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Author:

Tsui, Bonnie, author.

Title:

Why we swim / Bonnie Tsui.

Edition:

First Edition.

Publisher:

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

277 pages ; 22 cm.

Other Authors:

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (Firm)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

SURVIVAL -- Stone Age swimming -- You're a land animal -- Lessons from a sea nomad -- The human seal -- WELL-BEING -- The water cure -- Seawater in our veins -- Open water, meet awe -- COMMUNITY -- Who gets to swim? -- A mini United Nations -- Chaos and order -- COMPETITION -- The splash and dash -- How to swim like an assassin -- Sharks and minnows -- Ways of the samurai -- FLOW -- A religious exercise -- The Liquid State -- From one swimmer to another.

Summary:

"Bonnie Tsui looks at our love affair with the water, from evolution to mythology, from survival and well-being, from community swim clubs to competitive races, and she goes around the world to explore its significance in many cultures"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1616207868
9781616207861

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1105314123

LCCN:

2019042645

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