Bookmarks: Recently released books

Here are some books that have crossed our desks recently.

HARDBACKS

"YOU ARE AN IRONMAN: How Six Weekend Warriors Chased Their Dream of Finishing the World's Toughest Triathlon," by Jacques Steinberg, Viking, $27.95, 204 pages (nf)

A New York Times reporter and author features six people pursing a goal of swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles and then run 26.2 miles in under 17 miles. Each has a unique story — from a businessman on the verge of a heart attack to a two mothers — as they train with triumphs and setbacks. Some cross the finish line and some don't.

More hardbacks recently released:

"THE NIGHT CIRCUS," by Erin Morgenstern (f): In an enchanted circus at the turn of the 19th century, two young magicians, Celia and Marco, have been trained by their instructors for a fierce duel. They don't know that only one of them will be left standing and when they fall in love, their instructors intervene.

"THE SWORD OF ST. MICHAEL: The 82nd Airborne Division in World War II," by Guy LoFaro (nf): Using letters, journals and testimonies of the soldiers in the division, this book tells the story of the relatively small unit that became the first American airborne division. "SUFFER IN SILENCE: A Novel of Navy Seal Training," by David Reid (f): During the pivot test faced by every Navy SEAL — 120 hours of relentless physical punishment — Marc Grey knew what to expect but when another attempts to blackmail an instructor and an enemy is after them, that week becomes a different experience. "RIP TIDE,"by Stella Rimington (f): In this spy-thiller novel penned the by former director of the MI5, a pirate attack on a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia leaves MI5's Liz Carlyle and other agents unraveling why a British-born Pakistani was on the pirate skiff and connections between Pakistan, Greece and Somalia.