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Best Books About Running

Best Running Books: 7 Memoirs and Stories from Elite Runners

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I’m a runner. Sort of. I’ve run five half marathons and one full marathon. None of them fast (3:46 marathon.) […]

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Born to Run Book Review

Born to Run by Christopher McDougall: Wild, Weird, Inspiring

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Leave a Comment / Reviews / By admin I’m currently deep in my “running book” era. Probably because I ran exactly one marathon (slowly,

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Choosing to Run book review

Des Linden’s Memoir: Choosing to Run

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Leave a Comment / Reviews / By admin I became a fan of American distance runner, Des Linden in 2019. A year after her

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Bicentennial Summer by Chris Poore

Nostalgic YA Drama: Bicentennial Summer by Chris Poore

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Leave a Comment / Reviews / By admin Tragedy. Friendship. First love. Midwest summer, 1976. Teen entrepreneur. Muscle cars. Muscle-y jerks. 4th of July.

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Funny books for teens

Funny Books for Teens That Won’t Make You Cringe

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Look, I’m a 50-year-old guy. I wasn’t exactly the target audience for these funny books for teens. But that didn’t

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Squirm by Carl Hiaasen book review

Squirm by Carl Hiaasen: A YA Tale of Family, Florida, and Fighting for Wildlife

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Leave a Comment / Reviews / By admin After stumbling onto and thoroughly enjoying Chomp (a YA animal adventure set deep in the Florida

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Chomp By Carl Hiaasen Book Review

Swamps, Reality TV, and a Missing Host: Welcome to Chomp by Carl Hiaasen

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Leave a Comment / Reviews / By admin I was in the mood for something light, funny, and not emotionally scarring. Just maybe physically

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Funny Books About Mental Health

Laughing Through It: Top Funny Books About Mental Health

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Mental health can be heavy stuff. Sometimes laughter is the best medicine. (Disclaimer: sometimes ACTUAL medicine is the best medicine!

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Optimists Die First Book Review

Optimists Die First Is Funnier Than It Sounds

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Leave a Comment / Reviews / By admin I checked out Optimists Die First from my library’s audiobook collection because I was in the

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Funny books about travel

The Best Funny Travel Books for Armchair Adventurers

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If you’re more of an armchair adventurer than a real-world explorer, I’ve got you covered. These funny travel books take

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