The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Daniel James Brown

404 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction biography history sports emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
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The #1 New York Times-bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal r...

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inspiring 90%
informative 61%
emotional 56%
hopeful 51%
adventurous 43%
reflective 33%
tense 15%
challenging 11%
sad 5%
funny 4%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%
dark 1%

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slow 25%
fast 11%

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