First You Have to Row a Little Boat: Reflections on Life & Living
Reflections on Life and Living
Author: Richard Bode
The national bestseller is repackaged and resissued with a stunning foreword by no.1 New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Zaslow.
Using sailing as a metaphor for life, "this brilliantly written elegy gently teaches the fundamental principles of life and how to navigate its shoals" (M. Scott Peck, M.D., author of The Road Less Traveled.
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The national bestseller is repackaged and resissued with a stunning foreword by no.1 New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Zaslow.
Using sailing as a metaphor for life, "this brilliantly written elegy gently teaches the fundamental principles of life and how to navigate its shoals" (M. Scott Peck, M.D., author of The Road Less Traveled.
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FIRST YOU HAVE TO ROW A LITTLE BOAT first 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.
Critic Reviews
“"What a wonderful book it is! Pure Joy." --Walter Cronkite”
Bode uses his great love of sailing as a metaphor for the tides of life... Determinedly inspirational, this book will appeal to admirers of Robert Fulghum. Publisher's Weekly Bode is adept at pulling messages out of ordinary experiences. The images he creates are simple and clear, and so are the lessons he derives from them. Kirkus Reviews If you feel lost on this great sea of life, this book is a compass. Its powerful words will carry you like a gentle breeze toward companionship, toward love, toward the deepest self you are called to be. It will ultimately lead you home. -- Regina Brett, Author Of God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons For Life's Little Detours
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Beachcombing at Miramar, First You Have to Row a Little Boat: Reflections on Life and Living
FIRST YOU HAVE TO ROW A LITTLE BOAT first 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.
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