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035 _a(OCoLC)1105314123
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042 _apcc
092 _a797.21
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049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aTsui, Bonnie,
_eauthor.
_9153066
245 1 0 _aWhy we swim /
_cBonnie Tsui.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aChapel Hill, North Carolina :
_bAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill,
_c2020.
264 4 _c© 2020
300 _a277 pages ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
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337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aSURVIVAL -- 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"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aSwimming.
_935177
655 7 _aCreative nonfiction.
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710 2 _aAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill (Firm)
994 _aC0
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999 _c310783
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