Review 6: ‘Born To Run’ by Christopher McDougall

According to Christopher McDougall and his book Born to Run: The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, I was born to run.  Well, according Christopher McDougall, a tribe of maverick scientists and mathematicians and the small but hardcore community of ultra runners.  Also, when I say "I", what I …

Review 3: ‘The Secret History’ by Donna Tartt

When my sister recommended The Secret History as a good starter book for Review Thirty-Six I initially had no idea that it was a) so venerable and well respected (venerable probably isn't the right word here, but it's certainly older than I was expecting it to be) and b) it's absolutely flipping everywhere!  Seriously, over the last …