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The Boys in the Boat

Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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Mar 03, 2024AncientComet rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
2/2024 Washington University crew team that went to Olympics held in berlin. very good
Feb 28, 2024mkgay79 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I very much enjoyed this non-fiction book. My parents grew up during the Great Depression so the reading was quite descriptive of the struggles of the times across the U.S. Also very descriptive of what was happening in pre-WW II Germany…
Feb 08, 2024mko123 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I figured I would see the movie and forget the book. Nope. I could not wait to read the book after seeing Clooney's heart-felt interpretation. Both were pure gold.
Nov 15, 2023Starpaws rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I'd give it a ten. Well written. Superb. One of those heart-expanding stories of the Great Generation, the hard scrabble, courage-beyond-imagining type real life people who made life happen for them and their "brothers" despite all…
Oct 13, 2023
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Aug 27, 2023bizliner rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A well told story about happiness, despair, self-doubt, digging deep, being true to your self, and just sucking it up. It is a great Western American story.
Aug 21, 2023KyraPlume rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Exquisitely researched. The details really bring the time of history to life. My only complaint is that there are a few references that are offensive and I think they could have been saved by comments about how looking back at this time in…
Jun 27, 2023bibliosara rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Daniel James Brown uncovers the story of a team of young men from Washington who make their way to the Berlin Olympics… and represent the U.S. with their tenacity and determination. A team of rowers who worked with unparalleled dedication,…
May 08, 2023Skater24 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a very enjoyable read of the Washington state University rowing team during the depression.
Apr 29, 2023pmr_nxs rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This was an incredibly well researched and well written book. I felt like I was in the audience of the Olympics as I read. After reading this book, I was inspired to learn rowing. It is an amazing sport. This is one of my favorite books…
Apr 06, 2023
This a very detailed account of the crew that won the 1936 gold medal in the Olympics in Germany. I am not familiar with that sport or any sport.
Nov 16, 2021
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Aug 31, 2021
In beautiful language, Brown records the persistence, precision, patience and trust that brought a crew of eight oarsmen and their coxswain to the gold-medal podium in the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. At that time, rowing, which was…
Aug 05, 2020sshorton rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is one of my favorite books we've read as a part of the Columbia One Read. If you enjoy history and knowing more about the people in the story, this is a book for you.
Jul 01, 2020MT60 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Masterfully written book about the ordinary young men who pulled off a stunning feat against many obstacles in the couple of years leading to the Olympics and at the actual games. On a sporting level, 8-man rowing is revealed to be the…
Mar 05, 2020maipenrai rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Excellent book about young men who should not have won a gold medal for rowing plus the Nazi Olympics of 1936. Highly recommend!! Kristi & Abby Tabby
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Feb 06, 2020Andreevan1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I was impressed by James Brown's writing and the thorough research that he did in order to understand the heart and soul of the sport. I learned a great deal about the sport of rowing, WWII through the lens of the 1936 Olympics, and the…
Jan 03, 2020TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Rowing is not the most popular sport in today's televised era, but In the 1930s, it was one of the most esteemed sports. Today, Seattle is a thriving hub of technology and culture, but in the 1930s, it was little more then a spot on the…
Nov 28, 2019avidFVreader rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Extremely well researched and written, detailing life during the depression and events in Germany pre-WW2. Highly recommended.
Nov 07, 2019AbeBB rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The boys in the boat is an amazing true story about the Washington university rowing crew and mainly a young college student named Joe the book takes place around 1936 and it talks a lot about the situation in Germany during that time as…
Nov 04, 2019wynskyn rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely loved this book! It could be my favorite of all time. What a story! Even though I knew how it would end, I couldn't put it down. Loved the history woven in to help readers really grasp the era. Very well written and researched!
Oct 22, 2019derohero rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
My kids got me this book and I thought it was one of the best books I've ever read. It combines WW 2 history with sports and human struggle and achievement. The author weaves all of that together in an awesome way! Wow!
Aug 25, 2019The_Zookeeper rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The audiobook format for this title is so good. I couldn't stop listening and I think Joe was the perfect man to follow for the duration of the story. It's amazing that all of this happened right before WW2.
Aug 03, 2019IndyPL_SteveB rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is the inspirational story of the University of Washington eight-oar crew which defeated the Nazis to win the Gold Medal at Hitler’s Berlin Olympics in 1936. Many books have been written about Jesse Owens’ triumphs in those Games;…
Jun 23, 2019betsymarzoni rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
What a wonderful story about a group of under dogs who fight to become big time winners. Very motivating and educational.