Grayson
In 1975, Lynne Cox hadn't yet been elected to the Swimming Hall of Fame or achieved international renown as the author of Swimming to Antarctica. She was just a teenage swimming prodigy, training to eclipse the Catalina Channel world record. One morning, completing a predawn swim in chilly...
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In 1975, Lynne Cox hadn't yet been elected to the Swimming Hall of Fame or achieved international renown as the author of Swimming to Antarctica. She was just a teenage swimming prodigy, training to eclipse the Catalina Channel world record. One morning, completing a predawn swim in chilly California waters, she realized that she had somehow picked up an unbidden companion: a baby gray whale. She knew that if she did the wrong thing and swam into shore, the 18-foot baby would beach itself and die. This magical tale tells how Lynne Cox did the right thing. It's one of the sweetest and most fascinating animal stories in years.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780307264541 (0307264548)
ASIN: 307264548
Publish date: August 1st 2006
Publisher: Knopf
Pages no: 148
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Book Club,
Adult,
Environment,
Nature,
Biography Memoir,
Animals
Review from Publishers WeeklyOn a clear California morning when Cox (Swimming to Antarctica) was 17 years old, she had an unusual experience that stayed with her for 30 years, creating a spiritual foundation for her personal and professional success. In this slim and crisp memoir, Cox details a morn...
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