Signed Edition - Why We Swim

“A fascinating and beautifully written love letter to water. I was enchanted by this book." —Rebecca Skloot, bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
 
We swim in freezing Arctic waters and piranha-infested rivers to test our limits. We swim for pleasure, for exercise, for healing. But humans, unlike other animals that are drawn to water, are not naturalborn swimmers. We must be taught. Our evolutionary ancestors learned for survival; today, swimming is one of the most popular activities in the world. Why We Swim is propelled by stories of Olympic champions, a Baghdad swim club that meets in Saddam Hussein’s former palace pool, modern-day Japanese samurai swimmers, and even an Icelandic fisherman who improbably survives a wintry six-hour swim after a shipwreck. New York Times contributor Bonnie Tsui, a swimmer herself, dives into the deep, from the San Francisco Bay to the South China Sea, investigating what it is about water that seduces us, and why we come back to it again and again.

PRODUCT DETAILS :

ISBN : 9781643751375
BY (AUTHOR) Tsui, Bonnie
PUBLISHER : Hachette	PUBLICATION DATE : April 13, 2021
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States	IMPRINT :
LANGUAGE : English	AGE : General
PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback

DIMENSION : 5.45 x 0.63 x 8.25 inches

PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies
Health, Relationships & Personal development
Sports & Active outdoor recreation