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Bonnie Tsui
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Humans, unlike other animals that are drawn to water, are not natural-born swimmers. We must be taught. Our evolutionary ancestors learned for survival; now in the 21st century, we swim in freezing Arctic waters and piranha-infested rivers to test our limits. Swimming is an introspective and silent sport in a chaotic and noisy age; it’s therapeutic for both the mind and body; and it's an adventurous way to get from point A to point B. It's also one route to that elusive, ecstatic state of flow. These reasons, among many others, make swimming 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 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 - despite its dangers - that seduces us, tempting us to come back to it again and again.
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In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with compelling personal stories from top athletes, leading scientists, military veterans, and gifted artists, he shows how proximity to water can improve performance, increase calm, diminish anxiety, and increase professional success.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This is why authors shouldn't read their own work.
- De D. A. Vail en 10-06-14
De: Wallace J. Nichols, y otros
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How to Read Water
- De: Tristan Gooley
- Narrado por: Jeff Harding
- Duración: 10 h y 41 m
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A must-have audiobook for walkers, sailors, swimmers, anglers and everyone interested in the natural world, in How to Read Water, Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley shares knowledge, skills, tips and useful observations to help you enjoy the landscape around you. From wild swimming in Sussex to wayfinding off Oman, via the icy mysteries of the Arctic, Tristan Gooley draws on his own pioneering journeys to reveal the secrets of ponds, puddles, rivers, oceans and more to show us all the skills we need to read the water around us.
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Reasonably Interesting, Perhaps Better in Print
- De Alex Angel en 12-05-22
De: Tristan Gooley
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Liferider
- Heart, Body, Soul, and Life Beyond the Ocean
- De: Laird Hamilton, Julian Borra
- Narrado por: Elijah Allan-Blitz, Julian Borra, Gabrielle Reece
- Duración: 6 h y 32 m
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Millions of us increasingly seek happiness in fads and self-help books, reaching upward every day toward some enlightened state that we wish to attain. Surfing icon Laird Hamilton is more intent on looking inward and appreciating the brilliant creatures we already are. In Liferider, Laird uses five key pillars - Death & Fear, Heart, Body, Soul, and Everything Is Connected - to illustrate his unique worldview and life practices. This is Laird Hamilton in his own words - raw, honest, and unvarnished - on topics he has rarely explored before.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Nothing Earth Shattering
- De Deanmc en 03-27-19
De: Laird Hamilton, y otros
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Just Add Water
- My Swimming Life
- De: Katie Ledecky
- Narrado por: Katie Ledecky
- Duración: 7 h y 57 m
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Katie Ledecky has won more individual Olympic races than any female swimmer in history. She is a three-time Olympian, a seven-time gold medalist, a twenty-one-time world champion, eight-time NCAA Champion, and a world record-holder in individual swimming events. Time and again, the question is posed to her family, her coaches, and to her—what makes her a champion? Now, for the first time, she shares what it takes to compete at an elite level.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic Book!
- De Amazon Customer en 09-10-24
De: Katie Ledecky
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On Muscle
- The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters
- De: Bonnie Tsui
- Narrado por: Bonnie Tsui
- Duración: 6 h y 14 m
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From the bestselling author of Why We Swim comes a mind-expanding exploration of muscle—from our ancient obsession with the ideal human form to the modern science of this amazing and adaptable tissue—that will change the way you think about what moves us through the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Muscle wisdom
- De marksolomon en 04-24-25
De: Bonnie Tsui
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Swim Like a Pro
- How to Swim Faster and Smarter with a Holistic Training Guide
- De: Fares Ksebati
- Narrado por: Fares Ksebati
- Duración: 5 h y 19 m
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Fares Ksebati is one of the most trusted swim coaches in the world and has created a proven training program that has helped hundreds of thousands of swimmers improve their stroke technique and swim more efficiently. Swim Like a Pro uses a holistic approach to help you swim faster with less effort and with more enjoyment. If you’re just getting started in your swimming journey, this couldn’t be a better time to start!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thanks Fares👍🏾
- De Melvin Poole en 09-10-21
De: Fares Ksebati
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Force of Nature
- Mind, Body, Soul, and, of Course, Surfing
- De: Laird Hamilton
- Narrado por: Michael Butler Murray
- Duración: 4 h y 53 m
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Laird Hamilton has been hailed as the world's greatest big-wave surfer. His first book, Force of Nature, allows listeners a rare glimpse inside the unique philosophy that has created his circumstances, and not the other way around. After all, this is a man whose biological father abandoned him shortly after he was born; whose first job was working on a pig farm; who dropped out of school in 11th grade. And then the career decision: surfer.
