Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness
By: Suzy Favor Hamilton , Sarah Tomlinson
3.63
Format: 143 pages, Hardcover
The former middle distance Olympic runner and high-end escort speaks out for the first time about h…
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1. Madness: A Bipolar Life
By: Marya Hornbacher
4.03
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
An astonishing dispatch from inside the belly of bipolar disorder, reflecting major new insights W… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- psychology
- mental health
- nonfiction
"Falling in love happens so suddenly that it seems, all at once, that you have always been in love."-Marya Hornbacher, Madness: A Bipolar Life
"I get absolutely shitfaced. I am shitfaced and hyper and ten years old. I am having the time of my life."-Marya Hornbacher, Madness: A Bipolar Life
"My brain sometimes departs from the agreed-upon reality, and my private reality is a very lonely place. But in the end, I'm not sure I wish I'd never gone there."-Marya Hornbacher, Madness: A Bipolar Life
"When you are mad, mad like this, you don't know it. Reality is what you see. When what you see shifts, departing from anyone else's reality, it's still reality to you."-Marya Hornbacher, Madness: A Bipolar Life
2. What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen
By: Kate Fagan
3.61
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
*InstantNew York TimesBestseller* The #1 New York Times Monthly Sports and Fitness bestseller From … read more
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- biography
- psychology
- mental health
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
3. Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness
By: Suzy Favor Hamilton , Sarah Tomlinson
3.63
Format: 143 pages, Hardcover
The former middle distance Olympic runner and high-end escort speaks out for the first time about h… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- psychology
- mental health
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
4. 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career
By: Meb Keflezighi
4.19
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Four-time Olympian Meb Keflezighi shares lessons learned from each of the 26 marathons he's run in … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
"To my classmates, teammates, teachers, coaches, and friends, and the people in the medical field who encouraged and challenged me to be my best in every aspect of life."-Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career
"Un mod prin care maratonul se deosebește de alte curse îl reprezintă faptul că lecțiile lui au deseori paralele cu restul vieții tale. Răbdarea necesară ca să stăpânești maratonul este o abilitate tr…"-Meb Keflezighi, 26 Marathons: What I Learned About Faith, Identity, Running, and Life from My Marathon Career
5. Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
By: Lauren Fleshman
4.47
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
"It takes guts to put yourself out there when your body doesn't match the ideal, and to keep doing your best when your best isn't what you hoped for, or what others expected."-Lauren Fleshman, Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
"She must have known what she planned to do, the risk she was going to take. 'Where did that calm come from?' I had wondered at the time. Now I knew. It was a resolve to execute the plan without attac…"-Lauren Fleshman, Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
"…my whole life I had been engaging in the hard work of learning to run for myself, not for others. I had been learning how to return to myself, again and again, in a world full of forces that consist…"-Lauren Fleshman, Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
"Title IX opened a door fifty years ago that can never be closed again, but equality doesn’t end at the equal right to play. True equality in sports, like any other industry, requires rebuilding the s…"-Lauren Fleshman, Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
6. Bravey
By: Alexi Pappas
4.20
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
"Renaissance runner" (New York Times) Alexi Pappas--Olympic athlete, actress, filmmaker and writer-… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- mental health
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
"Headed to the moon not now but soon."-Alexi Pappas, Bravey
"Grit is what’s left over when nothing’s left."-Alexi Pappas, Bravey
"A life can’t be replicated and it doesn’t need to be."-Alexi Pappas, Bravey
"A dream come true unfolds very very gradually then all at once."-Alexi Pappas, Bravey
7. The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team
By: Kara Goucher
4.45
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this unvarnished and affecting memoir, Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living th… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
8. Choosing to Run: A Memoir
By: Des Linden
4.28
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Featuring both the story of an historic, unforgettable win and insight into the life of an indelibl… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
9. Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us
By: Alison Mariella Désir
4.58
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
A searing exposé on the whiteness of running, a supposedly egalitarian sport, and a call to reimag… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
10. We Loved It All: A Memory of Life
By: Lydia Millet
3.85
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A personal evocation of the glory of nature, our vexed position in the animal kingdom, and the diff… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
11. Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
By: Elizabeth Beller
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in thi… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
12. Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team
By: Elise Hooper
3.88
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
“Fast Girls is a compelling, thrilling look at what it takes to be a female Olympian in pre-war Ame… read more
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- sports
- audiobook
13. How She Did It: A High-Performance Guide for Female Distance Runners with Stories from the Women Who've Made It
By: Molly Huddle
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
An essential guide for female athletes navigating the world of competitive running, featuring 50 ca… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
- biography
- audiobook
14. 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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- biography
- memoir
- psychology
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
"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
15. Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes
By: Christine Yu
4.32
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“ Up to Speed is a roadmap and toolbox for athletes of all ages. Every coach should read it and dis… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. The Maid and the Socialite: The Brave Women Behind Green Bay's Scandalous Minahan Trials
By: Lynda Drews
4.17
Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition
In the shadows of progress, two women's stories were erased. Until now. What if a respected surg… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. Running Home
By: Katie Arnold
4.10
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
In the tradition of Wild and H Is for Hawk, an Outside magazine writer tells her story—of fathers a… read more
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- memoir
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
18. Lessons for Survival: Mothering Against "The Apocalypse"
By: Emily Raboteau
4.15
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author and critic Emily Raboteau uses the lens of motherhood to craft a powerfully mo… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
19. The Last Lady of the Silver Screen
By: Deanna Lynn Sletten
4.31
Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition
The streets of old Hollywood are paved with glitter and gold, secrets and lies. What’s real, and wh… read more
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20. To the Gorge: Running, Grief, and Resilience & 460 Miles on the Pacific Crest Trail
By: Emily Halnon
4.59
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A riveting narrative of love and loss, grief and joy, as one woman embarks on a quest for a record … read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
21. Little and Often: A Memoir
By: Trent Preszler
4.21
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Trent Preszler thought he was living the life he always wanted, with a job at a winery and a seasid… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
