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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
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Review Date: 5/24/2020
This book is a National Book Award winner and one of the 10 Best Books of 2012 by the New York Times Book Review, written by Pulitzer Prize author Katherine Boo. On President Obama's list of recommended books. Emotional book describing the life and desperation in a ghetto of Mumbai.
The Girls of Summer : The U.S. Women's Soccer Team and How It Changed the World
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Review Date: 5/24/2020
Netflix is producing a movie based on this book. Detailed and thorough description of the women's 1999 World Cup champion team. Extensive profiles of each athlete. Will make you wish you had been at the Rose Bowl stadium in 100 degree heat during that final game against China.
Review Date: 5/24/2020
I picked up this book by accident with no expectations. I had never heard of the Raid Gauloises. I was completely enthralled with the descriptions of the exotic locales and amazed by the superb athleticism and grit of the team members. It made me want to join an adventure race--but also immensely grateful that no team would ever invite me as a member. These athletes are tough!
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