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3 out of 5 stars
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okay i guess
- De megan parker en 12-27-22
De: Laird Hamilton
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Winter Swimming
- The Nordic Way Towards a Healthier and Happier Life
- De: Dr Susanna Søberg, Elizabeth DeNoma - translator
- Narrado por: Lucy Paterson
- Duración: 5 h y 26 m
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Whether in lake, lido, river or sea, we know the benefits of swimming outdoors and in nature—environmentally friendly and accessible, it can influence our happiness, our energy and our inner tranquillity. Winter Swimming takes this one step further, as contact with cold water all year round can also have a significant positive impact on our physical health, confidence and well-being. Danish scientist Susanna Søberg leads us step by step into the icy water and explains the 'cold-shock response', the massive endorphin rush as our body reacts and adapts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The knowledge
- De yulia avdeeva en 04-26-24
De: Dr Susanna Søberg, y otros
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Wavewalker
- A Memoir of Breaking Free
- De: Suzanne Heywood
- Narrado por: Suzanne Heywood
- Duración: 13 h y 15 m
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Aged just seven, Suzanne Heywood set sail with her parents and brother on a three-year voyage around the world. What followed turned instead into a decade-long way of life, through storms, shipwrecks, reefs and isolation, with little formal schooling. No one else knew where they were most of the time and no state showed any interest in what was happening to the children. Suzanne fought her parents, longing to return to England and to education and stability. This memoir covers her astonishing upbringing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A wild story well told by the person who lived to tell the tale!
- De Lauren Havlick en 12-27-23
De: Suzanne Heywood
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Young Woman and the Sea
- How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World
- De: Glenn Stout
- Narrado por: Gisela Chipe
- Duración: 15 h y 4 m
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By age twenty, at the height of the Jazz Age, Trudy Ederle was the most accomplished swimmer in the world. She’d won Olympic gold and set a host of world records. But the greatest challenge remained: the English Channel. Only a few swimmers, none of them women, had ever made the treacherous twenty-one mile crossing. Trudy’s failed first attempt seemed to confirm what many naysayers believed: No woman could possibly accomplish such a thing. In 1926, Ederle proved them wrong.
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A great, inspiring story
- De Patrick Mills en 02-22-25
De: Glenn Stout
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Boy Without Instructions
- Surviving the Learning Curve of Parenting a Child with ADHD
- De: Penny Williams
- Narrado por: Jayme Mattler
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
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Most books on ADHD don't dare expose the genuine grit of the moment-by-moment peaks and valleys of this special parenthood - the gut-wrenching, crying on the bathroom floor, feeling like you're losing your mind truth of the matter that is learning to successfully parent a child with ADHD. Boy Without Instructions: Surviving the Learning Curve of Parenting a child with ADHD changes that. Williams shares her unfiltered thoughts and emotions during her progression through this learning curve during this harrowing ride.
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2 out of 5 stars
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not at all what I expected
- De brad key en 09-07-16
De: Penny Williams
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Relentless Spirit
- The Unconventional Raising of a Champion
- De: Missy Franklin, D.A. Franklin, Dick Franklin, y otros
- Narrado por: D.A. Franklin, Dick Franklin
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
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In Relentless Spirit, Missy and her parents, D.A. and Dick Franklin, share the story of how Missy became the athlete she is today, a six-time Olympic medalist, five of them gold. Since her Olympic debut in London's 2012 games - when Missy was just 17 - people who have met the Franklins or seen them on TV have wondered what it was like to raise such a champion. What was the training like? How did Missy handle school? How did the family find the right facilities, coaches, and support network?
