We’ve been spoiled with a deluge of video recos at the KIRBC this month for Keep Toronto Reading, but we’re not neglecting our standard fare either, and we’ve got our regularly scheduled Books in 140 Seconds for you today. Two weeks ago we talked about The 100-Mile Diet, which nicely tied into the “Let Books Transform You” theme of KTR2011. This week we’re talking about a book that will transform the way you think about the ground beneath your feet and about the limits of human endurance. You also might start seeing mountaineers as sissies compared to spelunkers. Get a load of the awesome adventure of James Tabor’s Blind Descent:
[For more on this book, check out my less yelly, regular review.]
Up next week: Books in 140 Seconds returns to Jessica Grant, this time with a discussion of her short story collection, Making Light of Tragedy. (If you’d like a reason to read along, check out my review and go pick it up!)
