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First You Have to Row a Little Boat: Reflections on Life & Living

Now with a brand new foreword from New York Timesbestselling author Jeffrey Zaslow.

FIRST YOU HAVE TO ROW A LITTLE BOATfirst hit shelves in the mid 1990s and has been inspiring readers ever since. Written by a grown man looking back on his childhood, it reflects on what learning to sail taught him about life: making choices, adapting to change, and becoming his own person. The book is filled with the spiritual wisdom and thought-provoking discoveries that marked such books as Walden, The Prophet, and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. For nearly twenty years, it has enchanted and endeared sailors and non-sailors alike, but foremost, anyone who seeks large truths in small things. This refurbished edition will find a place in the hearts of a whole new generation of readers.

Themes
spirituality
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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