Why We Swim
By: Bonnie Tsui
3.96
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An immersive, unforgettable, and eye-opening perspective on swimming—and on human behavior itself. …
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1. Waterlog: A Swimmer's Journey Through Britain
By: Roger Deakin
4.27
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
In 1996 Roger Deakin, the late, great nature writer, set out to swim through the British Isles. Fro… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- travel
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
2. Raising Financially Fit Kids
By: Kit Hinrichs , Joline Godfrey
3.93
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Is your child a spendthrift? A hoarder? Or maybe, downright oblivious? Are there family money drama… read more
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- nonfiction
3. Leap In: A Woman, Some Waves and the Will to Swim
By: Alexandra Heminsley
3.76
Format: None pages, ebook
Alexandra Heminsley thought she could swim. She really did. It may have been because she could run.… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
4. Swimming in the Sink: An Episode of the Heart
By: Lynne Cox
3.63
Format: 416 pages, ebook
From an inspired and inspiring open water swimmer, a supreme athlete who swims without a wetsuit, a… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- health
- nonfiction
- sports
5. Find a Way
By: Diana Nyad
3.50
Format: 0 pages, Hardcover
On September 2, 2013, at the age of sixty-four, Diana Nyad emerged onto the sands of Key West after… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
6. Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
By: Lynne Cox , None
4.75
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Now in paperback, with photos and maps added especially for this new edition, here is the acclaimed… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- travel
- nonfiction
- sports
7. Swim: Why We Love the Water
By: Lynn Sherr
3.71
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Swimis a celebration of swimming and the effect it has on our lives. It's an inquiry into why we sw… read more
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- history
- memoir
- health
- nonfiction
- sports
- nature
8. Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian
By: None , None
3.65
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
"Here Ervin and swim trainer and journalist Markides combine talents to create a biography that is … read more
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9. Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America
By: None
4.04
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
From nineteenth-century public baths to today's private backyard havens, swimming pools have long b… read more
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10. Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves
By: James Nestor
4.15
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
An Amazon Best Book of 2014 While on assignment in Greece, journalist James Nestor witnessed someth… read more
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11. The Swimmers
By: Julie Otsuka
3.67
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
From the award winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine, a tour de… read more
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- audiobook
"Above ground, many of us are ungainly and awkward, slowing down with the years.... Down below, at the pool, we are restored to old youthful selves. Grey hairs vanish beneath dark blue swim caps. Brow…"-Julie Otsuka, The Swimmers
"The pool is their sanctuary, their refuge, the one place on earth they can go to escape from their pain, for it is only down below in the waters that their symptoms begin to abate. "The moment I see …"-Julie Otsuka, The Swimmers
12. James
By: Percival Everett
4.54
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and f… read more
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- audiobook
13. The Backyard Bird Chronicles
By: Amy Tan
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Flexibound
A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight. … read more
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- science
- memoir
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
"If there is anything I have learned these past six years, it is this: Each bird is surprising and thrilling in its own way. But the most special is the bird that pauses when it is eating, looks and a…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"The (Anna's Hummingbird) males are deadbeat dads that contribute nothing to making the nest, or to feeding either the female or the nestlings. They are off to find other females they can impress with…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"During daylight hours, they (Anna's Hummingbirds) feed every 15 minutes, be it tiny insects or nectar from flowers or feeders. If they don't consume food often enough, they can die during the day. If…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"I asked Bernd Heinrich if he knew why feeder birds, like finches, discard so many seeds. It turns out he and other scientiests did research on this back in the 1990s - of course, he did -measuring di…"-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles
14. How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
By: Sabrina Imbler
4.12
Format: 263 pages, Hardcover
A queer, mixed race writer working in a largely white, male field, science and conservation journal… read more
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- science
- memoir
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
"But when I think about ponds infested with gallon-big goldfish, I feel a kind of triumph. I see something that no one expected to live not just alive but impossibly flourishing, and no longer alone. …"-Sabrina Imbler, How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
15. Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel
By: Shahnaz Habib
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A playful personal and cultural history of travel from a postcolonial, person-of-color perspective,… read more
