Sponsored by Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui, now in paperback from Algonquin Books.
An immersive, unforgettable, and eye-opening perspective on swimming—and on human behavior itself.
Why We Swim—one of the best books of 2020, now in paperback!—is propelled by stories of Olympic champions, modern-day Japanese samurai swimmers, and even an Icelandic fisherman who improbably survives six hours in a wintry sea. Author/swimmer Bonnie Tsui dives into the deep herself, from the San Francisco Bay to the South China Sea, investigating why water—despite its dangers—seduces us again and again.
“[An] enthusiastic and thoughtful work mixing history, journalism and elements of memoir.” —The New York Times