Our longtime member
Natalie Compagno (
The Reunion, Hellcab) is also the owner of
Traveler's Bookcase, and we wanted to pass along information about a cool event going on at her store. So if you get a chance, check it out.
Thanks!
TheSpyAnts
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AUTHOR READING & SIGNING
Wednesday, October 14 at 7:00pm.
The Washington Post says
Born to Run is "thrilling... an operatic ode".
The Oregonian calls it "spellbinding".
Traveler's Bookcase says "a fascinating read that spans the globe, from the Kalahari Desert to the Rocky Mountains to central Mexico. This is the kind of book that makes you want to strap on a backpack and just go!"
BORN TO RUN: A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about our feet is wrong.
We are pleased to welcome author Chris McDougall to the store! If you've ever been curious about phenomenal endurance athletes, improving your health, or tribes who live in complete serenity as if the modern world never intruded, we invite you to the store.
Isolated by the most savage terrain in North America, the reclusive Tarahumara Indians of Mexico’s deadly Copper Canyons are custodians of a lost art. For centuries they have practiced techniques that allow them to run hundreds of miles without rest and chase down anything from a deer to an Olympic marathoner while enjoying every mile of it. Their superhuman talent is matched by uncanny health and serenity, leaving the Tarahumara immune to the diseases and strife that plague modern existence. The author was able not only to uncover the secrets of the Tarahumara but also to find his own inner ultra-athlete, as he trained for the challenge of a lifetime: a fifty-mile race through the heart of Tarahumara country.
BORN TO RUN is for anyone who loves adventure tales (from Endurance to Krakauer), Mexico, the outdoors, or is interested in travel, health, nutrition, meditation or serenity.
Christopher McDougall is a former war correspondent for the Associated Press and is now a contributing editor for Men’s Health. A three-time National Magazine Award finalist, he has written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Outside, Men’s Journal, and New York. He does his own running among the Amish farms around his home in rural Pennsylvania.
Born to Run makes a great gift book
WHAT: Author reading & signing
Refreshments provided.
WHEN: Thursday October 14th at 7pm
WHERE: Traveler's Bookcase
8375 West Third Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(limited parking in back)
