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    Born to Run by Christopher McDougall - (K) Humorous and thorough history and science behind ultrarunners and long-distance running
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    Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela - (K) An autobiography covering his childhood, years as a freedom fighter and incarceration. Inspiring and informative
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    The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón - (K&T) A mystery set in Barcelona involving an old book, a failed writer and murder
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    Lush Life by Richard Price - A Lower East Side tale of cops, drugs and drinking
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    The Chinese by Jesper Becker - (K&T) Modern history of my peeps, from the cultural revolution to the many failed economic and social attempts to move the country forward
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    Setting the Table by Danny Meyer - A "how-to" on hospitality and business acumen by the restaurateur behind such NY institutions as the Shake Shack and Union Square Grill
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    The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama - Obama lays out what is wrong with the current government and how, vaguely, to change it.
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New Running Partners

As it turns out, Doree, whom I had been running with, can no longer do morning runs. Luckily, I had several runners respond to my Craigslist and RoadRunner “Looking for running partner” ads, and after my vacation and recovering from a weird bug, I decided it was time to start a little e-mail list [...]

NY Library Card!

Last month, I got my NY Library card. This month, we’ll be reading Middlesex for our book club, so I went online and got the book from my local library. As it is in Seattle, everything is so easy (reserve it online, pick it up in person), not to mention environment-friendly, clutter-free and [...]

The Bet

Tonight on the way back from dinner, Diesel and I somehow got to talking about our friend Cyrill and his dad. Neither of us could remember Cyrill’s dad’s name, and the following conversation ensued:
K: “His name is ‘Heiko’”
T (rolling his eyes): “What? It’s not; it’s ‘Hirim’.”
K: “What [...]

Currently Obsessed with…

Recognize the catchy tune? That’s cuz it’s the song, “New Soul,” that is in the new MacBook Air commercial.
If you haven’t heard the other stuff by the Israeli-born Yael Naim, check out YouTube for a clip of the French singer’s unplugged version of her other single “Far, Far.” YouTube also [...]