Beyond the Vertical
Layton the man who wrote this memoir could be described as a true adventurer, often climbing without the right gear on cliffs that no one had ever climbed before. And for many years simply followed his passion of climbing, but after some time, he needed to find himself and left rock climbing for many years. After listening to the presentation i found that this rock climbing was his escape from reality and when he wrote the book he realized that had to be faced and he needed to find himself. And no as a 70 year old man he returned to rock climbing and will continue to climb until he physically cannot anymore.

No Limits
This memoir written by non other then Micheal Phelps. He's practically a fish, his body having the perfect disproportions which allow him to...well effectively be a fish. Leading to his many gold medals for the Olympics. But growing up it wasn't so easy, he was continually told by his teachers that he couldn't achieve anything in life. That he would be a failure. But with his mother on his side, he was determined to prove them wrong, and be the best he could be which just so happens to be world class Olympian status.