Wanted
Book description
Taking on the challenge of coaching the poor-but-humble mens' varsity crew at UC Santa Barbara requires a special sort of person - Olympic gold medalist Brad Alan Lewis is the man for the job. Or is he? Yes, he'd won the gold at the Olympics, but he'd never coached a…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Wanted as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Another favorite from Lewis, this book tells a fictionalized tale of an Olympic gold medalist hired to turn a hapless group of UC Santa Barbara rowers into a competitive collegiate team.
What ensues is a funny, but inspiring, tale of transformation, offbeat coaching methods, and camaraderie.
As a sometime rowing coach, I found it thoroughly engrossing and entertaining.
From Maura's list on rowing.
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