| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 308 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Map on end papers. |
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"A Borzoi book." |
| Contents |
Crisis -- The Deadly Box -- Aris -- Lucy -- Thirst for Commitment -- New York City -- Manhattan Island Swim: Game Changer -- The First Expedition -- Havana -- Athlete Identity Crisis -- Heartache -- The Person My Dog Thinks I Am -- Dors Bien, Maman -- Sixty: Existential Angst -- The Dream Rekindled -- It's On! 2010 -- First Summer in Key West -- Sharif -- Back to Key West -- Buck Up, Another Go: 2011 -- Guts Before Glory -- Red Alert -- Unprepared for the Unexpected -- Whisper of Hope -- The Last Hurrah: 2012 -- In Medias Res -- Will: No Limits -- Impasse: 2013 -- Atheist in Awe -- Infinitude -- Find a Way -- The Yellow Brick Road -- Never, Ever Give Up -- One Wild and Precious Life -- Credit Due -- Notes from the Author -- The Xtreme Dream Team -- Training Logs. |
| Summary |
"On September 2, 2013, at the age of 64, Diana Nyad emerged onto the shores of Key West after completing a 110 mile, 53 hour, record-breaking swim through shark-infested waters from Cuba to Florida. Her memoir shows why, at 64 she was able to achieve what she couldn't at 30 and how her repeated failures contributed to her success"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Nyad, Diana.
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Swimmers -- United States -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION / Swimming & Diving.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spiritualism.
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Swimmers.
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9780385353618 (hardback) |
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0385353618 (hardback) |
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