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Hey, since GoodReads is a site dedicated to books I thought it'd be useful to have a place where books that have been recommended on Fitocracy's fora for different aspects of fitness could be found in the one spot.

Basically, if you come across a book or author recommendation on Fitocracy on any aspect of fitness, you're invited to add it here! Hopefully this thread will be useful for Fitocracy members who use GoodReads to add to their to-read shelfs.

So, to start, here are some of the books recommended on the beginners guide to running as recommended by a moderator (so you know that you're getting some good recommendations here).

From -
An Introduction to Running
URL -
http://www.fitocracy.com/forum/topic/...

ChasingBoston (Fitocracy moderator) recommends:



"Since I know someone will ask eventually, if I had to recommend a book on nutrition, it would be the Paleo Diet for Athletes by Loren Cordain & Joe Friel. Simply put, it’s written for human beings who run."

From -
An Introduction to Running
URL -
http://www.fitocracy.com/forum/topic/183...

ChasingBoston (Fitocracy moderator) recommends:



"Anything by Arthur Lydiard. Good luck finding it, as most of his books are out of print, but he is literally (yes, I'm using the word correctly) the founder of modern recreational running and his concepts largely hold true today."

From -
An Introduction to Running
URL -
http://www.fitocracy.com/forum/topic/183...

ChasingBoston (Fitocracy moderator) recommends:



"This is the only non-fiction book I have read cover to cover more than once. And I love to read."

From -
An Introduction to Running
URL -
http://www.fitocracy.com/forum/topic/183...

ChasingBoston (Fitocracy moderator) recommends:



"This is another classic by a man who is almost as legendary as Arthur Lydiard. And would a guy named Jack Daniels ever steer you wrong?"

(Note: I've put in the second edition here. The first has a separate entry, and I've read neither, so I don't know which is superior)

From -
An Introduction to Running
URL -
http://www.fitocracy.com/forum/topic/183...

ChasingBoston (Fitocracy moderator) recommends:



"This was my first book about running and I still reference it often. You don't have to be competitive to find it to be chock full of great information. I'm not competitive and still love it. It covers every base you could ever need."

(Note: There's also a bunch of different editions for this one, including one called The New Competitive Runner's Handbook that was released in 1988, 11 years before the one I've linked, and I haven't checked the one I've linked is the latest either. If anyone knows better I'll gladly change this)

From -
An Introduction to Running
URL -
http://www.fitocracy.com/forum/topic/183...

ChasingBoston (Fitocracy moderator) recommends:



"Again, don't be fooled by the title, it's not really Advanced, it's loaded with great, sensible advice for aspiring marathoners."

From -
An Introduction to Running
URL -
http://www.fitocracy.com/forum/topic/183...

ChasingBoston (Fitocracy moderator) recommends:



"Jeff is a huge proponent of the Run/Walk method. So much so that it's often called 'Gallowalking'."

From -
An Introduction to Running
URL -
http://www.fitocracy.com/forum/topic/183...

ChasingBoston (Fitocracy moderator) recommends:



"Yes, it's oriented towards triathlon, but the running advice is still priceless."

(Note: The author also has written a similarly titled book called The Triathlete's Traning Bible Companion, which may be both of interest to anyone who likes this and a source of confusion to anyone who buys it by mistake)

I've just finished reading Brain Over Brawn by clint Cornelius:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77...

I'm very new to health and fitness (well, I mean, I've always been healthy but I've only just started thinking about improving and maintaining health and fitness).

From a newbie's point of view this is really clear, informative little book. I don't have enough experience yet to say if its all correct, but it seems commonsensical.