Chariots of Fire with oars [ Browns] descriptions of the key races are exciting and dramatic, and it is impossible not to get wrapped up in the emotion * The Times * Like Laura Hillenbrands Seabiscuit and Michael Lewiss Moneyball before it, The Boys in the Boat has all the ingredients for a film adaptation . . . a moving, enlightening and gripping tale * Financial Times * Daniel James Brown has written a robust, emotional snapshot of an era, a book you will recommend to your best friends -- James Bradley, Flags of Our Fathers, Flyboys, The Imperial Cruise A fine-grained portrait of the Depression era . . . inspiring * Guardian * The Boys in the Boat is a triumph of great writing matched with a magnificent story. Daniel James Brown strokes the keyboard like a master oarsman, blending power and grace to propel readers toward a heart-pounding finish -- Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Lost in Shangri-La and Frozen in Time. For this nautical version of Chariots of Fire, Brown crafts an evocative, cinematic prose . . . studded with engrossing explanations of rowing technique and strategy, exciting come-from-behind race scenes, and the requisite hymns to "mystic bands of trust and affection" forged on the water * Publishers Weekly * A story this breathtaking demands an equally compelling author, and Brown does not disappoint. The narrative rises inexorably, with the final fifty pages blurring by with white-knuckled suspense as these all-American underdogs pull off the unimaginable * The Seattle Times * The Boys in the Boat is not only a great and inspiring true story; it is a fascinating work of history -- Nathaniel Philbrick, author of Mayflower and In the Heart of the Sea
