Reader recommendation: The Boys in the Boat

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown, is an amazing story of human resilience, commitment, and humility. And it was suspenseful! I was on the edge of my seat as the team raced for the gold medal in the 1936 Olympics in Germany. It was so close; were they really going to win?

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