{"product_id":"why-we-swim","title":"Signed Edition - Why We Swim","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“A fascinating and beautifully written love letter to water. I was enchanted by this book.\" —Rebecca Skloot, bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWe swim in freezing Arctic waters and piranha-infested rivers to test our limits. We swim for pleasure, for exercise, for healing. But humans, unlike other animals that are drawn to water, are not naturalborn swimmers. We must be taught. Our evolutionary ancestors learned for survival; today, swimming is one of the most popular activities in the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhy We Swim\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis propelled by stories of Olympic champions, a Baghdad swim club that meets in Saddam Hussein’s former 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 that seduces us, and why we come back to it again and again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS : \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eISBN : \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e9781643751375\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eBY (AUTHOR) Tsui, Bonnie\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLISHER : \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eHachette\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLICATION DATE : \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eApril 13, 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCOUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIMPRINT : \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLANGUAGE : English\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAGE : General\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003ePRODUCT FORM : Paperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDIMENSION : 5.45 x 0.63 x 8.25 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT CATEGORY :\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Biography-Literature-Literary-studies\"\u003eBiography, Literature \u0026amp; Literary studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Health-Relationships-Personal-development\"\u003eHealth, Relationships \u0026amp; Personal development\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Sports-Active-outdoor-recreation\"\u003eSports \u0026amp; Active outdoor recreation\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsui, Bonnie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49789944135957,"sku":"9781643751375","price":190.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/7087\/3174\/files\/714sE4R_Z_L._SL1500.jpg?v=1772169472","url":"https:\/\/bookazine.com.hk\/products\/why-we-swim","provider":"Bookazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}