Looking for an inspiring read? Here’s my pick: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Meticulously researched, but reading like a suspense novel, Daniel James Brown weaves a gripping tale of the working-class boys from Washington State who made history at the 1936 Olympics.
Here’s a timely excerpt: George Yeoman Pocock, builder of boats, giving advice to one of ‘the boys’:
‘He told Joe that there were times when Joe seemed to think he was the only fellow in the boat, as if it was up to him to row the boat across the finish line all by himself. When a man rowed like that, he said, he was bound to attack the water rather than to work with it, and worse, he was bound not to let his crew help him row.’
Fellow boatmates, we can row these choppy waters. Together.
*Local Prologue Bookshop owner, Dan Brewster, welcomes online orders. Two books and a jigsaw puzzle arrived a few days ago, along with a cheering note from his staff. If Brown’s book is not in stock, I’m sure Dan can get it ordered for you.
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It’s on my TBR pile. Maybe I’ll move it closer to the top now. It’s so wonderful to support the independent bookstores. We have one in Raleigh that I’ve been ordering from. I used to work there, so it’s especially special:) Local businesses sure are taking a hit. Take care.
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You, too, Cheryl. And I predict you’ll be glad you moved the book closer to the top of TBR pile—
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