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Pre by Tom Jordan: The Runner Who Turned Every Race Into Art
Book Reviews 12 min

Pre by Tom Jordan: The Runner Who Turned Every Race Into Art

Steve Prefontaine ran every race from the front. He never sat back. He never waited. He believed racing was a creative act, that it meant making something beautiful happen on the track, and for five years no American could beat him at any distance over a mile. Then he died at 24. Tom Jordan's biography captures the full blaze.

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
Book Reviews 19 min

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.