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Books like Running with the Kenyans
Running with the Kenyans by Adharanand Finn is about running, kenyan athletics, training culture. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Born to Run
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Christopher McDougall · Health
Born to Run begins as a personal injury investigation.
Read the summary → - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Haruki Murakami · Memoir
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is Haruki Murakami's memoir of his life as a runner, written during training for the 2005 New York City Marathon.
Read the summary → - The Sports Gene
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David Epstein · Science
The Sports Gene is David Epstein's investigation into the science of athletic performance — specifically the question of how much genetics determines who becomes elite.
Read the summary → - Can't Hurt Me
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David Goggins · Memoir
Can't Hurt Me is David Goggins's memoir of escaping an abusive childhood, failing military entrance requirements, becoming a Navy SEAL, and then becoming one of the most accomplished endurance athletes in the world — not through talent or privilege but through a deliberate, painful process of forcing himself past every limit he had.
Read the summary → - 10% Happier
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Dan Harris · Memoir
10% Happier is Dan Harris's account of discovering meditation after a panic attack live on Good Morning America in 2004 forced him to confront an anxiety problem he'd been managing with cocaine and a punishing work schedule.
Read the summary → - A Grief Observed
