1. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. This book was one of the more fascinating books I've read lately. The fact that it explored the truthful young lifestyle of a boy around my age made it a piece that was very hard to put down.
2. Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence by Gary Mack with David Casstevens. This book I reccomend to any athlete or sports fan. Sometimes sports books can turn into stat sheets about an athlete's career but this book turned out to be a great read that actually explores the inside of an athlete's mind when they are in training or performance.
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows by J.K. Rowling. I have to include HP on here just because I'm a fan and I thoroughly enjoyed the series. I thought the last book was a great way to cap it off. I actually read "Deathly Hollows" a week before the film premiered this summer; perfect timing. I enjoyed the book more than the movie by the way.
4. Atonement by Ian McEwan. Although I'm not a romance person, Atonement captured my attention from the start. It was a required read for my English class, but I ended up really enjoying it. McEwan's writing style is captivating and was very interesting for me to read from an American's perspective.
5. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. I read this book last spring as a pleasure read and I thought it was a very entertaining novel. This is right down my ally because it is a mystery-detective story (if you read my last blog). Although there is not really a strong literary view in it, the history in this novel is very intriguing.
The field of performance psychology is a fascinating one, that started with a book called The Inner Game of Tennis about 30 years ago. And a lot of good stuff about the importance of the mind in sports has been written since then. I'm glad you discovered a good one.
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