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Swim: Why We Love the Water by Lynn Sherr: New
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Características del artículo
- Estado
- Publication Date
- 2012-04-03
- Pages
- 212
- ISBN
- 9781610390460
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Public Affairs
ISBN-10
1610390466
ISBN-13
9781610390460
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109054351
Product Key Features
Book Title
Swim : Why We Love the Water
Number of Pages
232 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Swimming & Diving
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
13.4 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-044527
Reviews
Esther Williams "Lynn Sherr's book, SWIM, will help water be your friend and it will be the best friend you'll ever have. I'm proud to be a part of that." Lynne Cox , open-water champion; author, Swimming to Antarctica "I couldn't put this book down. It's a swimming party, with glamorous stars, ancient warriors and lovers, and some of the greatest and wildest swimmers. It's a story full of zen and exuberant energy and merriment. If you love to swim, you'll love SWIM!" Kirkus Reviews "A collection of swimming traditions and anecdotes wrapped in a celebration of the pleasures involved…. Her enthusiasm propels the book forward. That enthusiasm bleeds over into her history of swimming, which has a gratifyingly great sweep. From start to finish, she searches for the essence of why swimming has touched so many, be it Oliver Sacks ('I never knew anything so powerfully, so healthily euphoriant') or Chairman Mao ('Do you swim? Water is a good thing'). Sherr sends a sweet valentine, with enough background to keep it interesting, to a love that has never let her down.", Sports Illustrated "A witty and informative celebration of her sport, as well as an inspiring tale of personal challenge and discovery.... [Sherr] immerses the reader in the history, lore, science and trivia of swimming. In barely 200 pages of buoyant prose illustrated with photos, diagrams and swimming art, Sherr presents an enormous amount of aquatic info--from the origins of strokes and the evolution of swimwear to the physiology of Olympic swimmers; from the skinny-dipping habits of John Quincy Adams to whether giraffes can swim. (Yes, just not well.) Best of all, Sherr captures the physical thrill of the one human activity that takes place in a completely alien element. Dive in." Town & Country "A delicious, inspiring love-letter to swimming from former ABC correspondent Lynn Sherr. In between tales of swimsuits past and present, the stellar performances of Annette Kellerman and Esther Williams, and the magic of champion swimmers, Sherr chronicles her own attempt to swim across the Hellespont from Europe to Asia, following mythological lover Leander and romantic poet Lord Byron." O Magazine "From the evolution of our 'aquatic ancestors' to the trauma of bathing suit shopping, these essays examine the sport of swimming from every angle." , Wall Street Journal "What is there to say about such a solitary and inward experience? Plenty, as it turns out. In Swim: Why We Love the Water , Lynn Sherr... pulls us into the subject ... and interweaves it within her version of a quest romance: Can this 60-something grandmother achieve her goal and swim the Hellespont--the legendary strait that runs between the Aegean Sea and Turkey's interior? ... Ms. Sherr writes personably and moves her reader through her narrative at a pleasing pace ... What Ms. Sherr does best is describe the pleasures of the water, of finding yourself while losing yourself, giving yourself up to the supporting medium. ... and every chapter of the book builds her personal narrative while placing it in the context of often fascinating mini-treatises on subjects that reach beyond the water. ... She writes interestingly about women and bathing suits (Diana Vreeland pronounced the bikini "the most important thing since the atom bomb") and about the effects of water on women's hair, topics that become, with her attention, more than merely peripheral." , Esther Williams "Lynn Sherr's book, SWIM, will help water be your friend and it will be the best friend you'll ever have. I'm proud to be a part of that." Lynne Cox , open-water champion; author, Swimming to Antarctica "I couldn't put this book down. It's a swimming party, with glamorous stars, ancient warriors and lovers, and some of the greatest and wildest swimmers. It's a story full of zen and exuberant energy and merriment. If you love to swim, you'll love SWIM!" Kirkus Reviews "A collection of swimming traditions and anecdotes wrapped in a celebration of the pleasures involved.... Her enthusiasm propels the book forward. That enthusiasm bleeds over into her history of swimming, which has a gratifyingly great sweep. From start to finish, she searches for the essence of why swimming has touched so many, be it Oliver Sacks ('I never knew anything so powerfully, so healthily euphoriant') or Chairman Mao ('Do you swim? Water is a good thing'). Sherr sends a sweet valentine, with enough background to keep it interesting, to a love that has never let her down." , Open Water Swimming , Steve Munatones "A joy to read ... and re-read.... Each chapter moves smoothly and swiftly like the swimming strokes of the most graceful aquatic heroes and heroines. Looking down on each page of Lynn's book is similar to swimming over a coral reef: you are not quite sure what you are going to come across next, but you are sure enough to enjoy it when you do. Lynn literally covers thousands of years of history, along with nearly 100 photos, engravings and images that like perfectly placed currents gently pushing the reader towards the end of an extraordinarily well-written and deeply