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  <title><![CDATA[Gold in the Water: The True Story of Ordinary Men and Their Extraordinary Dream of Olympic Glory]]></title>
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  <default-description>Gold in the Water is the highly acclaimed and mesmerizing tale about the remarkable two-year journey an elite team of swimmers takes to the Olympic Games. P.H. Mullen creates a fascinating world of suspense and emotion, where the human desire for excellence rules and where there are no second chances for glory. Above all, Gold in the Water is about the triumph of the human spirit.</default-description>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Absolutely fabulous book about what kind of hard work, sacrifice and choices folks are having to make to achieve what they want to. Moreover this is a true life story of what actually happened in the journey of a few men and women training for the US olympics swimming team. Still reading it and enjo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46393085">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As a swimmer, the book could not have been better. It gave an intense look at swimming in the pool with enough of the back story to really get to know the characters.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A must read for all swimmers. The story chronicles the journey of the swimmers at the Santa Clara Swim Club as they're preparing for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials. The story focuses on Tom Wilkens and Kurt Grote, two swimmers who are in very different phases of their careers. The book perfectly captu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19861905">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm an Olympics nerd so found the subject matter interesting, but the book could've stood a little more pruning and a bit less theatrical writing.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the few &quot;swimming&quot; books out there, and its good too! ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[VERY inspirational]]></body>
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