ABOUT AUTHOR
I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended Diablo Valley College, the University of California at Berkeley, and UCLA. I taught writing at San Jose State University and Stanford before becoming a technical writer and editor. I now write narrative nonfiction books full time. My primary interest as a writer is in bringing compelling historical events to life as vividly and accurately as I can.
I live in the country outside of Seattle, Washington with my wife, two daughters, and an assortment of cats, dogs, chickens, and honeybees. When I am not writing, I am likely to be birding, gardening, fly fishing, reading American history, or chasing bears away from the bee hives.
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For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown’s robust book tells the story of the University of Washington’s 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys defeated elite rivals first from eastern and British universities and finally the German crew rowing for Adolf Hitler in the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936.
The emotional heart of the story lies with one rower, Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, who rows not for glory, but to regain his shattered self-regard and to find a place he can call home. The crew is assembled by an enigmatic coach and mentored by a visionary, eccentric British boat builder, but it is their trust in each other that makes them a victorious team. They remind the country of what can be done when everyone quite literally pulls together—a perfect melding of commitment, determination, and optimism.
Drawing on the boys’ own diaries and journals, their photos and memories of a once-in-a-lifetime shared dream, The Boys in the Boat is an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate story of nine working-class boys from the American west who, in the depths of the Great Depression, showed the world what true grit really meant. It will appeal to readers of Erik Larson, Timothy Egan, James Bradley, and David Halberstam's The Amateurs.
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發表於2024-11-25
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評分這是一個足以感動我的故事。這世上從來不匱乏屌絲逆襲的故事,但並不是每一個屌絲的逆襲都能以愛之名。 故事從喬伊和他的夥伴們的賽艇徐徐展開,往事一幕一幕,隨著水麵的波紋漾開,在喬伊他們的背後,究竟有著怎樣不同尋常的成長故事?成長之路荊棘叢生!榮譽之...
評分年年歲歲花相似,歲歲年年人不同。這樣的嗟嘆甚或說這樣的悲哀隻要是有思想的生物估計都會有,但是在嗟嘆之餘,每個時代每個民族或者說每個人都會有一種拼搏、激流勇進、在奮鬥中尋求這難得的幾十年生命意義的精神!正是因為如此,所以我們纔會有今天的一切! 縱覽曆史,不...
評分瑞恩·拉菲埃利(Ryan Raffaelli)–哈佛商學院工商管理助理教授 在當地的獨立書店尋覓一本閤適的書籍來度過假期,這種感覺肯定很特彆。這個夏天,我想讀兩本關於[領導力]的書。第一本是來自唐納德·薩爾(Donald Sull)和凱瑟琳·艾森哈特(Kathy Eisenhardt)的《簡單的規則:如何在...
評分圖書標籤: 英文原版 美國 傳記 曆史 rowing non-fiction history 奧運金牌
A delicious meal mixed of 20th century history, American north west culture, personal and collective triumph, a love story, social and economical struggles of that era, a comprehensive study of rowing as a sport and most important of all, a collection of interesting and admirable characters.
評分This book starts with the hardships Joe Rantz endured in the early years. It expands into the story of the nine crew rowing team from University of Washington. On their inspirational journey to the 1936 Berlin Olympics, they overcame numerous obstacles. Being bound together by pride and love, they became something larger than themselves.
評分Extraordinary stories of ordinary boys who lived through an amazing era. Very well written.
評分知道這本書後,著急閱讀,先讀瞭給青少年的改變版本。聽完之後,更加堅定瞭我要讀完原著的決心。和女兒一起在開車的時候聽的。感覺很奇妙。跟著書中描寫的比賽一起激動。最後在柏林比賽的那一場,女兒自己一個人在畫室聽完的。她說,她舉著畫畫的刷子,不動,坐在那裏。她最為感動的是Joe和Joyce的感情,在臨終前,他們還是手牽著手。她正好上完瞭世界曆史,這本書的背景還清清楚楚地刻在腦海裏,加上流暢的文筆,對人物細微的刻畫,真不愧是一本一讀再讀的書。
評分Joe個人的成長經曆太心酸太痛苦瞭,好在後來遇見瞭陪伴他一生的Joyce;9個人和教練以及造船師的故事則熱血激昂,那些小細節和小插麯讓每個人的形象都非常立體;而對同一時期遠在德國柏林發生的一切,與十年前和當下對照,感慨萬韆。後記裏提到大傢每年都要聚會,一直保持聯係,傢人之間也成為朋友,不免想起兄弟連;他們因為職業或個頭的原因都沒有直接上戰場,不過有人去瞭太平洋戰場當軍醫,有人在波音公司參與B-17的製造。當他們1937年結束最後一場比賽的時候,大名鼎鼎的海餅乾登上瞭曆史的舞颱。冥冥中自有天意。
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