by Bernd Heinrich · Harper Perennial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780060958701
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«Why We Run: A Natural History» is Bernd Heinrich's popular science essay, published by Harper Perennial in paperback (304 pages, in English).
In Why We Run: A Natural History, biologist and ultramarathoner Bernd Heinrich investigates human evolution from the perspective of ultra-endurance, comparing human physiology with that of birds, antelopes, and camels. Heinrich weaves together science, philosophy, and his own training for long-distance races to explain the motivation to push beyond limits.
Work published in 2002 by Harper Perennial. The text previously appeared under the title Racing the Antelope.
A work for runners and science enthusiasts interested in evolution and physical effort.
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist. His best known works are the theatre plays The Prince of Homburg, Das Käthchen von Heilbronn, The Broken Jug, Amphitryon and Penthesilea, and the novellas Michael Kohlhaas and The Marquise of O. Kleist ended his life in a suicide pact by shooting himself together with a close female friend who was terminally ill.
