What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
By Haruki Murakami, translated by Philip Gabriel, read by Ray Porter
Blackstone Audiobooks
Just in time for the Summer Olympics comes this extraordinary memoir about an enduring summer sport. Author Haruki Murakami (“The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle”) reflects on how long-distance running has influenced his writing life. It is a simple ode to the physical rigors that enrich the mind and soul. Here are two more books that explore athletics:
Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World
By David Maraniss, read by the author
Simon & Schuster Audio
A thrilling look at a spirited Olympic year.
Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and
Hitler’s Olympics
By Jeremy Shaap, read by Michael Kramer
Tantor Media
Jesse Owens, the son of black sharecroppers, won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Take that, Aryan supremacists.
