How Bad Do You Want It?: Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle
Elite athletes have known this for decades and now science is learning why it’s true. In his fascinating new book How Bad Do You Want It?, coach Matt Fitzgerald examines more than a dozen pivotal races to discover the surprising ways elite athletes strengthen their mental toughness. (From amazon.com)
You don’t need to be an elite athlete to take what Matt Fitzgerald talks about and apply it to your fitness, your day job, or you home life.
Intended for Evil: A Survivor's Story of Love, Faith, and Courage in the Cambodian Killing Fields
When the Khmer Rouge took Phnom Penh in 1975, new Christian Radha Manickam and his family were among two million people driven out of the city. Over the next four years, 1.7 million people--including most of Radha's family--would perish due to starvation, disease, and horrifying violence.
You don’t need to be a Christian (I personally am) to come away from this read reflecting on how incredibly lucky you are to have what you have.