it ourselves to stand for something. Principles give us a foundation — solid ground we can trust and build on as we continue to redefine what's possible in our own lives. Sure, some will b…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

"Back in SEAL training, I loved when people froze up and quit. I felt it elevated me in some way, but that was ego-driven immaturity and poor leadership. These days, I consider my business to make eve…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

Cover of Reborn on the Run: My Journey from Addiction to Ultramarathons by Catra Corbett

21. Reborn on the Run: My Journey from Addiction to Ultramarathons

By: Catra Corbett

3.86

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

"This is a story you’ll love and never forget."—Christopher McDougall, author, Born to Run and Natu… read more

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  • fitness
  • nonfiction
  • health
Cover of Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life by Jordan B. Peterson

22. Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life

By: Jordan B. Peterson

4.17

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to 12 Rules for Life offers further guidance on the periolus path of modern life. I… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
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23. Learn Like a Pro

By: Barbara Oakley

4.14

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A book for learners of all ages containing the best and most updated advice on learning from neuros… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory by Deena Kastor

24. Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

By: Deena Kastor

4.36

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

From an Olympic medalist runner and the record-holder in the women's marathon and half-marathon, a … read more

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  • fitness
  • nonfiction
  • health
"You can't show love by hurting others"

-Deena Kastor, Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

"What I needed in the moment was a family vacation."

-Deena Kastor, Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

"I saw perseverance, determination, and fearlessness."

-Deena Kastor, Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

"You don't run with your feet- you run with your heart."

-Deena Kastor, Let Your Mind Run: A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory

Cover of Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide by Christopher McDougall

25. Born to Run 2: The Ultimate Training Guide

By: Christopher McDougall

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Born to Run 's Chris McDougall and long-time running coach Eric Orton show us how to join the globa… read more

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  • science
  • fitness
  • nonfiction
  • health
Cover of Training Essentials for Ultrarunning: How to Train Smarter, Race Faster, and Maximize Your Ultramarathon Performance by Jason Koop

26. Training Essentials for Ultrarunning: How to Train Smarter, Race Faster, and Maximize Your Ultramarathon Performance

By: Jason Koop

4.37

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When elite ultrarunners have a need for speed, they turn to coach Jason Koop. Now the sport’s leadi… read more

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  • fitness
  • nonfiction
  • health
Cover of Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI by Reid Hoffman

27. Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI

By: Reid Hoffman

3.85

Format: 234 pages, ebook

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI, written by Reid Hoffman with… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone by Vassos Alexander

28. How to Run a Marathon: The Go-to Guide for Anyone and Everyone

By: Vassos Alexander

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ever been tempted to try a marathon? Maybe you’ve just started running, perhaps you’re gaining conf… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of My Morning Routine: How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired by Benjamin Spall

29. My Morning Routine: How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired

By: Benjamin Spall

3.55

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“The first few choices you make each morning determine whether you’ll be productive and mindful all… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • health
Cover of Slow Running: Running for fun: without going too far, too fast, too soon by Chris Bore

30. Slow Running: Running for fun: without going too far, too fast, too soon

By: Chris Bore

4.01

Format: 33 pages, Kindle Edition

This book is about Slow Running. This is a short book with a simple that running should be fun. … read more

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Cover of The MAF Method: A Personalized Approach to Health and Fitness by Philip Maffetone

31. The MAF Method: A Personalized Approach to Health and Fitness

By: Philip Maffetone

3.45

Format: 78 pages, Kindle Edition

I devised the MAF method to help walkers, runners, cyclists and athletes of all ages and ability re… read more

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  • science
  • fitness
  • nonfiction
  • health

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Will Durant , Ariel Durant

4.07

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Christopher McDougall

4.57

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Jessie Inchauspé

4.44

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Peter Attia

4.37

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4.57

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Hal Koerner

4.20

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3.70

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