These are the books I am currently reading, rereading, and reviewing. I usually read about six books at a time, sometimes more, seldom less. I love to read. My reading interests are broad and varied. I am finding myself going back and rereading many works that I have read over the past few years. I seem to get more out of them on the second read.
Current Reading
Dynamics of Skill Acquisition – An Ecological Dynamics Approach by Button, Seifert, Chow, Araujo and Davids
Play Practice – Engaging and Developing Skilled Players from Beginner to Elite By Launder and Piltz
Enemy of All Mankind by Steven Johnson
The World by Richard Haass
Cold Earth by Ann Cleaves (Fiction)
Facebook – The Inside Story by Steven Levy
Rereading
Annals of a Former World by John McPhee. McPhee is one of the best writers of our time. Seldom am I not reading one of books. Such elegant prose.
Reviewing
Each year I review these seminal works that have shaped what I do as a teacher and coach.
Doherty, Ken. (1985) Track & Field Omnibook (Fourth Edition)
Counsilman, James E. (1968) The Science of Swimming
Dyson,Geoffrey H.G. (1977) The Mechanics of Athletics
Harre, Dietrich. Principles of Sports Training – Introduction to the Theory and methods of Training. Berlin, GDR: Sportverlag. 1982
Kreighbaum, Ellen and Barthels, Katharine M. Biomechanics – A Qualitative Approach for Studying Human Movement. Fourth edition. Boston, Allyn and Bacon. 1996.
Lieber, Richard L. (2002) Skeletal Muscle Structure, Function & Plasticity – The Physiological Basis of Rehabilitation. Second Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincot Williams & Wilkins.
Logan, Gene A. and McKinney, Wayne C. Kinesiology. Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers. 1970
McArdle, William D. Katch, Frank I. And Katch, Victor L. (2007) Sixth Edition. Exercise Physiology – Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance. Baltimore, MD. Williams & Wilkins.
Todd, Mabel E. The Thinking Body. Princeton Book Company Publishers. Highston, NJ. 1937