Título: North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail
Autor: Scott Jurek
Sinopse: From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run, a thrilling memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46-day run to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail.
Scott Jurek is one of the world's best known and most beloved ultrarunners. Renowned for his remarkable endurance and speed, accomplished on a vegan diet, he's finished first in nearly all of ultrarunning's elite events over the course of his career. But after two decades of racing, training, speaking, and touring, Jurek felt an urgent need to discover something new about himself. He embarked on a wholly unique challenge, one that would force him to grow as a person and as an athlete: breaking the speed record for the Appalachian Trail.
North is the story of the 2,189-mile journey that nearly shattered him. When he set out in the spring of 2015, Jurek anticipated punishing terrain, forbidding weather, and inevitable injuries. He would have to run nearly 50 miles a day, every day, for almost seven weeks. He knew he would be pushing himself to the limit, that comfort and rest would be in short supply -- but he couldn't have imagined the physical and emotional toll the trip would exact, nor the rewards it would offer.
With his wife, Jenny, friends, and the kindness of strangers supporting him, Jurek ran, hiked, and stumbled his way north, one white blaze at a time. A stunning narrative of perseverance and personal transformation, North is a portrait of a man stripped bare on the most demanding and transcendent effort of his life. It will inspire runners and non-runners alike to keep striving for their personal best.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail”, de Scott Jurek, publicado pela editora Little, Brown Spark, em 2019 e com 336 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Little, Brown Spark
Páginas: 336
Ano: 2019-04-09
Edição: Reprint
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0316433802
ISBN13: 9780316433808
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Little, Brown Spark exploram temas ligados à saúde integral, longevidade e bem-estar, com foco em abordagens científicas e práticas para o corpo e a mente. Muitas obras destacam a importância da alimentação, microbioma e estilo de vida para a saúde cerebral e física, apresentando planos e estratégias acessíveis ao leitor. O catálogo também inclui reflexões sobre fases da vida, como a maturidade, e provocações sobre cultura, descanso e felicidade, mesclando narrativas pessoais com pesquisas atuais. O tom varia entre o didático e o inspirador, com textos que buscam traduzir ciência complexa em orientações aplicáveis no dia a dia.
