
Running With Sherman
How a Rescue Donkey Inspired a Rag-tag Gang of Runners to Enter the Craziest Race in America
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · July 28, 2020
From the bestselling author of Born to Run, a heartwarming story about training a rescue donkey to run one of the most challenging races in America, and, in the process, discovering the life-changing power of the human-animal connection.
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- Who it’s for
- A warm, lively account of unlikely training partners and the stubborn joy of moving together.
- Themes
- Human-animal connection, Resilience, Community
- Genres
- Personal Memoirs, Running, Pet Stories & Essays
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From the bestselling author of Born to Run, a heartwarming story about training a rescue donkey to run one of the most challenging races in America, and, in the process, discovering the life-changing power of the human-animal connection.
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"A delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor." —John Grogan, author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog When Christopher McDougall decided to adopt a donkey in dire straits, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. But with the help of his neighbors, Chris came up with a crazy idea. Burro racing, a unique type of competition in which humans and donkeys run side by side over mountains and through streams, would be exactly the challenge Sherman and Chris needed. In the course of Sherman’s training, Chris would enlist Amish running clubs, high-spirited goats, the service animal community, and two Sarah Palin–loving long-distance female truckers. Sherman’s heartwarming story of overcoming all odds to run one of the most unbelievable races in America shows the healing power of movement and the strength of the human-animal connection. Look for Christopher McDougall's new book, Born to Run 2, coming in December!
Donkey, Meet Distance
A warm, lively account of unlikely training partners and the stubborn joy of moving together.
Come here for
- Rescue-animal grit with a playful streak
- A human-animal bond built through movement
Expect
- Burro racing, neighbors, and an improbable crew
- Heart, humor, and a challenging race
Where it sits
| Running | 65% |
|---|---|
| Personal Memoirs | 48% |
| Pet Stories & Essays | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Animals
- Animal Behavior
- Running
- Authors
- Christopher McDougall
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- July 28, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Human-animal connection · Resilience · Community
- Reading lane
- Animals