{"product_id":"first-you-have-to-row-a-little-boat-reflections-on-life-living-9780446670036","title":"First You Have to Row a Little Boat: Reflections on Life \u0026 Living","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\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50632085143826,"sku":"9780446670036","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2508e43b-2303-4d5e-9401-85969489ff6e.jpg?v=1732788783","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/first-you-have-to-row-a-little-boat-reflections-on-life-living-9780446670036","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}