I just finished reading a couple of great books.
- Freakonomics is an insightful look inside the social trends in America, involving crime rates, drug trafficking, and racial discrimination. Steven D. Lewitt thinks of provocative questions (e.g. why did crime rates drop in the ’90s?) and comes up with answers generally ignored and dismissed by the media. It’s a fascinating read, offering a different slant from conventional economics (which I know very little about).
- Ultramarathon Man is a collection of memoirs from Dean Karnazes. This guy is a beast, making a 26.2 mile marathon look like child’s play. He runs in excess of 100 miles at a time, including the Western States Endurance Run, Badwater Ultramarathon (Death Valley), and even a marathon at the South Pole. Yet he’s humble and passionate, an ordinary family man with a day job… an incredible inspiration. I usually average about 5 miles per run, but I know I can go much longer.
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