The Complete Book of Running The Complete Book of Running The Complete Book of Running is a 1977 non-fiction book written by Jim Fixx. The book discusses not only the physical benefits of running, but its psychological benefits as well: increasing self-esteem, acquiring a "high" from running, and being able to cope better with pressure and tension. Jim Fixx was the author of the 1977 best-seller "The Complete Book of Running", which sold over one million copies. Fixx is credited with popularizing the sport of running and contributing to the 1970s running boom through regular media appearances that touted the health benefits of exercise. Predisposed
The Guide for the Perplexed an abridged edition. The most popular English translation is the two volume set "The Guide of the Perplexed", translated by Shlomo Pines, with an extensive introductory essay by Leo Strauss, published in 1963. A translation to Hebrew was written by Yosef Qafih and published by Mossad Harav Kook, Jerusalem, 1977. A new modern Hebrew translation has been written by Prof. Michael Schwartz, professor emeritus of Tel Aviv University's departments of Jewish philosophy and Arabic language and literature. Translations exist also in Yiddish, French, Polish, Spanish, German, Italian and Russian. The earliest complete Judeo-Arabic copy of Maimonides' "Guide for the Perplexed",