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3 out of 5 stars
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More accurate title: My Perfect Life
- De Bookworm en 05-13-17
De: Missy Franklin, y otros
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Swimming Against the Current
- Fighting for Common Sense in a World That's Lost Its Mind
- De: Riley Gaines
- Narrado por: Riley Gaines
- Duración: 6 h y 56 m
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In this book, Riley scrutinizes the perspectives of athletes on the opposing side of this debate, deconstructing their arguments with science, facts, and logic. She also asks what has happened to free speech and dissent in this country, where it now seems nearly impossible to have a well-reasoned debate. And in telling her story, Riley reveals what’s at stake if the truth-seekers remain silent about the injustices women face from radical agendas.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great with a few exceptions
- De Apvizon en 06-01-24
De: Riley Gaines
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No Limits
- The Will to Succeed
- De: Michael Phelps, Alan Abrahamson
- Narrado por: Holter Graham, Michael Phelps
- Duración: 5 h y 34 m
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For years the world has followed his progress, from teen sensation in Sydney to bona fide phenom in Athens, and now as a living Olympic legend in Beijing with a peerless record of gold medals, more than any Olympic athlete throughout history. In No Limits, Michael Phelps - the greatest competitor we've seen since Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, or Lance Armstrong - will share with listeners the secrets to his remarkable success, from training to execution.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Thoughts of a champion
- De Lisa en 01-10-09
De: Michael Phelps, y otros
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Beneath the Surface
- My Story
- De: Michael Phelps, Brian Cazeneuve
- Narrado por: Marc Cashman
- Duración: 8 h y 15 m
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Just in time for the 2012 Olympics - prepare to peek into the mind of a champion with this newly updated edition of Michael Phelps’ autobiography, Beneath the Surface. In this candid memoir, Phelps talks openly about his battle with attention deficit disorder, the trauma of his parents’ divorce, and the challenges that come with being thrust into the limelight.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Unfair
- De Raghu en 08-11-14
De: Michael Phelps, y otros
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Swell
- A Sailing Surfer's Voyage of Awakening
- De: Liz Clark
- Narrado por: Liz Clark
- Duración: 12 h y 31 m
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Captain Liz Clark spent her youth dreaming of traveling the world by sailboat and surfing remote waves. When she was 22, she met a mentor who helped turn her desire into reality. Embarking on an adventure that most only fantasize about, she set sail from Santa Barbara, California, as captain of her 40-foot sailboat, Swell, headed south in search of surf, self, and the wonder and learning that lies beyond the unbroken horizon.
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1 out of 5 stars
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such a disapointment
- De Mikel marchant en 01-21-20
De: Liz Clark
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Born to Run
- A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
- De: Christopher McDougall
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 11 h y 6 m
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Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. In a riveting narrative, award-winning journalist and often-injured runner Christopher McDougall sets out to discover their secrets. In the process, he takes his readers from science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked valleys and freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers of ultra-runners are pushing their bodies to the limit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing read - even for non-runners
- De Corey en 05-31-09
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EMDR
- The Breakthrough Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma
- De: Francine Shapiro, Margot Silk Forrest
- Narrado por: Jennywren Walker
- Duración: 12 h y 1 m
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Hailed as the most important method to emerge in psychotherapy in decades, EMDR has successfully treated psychological problems and illnesses in more than one million sufferers worldwide, with a rapidity that defies belief. In a new introduction, Shapiro presents the new applications of this remarkable therapy and the latest scientific research that demonstrates its efficacy.
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1 out of 5 stars
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“Real” Stories about the Magic of EMDR
- De Joe en 06-16-20
De: Francine Shapiro, y otros
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- John Horton Jr.
- 09-23-21
Still learning about swimming!
I have been a swimmer for over 50 years, and love the water. This book shared new thoughts, history and observations and is a must read for my water family! I found myself reminiscing about lakes, oceans, bays and pools of my past.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-10-21
A Love Affair with Water
Bonnie Tsui puts into words the feelings and connections I've felt with water and swimming my whole life. It was validating to hear someone else talk like this. The book also looks at ideas and history connected to water that I hadn't considered before. Many of the stories are delightful and inspiring, others somber and mindful. It's a survey of some of the most incredible ways in which humans relate to water.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-14-25
Lifetime Swimmer/Coach
This is the book that I should have written years ago. It’s perfect for any swimmer, swammer, swim coach, swim parent, or anyone enamored with the water. It is SO meaningful and it resonates with my own water-animal soul.
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- Ross A.
- 01-24-21
Great book
A wonderfully written book. She captures all the beauty of swimming. Will look for another of Bonnie’s books.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-31-20
Beautiful
Just beautiful! Touching, informative and inspiring. Bonnie Tsui gifts us with a deeply personal exploration of water and life. Angie Kane’s narration is spot on and seems connected to the author herself.
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- Irene
- 11-16-22
Great stories and fun facts
Such wonderful storytelling! I found her tales fascinating and thoughtful. Great reflections on our attraction to water. And she has a wonderful, calming voice. I really enjoyed listening to this book on long, contemplative walks.
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- Rocky H D Cisneros
- 06-12-22
Nice
Nice book about our connection with water. Last chapters of the book were best! If you liked ENDURE by Alex Huchinson, may find some nice cross over info.
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- AliciaCG
- 03-28-22
This is your book if you love water
A must for the love of swimming stories and powerful insights about the meaningful lessons of water and swimming.
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- Eileen
- 08-14-22
excellent read
excellent read, interesting and inspirational
loved the science, global, folklore and historical references Thanks
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- paccmom
- 03-04-23
Incredible listen
The stories and history of swimming are fantastic. Learned so many interesting things about a sport I’ve participated in for years.
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