That's In My Library!

I got to reading Born to Run because it is highly recommended, and a considerable number of reviews available online call it a must-read. I agree with them to the point that this book could inspire people to take up running, and to even turn towards a healthier diet- with chia seeds and such mentioned at a number of places. However, how amazing a book do I really think it is? It was not satisfying trying to read it as a novel because it seems like a patchwork of several magazine pieces glued together. And I could not consider it a journalistic account due to its excessive claims, misleading statistics and analyses, logical inconsistencies and plain odd errors. Having said that, though, the book has a fun core of semi-mystical lost knowledge and its tone, written as someone who is continually discovering ancient legends, made the book enjoyable. The author, Christopher McDougall, is an American magazine correspondent and he writes about the Running tribe of Tarahumara in M...