2009 Reads.....
"We Might As Well Win: On the Road to Success with the Mastermind Behind 8 Tour de France Victories"
by Johan Bruyneel. Fantastic book. Full of great information and motivation.
"Master Your Metabolism"
by Jillian Michaels. Good solid advice--no processed food, eat real foods, watch and limit additives.
"A Dog in A Hat: An American Bike Racer's Story of Mud, Drugs, Blood, Betrayal and Beauty in Belgium"
by Joe Parkin. Good book about bike racing in the pro peleton, at least in the lower ranks, in Europe in the 1980s and 90s.
"Major: A Black Athlete, a White Era, and the Fight to Be the World's Fastest Human Being"
by Todd Balf. Autobiography of Major Taylor which was a good read, but it bogged down in places.
"NaNo for the New and the Insane: A NaNoWriMo's Survival Guide"
by Lazette Gifford. An online book, read in preparation for the November Writing Month. Good tips and motivation.
"Page After Page: Discover the Confidence and Passion You Need to Start Writing and Keep Writing"
by Heather Sellers. Really good book about writing with chapter after chapter of exercises. Why do you write? Write every day. Be focused. Stay simple. Don't overthink it and just write.
"Listen To Me: Writing Life into Meaning"
by Lynn Lauber. Another good writing book.
"On Writing"
by Stephen King. Half memoir and half writing guide. Really interesting to see how King came to being the writer he is. Really, really liked this.
"You Don't Have to Be Famous: How To Write Your Life Story"
by Steve Zousmer. Pretty good read but the author seemed a bit condescending at times.
"Life Makeovers: 52 Practical and Inspiring Ways to Improve Your Life One Week at a Time"
by Cheryl Richardson. Weekly chapters to work through to clean up and organize your life. Some good ideas and thought-provoking questions. And it did get me to clean out a few boxes of papers in my room.
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