First You Have to Row a Little Boat: Reflections on Life & Living - Richard Bode
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. \nNow with a brand new foreword from New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Zaslow. \nFIRST 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.\n