First You Have to Row a Little Boat

by Richard Bode

Written from the point of view of a grown man looking back on his childhood, and reflecting on what the experience of learning to sail taught him about the lessons of life, First You Have to Row a Little Boat has the makings of an inspirational classic. With each brief chapter telling the story of a young man's initiation to adulthood, the bay on which he sails becomes a universe of sorts, teaching him new lessons about making choices, adapting to change, and becoming his own person with every journey he takes. Filled with the spiritual wisdom and thought-provoking discoveries that marked such books as Walden, The Prophet, and the Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, First You Have to Row aLittle Boat" is a wondrous and magical book that will enchant both sailors and non-sailors alike, but most of all, anyone who seeks large truths in small things.

224 pages, ebook

First published October 1, 1999

Reviews

[Christian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vertritt zumindest teilweise unpopuläre Ansichten (bzgl. Angst, Sicherheit, Selbstständigkeit, etc.). Hat mir aber sehr viel Freude gemacht.

[Fiona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich erhielt dieses Buch vor vielen Jahren zum Geschenk und habe es dummerweise erst jetzt gelesen. Der Autor reflektiert hierin seine vom Segeln und der Überlegenheit der Natur geprägten Jugendjahre und vermittelt seitdem gesammelte Erkenntnisse.

Insbesondere der nichtchronologische Aufbau und die beschreibende Schreibart voller Sinneseindrücke haben mir viel Freude bereitet.

[Kaci · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book I revisit every year or two, like a prayer, for inspiration and to recalibrate my writer sailing soul.