Why we swim
"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"--
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| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina :
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,
2020.
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| Edition: | First Edition. |
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| 264 | 1 | |a Chapel Hill, North Carolina : |b Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, |c 2020. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c © 2020. | |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 520 | |a "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"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
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