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Summary: I'd rather be sailing
Review: Along with the majority of the readers here - and I am excluding his family & friends who have pumped up the reviews - I have no idea what this author is talking about. I see that even his own brother didn't give him a 5 star review.
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Summary: I'd rather be sailing
Review: Along with the majority of the readers here - and I am excluding his family & friends who have pumped up the reviews - I have no idea what this author is talking about. I see that even his own brother didn't give him a 5 star review.
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Summary: Life Experience
Review: As a non-rower, I was apprehensive in regards to An Out-of-Boat Experience and the applicability of its contents to my life. As I read the book, however, I was totally charmed by the author's unique writing style. His intimate and humorous recollections immediately drew me into the circle of boating experiences which he shares with his readers. I found An Out-of-Boat Experience to be a work of much greater importance than rowing. It is a book about Life. And the words of discovery and wisdom contained within are as applicable to the sport as they are to the human experience.
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Summary: An Out of Boat Experience
Review: As a parent of rowers although a non-rower, I was interested and entertained reading this book. I have listened first-hand to many similar experiences from my daughters and could share with the author's angst, triumphs and joy. An easy read and fun for the rower and rowing enthusiast alike.
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Summary: Ego the size of the planet
Review: Don't waste your time. It's all about him, not the sport.
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Summary: What?
Review: Fortunatley, I didn't have to buy this book. I am never again trusting the literary judgement of the person who lent it to me.
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Summary: Recommended for the insomniac
Review: His search for inner peace put me to sleep right away.
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Summary: All Wet
Review: I admit that I didn't read the whole book. I always thought rowing sounded interesting, but I found Mr. Mallory's writing style pedantic and self-absorbed. I couldn't believe he got 3.5 stars in reader reviews, until I realized that his 16 reviews included 3 identical reviews (a multiple-personality reader?) and 5 reviews from family and friends! Even in Florida, we'd ask for a recount!
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Summary: Overbored
Review: I admit that I didn't read the whole book. I always thought rowing sounded interesting, but I found Mr. Mallory's writing style pedantic and self-absorbed. I couldn't believe he got 3.5 stars in reader reviews, until I realized that his 16 reviews included 3 identical reviews (a multiple-personality reader?) and 5 reviews from family and friends! Even in Florida, we'd ask for a recount!
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Summary: A brotherly perspective
Review: I grew up with the author and I can tell you that as he is in real life, his book is quite unique and challenging. Yes, it is a book about rowing with a very intelligent understanding of the physics of power generation (without equations!) but it is an allegory of a man who is still seeking meaning and justification despite a career and a life of coming in second more times than he would have liked. Read about rowing but ponder the complex man who has willingly tied a part of his life to the intense competition on water.
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