Reading helps me live vicariously, if only for a little while. I have to read something everyday...even if it is only a paragraph out of a book or a magazine. Compared to other bookworms, I am rather conservative...I am not a speed reader and I don't (interpret as can't) absorb more than 2 or 3 books at a given time. But I always have anywhere between 5 and 10 books lying around waiting to be read.
Right now, I am juggling between 3 books...one at dinner, one in spare moments on non-running days and one before I hit the sack. As you can imagine, I only have time to take a nibble out of each one every day. Unless a story gets so gripping that I abandon all sense of time and read straight through the night.
1. In the Heart of the sea (the story of the Nantucket whaleship Essex) by Nathaniel Philbrick - Dinner read.
This book won the National Book Award for non-fiction. Philbrick is my favorite author of non-fiction. He knows how to tell a story. His tales are full of so much intricate detail that you feel you are right there with the characters, living their lives. This one is no different. I have only started gnawing on this one, but I already know that one of these days, it will be an all-nighter.
2. Run Faster from the 5K to the marathon by Brad Hudson and Matt Fitzgerald - Non-running-day read. I can't wait to start customizing my workouts, Brad Hudson-sytle. 3. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (I'm reading this for the second time) - Bedtime read. Great stress-reliever and gives me hope that I am not a lost cause, after all!
Cookbooks give me great recipe ideas and are filled with glossy pics that make me drool...when it comes to food, I am a visual creature. My most recent creations come from these very handy books.
15 comments:
looks like some good reads! :)
Moosewood cookbooks are the BEST!
I love reading, but I am a one at a time kinda reader!
I really want to pick up that Running Faster book...might do it today actually...
i love reading too but lately it takes me months and months to get through a book. occasionally i can pick up a book and read it in 2-3 sittings/days but lately, too busy :(
Wow three books at once! That is awesome! I love to read too! I found your blog a while back and I love how you talk about the books you read as well as running! have a good weekend!!
Yum, Moosewood! Those cookbooks are great. Have a nice weekend!
Awww, dang, now I have to add more books to my queue!
I also have a pile of books laying around waiting to be read... the 5 or so from the library have to go first.
Perfect timing I just finished reading a book last night and need some recommendations.
The simple suppers cookbook looks cool...I am definitely visual with food too - love cookbooks full of pictures!
i love seeing what people are reading! i love it too, and usually have a few in rotation--unless one is REALLY good and gets my undivided attention.
Mmm Moosewood. Excellent call!
I love to read too . . . still working my way through all the books I got for Christmas!
i LOOVE to read, too; but because of that, i can read everything, and when i have my computer on, it's usually articles/blogs on my computer. i have a book that's set up for me to read, so i should really put the comp aside some night so that i can get more of that in :) thanks for inspiring me!
lately life has been so hectic I haven't had a chance to read just for fun. I'm looking forward to things settling down, studying to be over, etc. Then I can curl up with a good book!
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