Reader recommendation: The Boys in the Boat

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May 7, 2015

The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown, is an amazing story of human resilience, commitment, and humility. And it was suspenseful! I was on the edge of my seat as the team raced for the gold medal in the 1936 Olympics in Germany. It was so close; were they really going to win?