Ron Irwin's debut novel, Flat Water Tuesday, follows Rob Carrey - sculler turned sweep rower - as he prepares for the biggest race of the year: the Tuesday Warwick Race. more
Daniel James Brown’s "The Boys in the Boat," the story of the 1936 University of Washington Crew that won the Berlin Olympics, is above all another tale from America’s Greatest Generation. more
Chris Dodd’s new rowing history “Pieces of Eight,” which focuses on the short, but eventful and successful Bob Janousek era in Great Britain from 1970 – 1976 is an engaging history of a critical point in British rowing history where that nation's rowing culture was turned towards a new, modern approach to rowing internationally. more
Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time on a rowing team will appreciate the animus behind the newly revised edition of the 2009 book "Ever True: The History of Brown Crew." more
If life is about the journey and not the destination, Andy Baxter and Stephen Kiesling are experts at life. They have journeyed on a rough path (or water) and both, in their own time and style, have written about it. more
As baby-boomers age and personal physicians makes pleas for patients to improve health, many head for their nearest fitness center. Not Scott Collins - he headed to the local boathouse. more
David & James Livingston's 'Blood over Water' Blues Brothers
December 1, 2010
There are brothers in arms, and then there are brothers that will do (almost) anything to beat each other. David & James Livingston's book "Blood over Water" tells a gripping story about the latter. more
It may come somewhat as a surprise that the latest addition to the growing stack of non-fiction about rowing, Susan Saint Sing's very readable "The Eight," revisits the oft-chronicled Harvard heavyweight men. more