The motto "Never give up" is described great in this book, both in the search of the author for the causes of his pain as well in his quest for the extraordinary Tarahumara runners "Caballo". Even if you are not a runner, I think the book is very exciting to read. It can be read as a kind of adventure book or simply to see how yet there comes through determination and often enough against many seemingly better knowing expert opinions, where one feels one could arrive. At least in English, the book is written great, very creative, with many "colored" descriptions, so you can imagine the environment very well there. The book simply with tears. I gave it in the from time to time prevailing lull in my runners existence immediately new energy and enthusiasm. He was so great that I wanted to try walking barefoot even a few weeks ago. There were about 2 ° C and there was a lot of snow. After about 50 min walk and well heated through then I've taken off his shoes. It was great, well, just briefly, to feel the snow on your skin, you actually runs quite differently. Only I had forgotten that temperatures still a frozen ground above zero mean ... that is, after a few hundred meters I got the shoes fastest again tightened. But an interesting feeling it was still and the summer is approaching, with barefoot and barefoot shoes, that's for sure. Thanks Christopher McDougall!