I just finished Rowing Against The Current (On learning to scull at forty) by Barry Strauss. It is a short, enjoyable, fast read. I'm not sure how someone who's never rowed would like it. The author does a good job of describing a number of ephemeral aspects of being on the water, a bit of the sport becoming a sport in the late 1800's, rowing in ancient naval warfare, and some of the serious training he does. Plus midlife angst of former teenage non-athletes, not the career or marital kind of crisis. Recommended.
Next up, David Halberstam's The Amateurs.
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