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- history
- memoir
- travel
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"I don't know if this should be considered a hobby or a disorder, but going for a walk is my idea of a marvelous time."-Shahnaz Habib, Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel
16. Why We Swim
By: Bonnie Tsui
3.96
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An immersive, unforgettable, and eye-opening perspective on swimming—and on human behavior itself. … read more
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- audiobook
- history
- biography
- memoir
- health
- travel
- nonfiction
- sports
- nature
- science
17. The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works
By: Helen Czerski
4.23
Format: 446 pages, Hardcover
A scientist’s exploration of the "ocean engine"―the physics behind the ocean’s systems―and why it m… read more
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- science
- history
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
18. The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization
By: Vince Beiser
4.05
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial r… read more
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- science
- history
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
19. Bear
By: Julia Phillips
3.38
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A mesmerising novel of two sisters on a Pacific Northwest island whose lives are upended by an unex… read more
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- nature
- audiobook
"There'd been only three hundred students in the whole school, which made it a tiny, gossipy hellhole, a bucket of crabs snapping at each other and falling over themselves."-Julia Phillips, Bear
"What was Sam afraid of? Withering away here. Dreaming of chances she'd never be able to take, and shriveling up from that denial, getting poorer and put under more pressure and pushed farther from th…"-Julia Phillips, Bear
20. Running Outside the Comfort Zone: An Explorer's Guide to the Edges of Running
By: Susan Lacke
4.29
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
★★★★★ "I laughed, I cried and I was 100% re-inspired to stick with my own personal fitness goals" … read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
"Where most friends would say, “Poor baby,"-Susan Lacke, Running Outside the Comfort Zone: An Explorer's Guide to the Edges of Running
"Ask for help. You don’t have to go it alone."-Susan Lacke, Running Outside the Comfort Zone: An Explorer's Guide to the Edges of Running
"She’s taking things one step and one day at a time. And that’s more than enough."-Susan Lacke, Running Outside the Comfort Zone: An Explorer's Guide to the Edges of Running
"Finding the perfect training partner is a challenge. It’s not enough to have someone who matches your speed; you also have to find someone whose company you enjoy over lots of miles. I have plenty of…"-Susan Lacke, Running Outside the Comfort Zone: An Explorer's Guide to the Edges of Running
21. Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World
By: Glenn Stout
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
The exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, and inspi… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
22. Eyeliner: A Cultural History
By: Zahra Hankir
3.80
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed editor of Our Women on the Ground comes a dazzling exploration of the intersecti… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
23. Just Add Water: My Swimming Life
By: Katie Ledecky
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A candid and inspiring memoir from Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and one of the best swim… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- health
- nonfiction
- sports
- audiobook
24. Becoming a Gardener: What Reading and Digging Taught Me about Living
By: Catie Marron
3.76
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A beautifully designed, full-color personal account of what it means to become a gardener, filled w… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- nature
- audiobook
25. Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City
By: Josephine Ensign
3.62
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
A compelling look at the historical roots of poverty and homelessness, the "worthy" and "unworthy" … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
26. Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water
By: Amorina Kingdon
3.89
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call f… read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- nature
- science
27. Splash! 10,000 Years of Swimming
By: Howard Means
3.68
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Choose a stroke and get paddling through the human history of swimming! From man's first recorded… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
- history
28. The Forever Swim
By: Antonio Argüelles
4.59
Format: None pages, kindle_edition
On August 3, 2017, Antonio Argüelles swam 35 kilometers from Northern Ireland to Scotland. When he … read more
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29. The Language of Breath: Discover Better Emotional and Physical Health Through Breathing and Self-Awareness--With 20 Holistic Breathwork Practices
By: Jesse Coomer
4.01
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
For breathwork fans who want to go deeper—20+ science-backed breathing practices to boost your ener… read more
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- audiobook
- nonfiction
- health
30. Mindfulness in Wild Swimming: Meditations on Nature & Flow (Mindfulness series)
By: Tessa Wardley
3.80
Format: 146 pages, Kindle Edition
Mindfulness in Wild Swimming explores how swimming in rivers, lakes, and seas is the epitome of con… read more
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- nonfiction
31. The Striker and the Clock: On Being in the Game
By: Georgia Cloepfil
4.37
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
An illuminating perspective on the life of an athlete and the pursuit of excellence outside the spo… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
- memoir
