Nonfiction Book Reviews
Page Two of TwoRun for Your Life: A Book for Beginning Women Runners by Deborah Reber
Perigee, April, 2002Trade paperback, 224 pages
ISBN: 0399527567
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Now that the national media has informed us that we
are a nation of out of shape, under-exercisers (not that
most of needed more than a quick glance in the mirror
to know that we could stand to drop 10lbs.), many of
us are thinking about picking up those running shoes
and hitting the track. After all, running is one of the
easiest and most convenient exercises to master: you just
put on your running shoes and head out the door. But
what do you wear? How do you start? What if it's been
twenty years since you ran anywhere, for any reason?
What's the best way to progress to avoid injury?
Distance runner and New York marathoner Deborah Reber has all the answers to those and many other questions in her excellent new book. Written in a humorous and accessible style, Run For Your Life helps the beginning runner with everything from training questions to how to get motivated when you'd really rather stay in bed. Also included are anecdotes and quotes from other real-life women who have had all the same questions and have found running a simple way to stay sane, healthy and slim in our hectic and overscheduled world. This is an essential book for any woman who has just begun running, or is still just dreaming of thinner thighs.
Vino Italiano: Discovering the Regional Wines of Italy by Joseph Bastianich & David Lynch
Clarkson Potter, March, 2002Hardcover, 444 pages
ISBN: 0609608487
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Italy produces more wine than any other
nation in the world, from more than three
hundred delimited wine zones. Add in
confusing labeling customs (confusing to
Americans, at least) and you have what is -- for most
people -- a very
daunting subject.
Author Joseph Bastianich is the co-owner (with Mario Batali)
of Babbo, Esca, Lupa, and Italian Wine Merchants. David
Lynch is the wine director at Babbo and has
been a senior editor at Wine & Spirits. Together, Bastianich
and Lynch have created a comprehensive reference
book which is a must-have for any wine lover.
The book is divided into three parts: the Basics (history, law and labeling), the Regions (in which all 21 regions are explored with maps), and Reference Materials (a glossary of wine terms, annotated listings of the grape varieties, listings of all appellations, and a producer directory). The descriptions of each region and its wines are very entertaining, and the authors excel at making a complex subject accessible. This is an outstanding resource which has been sorely needed.
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