First You Have to Row a Little Boat: Reflections on Life & Living

When he was a boy, Richard Bode was taken under the wing of a legendary sailor. As he applied the simple lessons of sailing, he was unaware that their universal nature would serve him well in years to come. In this wondrous and inspirational volume, a young man discovers that he and his rowboat have become one and the same: that as he sails the seas so must he sail the sea of his own life. Thus the young man learns that to fathom the elements is to achieve mastery over oneself. With generosity and wisdom, the older man passes the cherished memories of his sailing youth to his own children-and to you-in first you have to row a little boat.