On. My. Kindle. 2

During my first On. My. Kindle. post, I wrote about Kate Lattey’s books – all of them, Christopher McDougall’s Born to Run, and Monty Roberts’ From My Hands to Yours.

Since then, I stand by my recommendation of Kate’s books, I finished reading Born to Run, and I still haven’t read the Monty Roberts book.

So, first, Born to Run. I really liked this. I borderline loved it. It definitely changed my running life, which means it changed my life in general. This book made me think about the joy of running. I was high on this book when I ran the Wolfe Island Classic, and those thoughts helped make what is really quite a tough run, much, much easier.

If you’re a runner, I definitely recommend this book, and if you’re not, I still think it’s a well-told story full of thought-provoking ideas.

Thumbs up for Born to Run.

For my horsey readers, a new book on my Kindle that I still haven’t read, but am looking forward to trying, is Stay the Distance by Mara Dabrishus. Mara had a great free deal on for this book, and I’ve heard great things about it, so I made sure to get it on my Kindle. I’ll let you know once I’ve read it.

Now, for my over-the-top, one-hundred-per-cent, most-definite-favourite-book-of-the-year-so-far … The Fall Line. Sound familiar? It did to me, too – this book kept popping up next to my book (Fall Line) on Amazon, and it was a non-fiction book about downhill ski racing, which I’m currently researching for the sequel to Fall Line, so I thought “what the heck? Why not order it?”

Oh. My. Word. This book rocked my world. I LOVED it. I loved everything about it. I loved the writing. I loved the subject matter. I loved the background about downhill racing (I ate up every word). I came to love Bode Miller, and Lindsey Vonn, and all the other racers Nathaniel Vinton writes about. I loved the ski venues. I already loved downhill racing, but this book made me love it more.

I admit it – I’m totally biased. I’m immersed in this subject matter right now, and it’s fascinating to me. I think anybody could love and enjoy this book, but I can’t be subjective about it. What I can definitely say is, if you like skiing at all, I highly recommend this book.

Next up, as you may have read in my recent blog post, I’m working on my swimming. A friend recommended I read Total Immersion: The Revolutionary Way to Swim Better, Faster, and Easier (doesn’t that sound promising?). I put a hold on it at the library and it’s there, waiting for me to pick it up, so I can’t wait to give it a try.

That’s me for now – what are you reading? Great tips are always appreciated!