GAINcast Episode 295: Book review
Vern is a prodigious reader. On this week’s GAINcast he discusses what makes his top 10 books of 2025 stand out, as well as some additional reading recommendations.
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Related resources
The following links were referenced in the podcast or provide some additional reading material on the topic:
- The GAINcast is sponsored by GAIN and by HMMR Media. Join HMMR Media to get access to a vast library of online training resources, video, articles, podcasts, and more.
- Vern’s own new book was recently released. Learn more and order here: Building the Complete Athlete.
- Vern discussed his top books of 2023, 2022 and 2021 on GAINcast 277, GAINcast 259 and GAINcast 231. You can also read his book lists from 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
- Book recommendations mentioned in this episode:
- 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History–and How It Shattered a Nation by Andrew Ross Sorkin
- What You are Made For: Powerful Life Lessons from My Career in Sports by George Raveling and Ryan Holiday
- Become Unstoppable: The Blueprint from the World’s Most Successful Sport Team by Gilbert Enoka
- American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback by Seth Wickersham
- The Practice of Change: The Art and Science of Training by Dan Cleather
- From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks
- The Sport Science Handbook: A Blueprint for Better Decision-making in Sport by Adam Virgile and Marc Lewis
- Dynamic Athleticism: Coaching Athletes to Master Movement by Scott Moody
- Abe: Abraham Lincoln in His Times by David S. Reynold
- The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented and Reinvented Baseball by John W. Miller
Key quotes and topics
- 0:00 – Introduction
- 1:45 – Thoughts on reading
- 3:15 – Books 10 to 6
- 6:15 – Books 5 to 1
- 10:00 – Additional book recommendations
Complete transcript
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