On the Water
“In beautifully vivid writing, van den Brink describes the grace, ecstasy and agony of rowing, the miracle of its teamwork harmony.” —Washington Post…
keep reading“In beautifully vivid writing, van den Brink describes the grace, ecstasy and agony of rowing, the miracle of its teamwork harmony.” —Washington Post…
keep reading“O’Rourke is a wonderful stylist . . . well worth reading.” —Allan Sloan, New York Times Book Review
keep reading“Newsham describes the audacious attempt to create a national sport from scratch in meticulous detail, and the story is fascinating”. This book is a…
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keep reading“Mary Brave Bird brings to life the invisible. A grim yet gripping account.” —The Boston Globe
keep reading“[Deford] tips a journalist’s fedora, rather than a child’s cap, to one of the most remarkable pairings in sports history.” –Alan Schwarz, The New…
keep reading“A rich mixture of political intrigue and old-fashioned mayhem. . . . Tangled webs of deceit are standard in mysteries, but British author John…
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