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Mind Over Water: Lessons on Life from the Art of Rowing

by Craig Lambert · 1998

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In this wise and thrilling book, Criag Lambert turns rowing—personal discipline, modern Olympic sport, grand collegiate tradition—into a metaphor for a vigorous and satisfying life.

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short · 192 pages

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