Pre by Tom Jordan: The Definitive Steve Prefontaine Biography
Pre ran every race from the front. Tom Jordan's definitive biography captures the philosophy of the most intense competitor in American distance running.
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
I'm listening to the audiobook edition while working, and Phil Knight's voice (through the narrator) feels like sitting with someone who built something extraordinary but hasn't quite processed how extraordinary it was. Shoe Dog isn't a typical business memoir full of manufactured wisdom and cleaned-up origin stories. It's messy, honest, and human; exactly what you need when you're in the grind yourself.