{"product_id":"first-you-have-to-row-a-little-boat-reflections-on-life-living-richard-bode-paperback","title":"First You Have to Row a Little Boat: Reflections on Life \u0026 Living -- Richard Bode, Paperback","description":"Now with a brand new foreword from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Jeffrey Zaslow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIRST YOU HAVE TO ROW A LITTLE BOAT\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Bode\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780446670036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Bode worked at McGraw Hill and was editorial director and chief speechwriter at Burston-Marsteller. As a freelance writer, he contributed to \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSail, Sports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eBlue Sloop at Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), which was excerpted in \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday Sunday Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSail\u003c\/i\u003e, and wrote the award-winning essay To Climb the Wind. He died in 2003 of liver cancer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Bode","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45762224259300,"sku":"9780446670036","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780446670036.jpg?v=1779399870","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/first-you-have-to-row-a-little-boat-reflections-on-life-living-richard-bode-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}