{"product_id":"why-we-swim","title":"Bonnie Tsui: Why We Swim [2020] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An enthusiastic and thoughtful work' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautifully written love letter to water and a fascinating story. I was enchanted.' Rebecca Skloot, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake a dive into the deep with writer and swimmer Bonnie Tsui and discover what it is about water that seduces us, heals us and brings us together.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Our evolutionary ancestors swam for survival. Now we swim in freezing Arctic waters, wide channels, and piranha-infested rivers just because they are there. Swimming is an introspective and quiet sport in a chaotic age. It is therapeutic for those who are injured and it is one route to that elusive, ecstatic state of Flow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Propelled by stories of polar swim champions, a Baghdad swim club, Olympian athletes, modern-day samurai swimmers and even an Icelandic fisherman who improbably survived a six-hour swim in the wintry Atlantic, \u003ci\u003eWhy We Swim \u003c\/i\u003etakes us around the globe in a remarkable, all-encompassing account of the world of swimming.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsui, Bonnie","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":48159356551507,"sku":"XV81846046599","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/tsui-bonnie-why-we-swim-xv81846046599-55995282719059.jpg?v=1728376513","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/why-we-swim","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}