The Boys in the Boat
Format: kindle
ISBN:
9781447247944
Publish date: June 6th 2013
Publisher: Macmillan
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
For many years my gold standard for non-fiction has been Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer. Although The Boys in the Boat does not have the same life or death drama, I found it just as well written and just as compelling. It is certainly one of the best non-fiction books I have read in recent years. ...
An extremely readable nonfiction book. Also, full of vivid imagery that I could definitely see making an excellent sports movie one day.
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