researched page turner." Cleveland Plain Dealer "Charming... Swim is a book-length love letter to [Sherr's] favorite sport." Boston Globe "[A] breezy, amiable meditation.... [Sherr's] enthusiasm for the subject --'I have never had a bad swim,' she writes at one point -- buoys us along as she interviews competitive swimmers, biologists, and the president of the International Swimming Hall of Fame." Chicago Tribune "Swimming may be Sherr's salvation, but one needn't be an enthusiast to be charmed by this graceful memoir." Financial Times, "In Swim , a joyful plunge into the history, lore and legend of swimming, US journalist and avid swimmer Lynn Sherr explores the pleasures of gliding through cool waters while preparing to follow Leander and Byron and cross the Hellespont herself." San Francisco Chronicle " A thorough celebration of swimming, and what it has taught us over the centuries." Washington Post "This book will enchant anyone who's drawn to water, whether you swim once a week at the local pool or dedicate your life to briny challenges.... Beautifully illustrated with maps, texts and rare images of swimming--from Egyptian hieroglyphs through Hollywood to the Olympic Games. [Sherr] delivers it all in beautiful prose: She is an award-winning writer and broadcast journalist, a well-known face on ABC News for 30 years. This is Sherr in her element, eagerly sharing her life's passion through an assiduous look at swimming and what it means. Perhaps the tiny swimmer breaststroking over and over again at the foot of each page is Sherr herself.... SWIM is the only book I've ever read that gathers together everything we love about swimming in one volume. It's all here. And its enticing blend of personality and passion will draw you in, just like an irresistible glimpse of a lake on a hot summer's day."
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
797.2/1019
Synopsis
Swim is a celebration of swimming and the effect it has on our lives. It's an inquiry into why we swim--the lure, the hold, the timeless magic of being in the water. It's a look at how swimming has changed over the millennia, how this ancient activity is becoming more social than solitary today. It's about our relationship with the water, with our fishy forebearers, and with the costumes that we wear. You'll even find a few songs to sing when you push out those nextlaps. Swimming enthusiast Lynn Sherr explores every aspect of the sport, from the biology of swimming to the fame of Esther Williams; from turquoise pools and wild water to the training of Olympians; and she reveals the secret of buoyancy so that anyone can avoid the example of the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who lamented, "Why can't I swim, it seems so very easy?" When his friend, the biographer Edward John Trelawny, said, "because you think you can't," Shelley plunged into Italy's Arno River and dropped like a rock. With Swim , you can avoid that happening to you., Swim is a celebration of swimming and the effect it has on our lives. It's an inquiry into why we swim--the lure, the hold, the timeless magic of being in the water. It's a look at how swimming has changed over the millennia, how this ancient activity is becoming more social than solitary today. It's about our relationship with the water, with our fishy forebearers, and with the costumes that we wear. You'll even find a few songs to sing when you push out those next laps. Swimming enthusiast Lynn Sherr explores every aspect of the sport, from the biology of swimming to the fame of Esther Williams; from turquoise pools and wild water to the training of Olympians; and she reveals the secret of buoyancy so that anyone can avoid the example of the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who lamented, "Why can't I swim, it seems so very easy?" When his friend, the biographer Edward John Trelawny, said, "because you think you can't," Shelley plunged into Italy's Arno River and dropped like a rock. With Swim , you can avoid that happening to you. , Swim is a celebration of swimming and the effect it has on our lives. It's an inquiry into why we swim--the lure, the hold, the timeless magic of being in the water. It's a look at how swimming has changed over the millennia, how this ancient activity is becoming more social than solitary today. It's about our relationship with the water, with our fishy forebearers, and with the costumes that we wear. You'll even find a few songs to sing when you push out those next laps. Swimming enthusiast Lynn Sherr explores every aspect of the sport, from the biology of swimming to the fame of Esther Williams; from turquoise pools and wild water to the training of Olympians; and she reveals the secret of buoyancy so that anyone can avoid the example of the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who lamented, "Why can't I swim, it seems so very easy?" When his friend, the biographer Edward John Trelawny, said, "because you think you can't," Shelley plunged into Italy's Arno River and dropped like a rock. With Swim , you can avoid that happening to you., In Swim , Lynn Sherr delivers a unique perspective on her love for the water and her passion for swimming. Using illustrations, anecdotes and historical exposition, Sherr delivers lore that will appeal to anyone who has ever been captivated by water. She dives into the cultural significance of swimming, her own experiences crossing the Bosphorous Strait, and the ways in which water has captured our imagination for centuries. Her book provides a one-of-a-kind experience for the reader, and Sherr draws from her extensive experience as a journalist and her passion for the water to create an exuberant celebration of swimming.
LC Classification Number
GV838.53.P75S44 2012
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