Why We Swim

Tsui Bonnie. Why We Swim 2020 [pdf 289sc 277c. 854kb] 288;289c.Захватывающий, незабываемый и открывающий глаза взгляд на плавание — и на само человеческое поведение. Погрузитесь в глубины и узнайте, что такого в воде, что соблазняет нас, исцеляет и объединяет.«Увлекательное и красиво написанное любовное письмо к воде. Я была очарована этой книгой», — Ребекка Склут , автор книги « Бессмертная жизнь Генриетты Лакс». Мы плаваем в ледяных арктических водах и реках, кишащих пираньями, чтобы проверить свои пределы. Мы плаваем для удовольствия, для упражнений, для исцеления. Но люди, в отличие от других животных, которых тянет к воде, не являются прирожденными пловцами. Нас надо учить. Наши эволюционные предки учились для выживания; Сейчас, в двадцать первом веке, плавание — одно из самых популярных занятий в мире. «Почему мы плаваем» рассказывает истории об олимпийских чемпионах, багдадском плавательном клубе, который встречается в бассейне дворца Саддама Хусейна, современных японских пловцах-самураях и даже исландском рыбаке, который невероятно выжил после кораблекрушения в шестичасовом зимнем заплыве. «Опираясь на личный опыт, историю, биологию и социальные науки, [Цуй] передает привлекательность« непоколебимой отдачи элементу ». Увлекательная, обширная история об отношениях человека с водой». - Киркус ОтзывыСотрудник New York Times Бонни Цуй , сама пловчиха, погружается в глубины, от залива Сан-Франциско до Южно-Китайского моря, исследуя, чем вода — несмотря на ее опасности — соблазняет нас и почему мы возвращаемся к ней снова и снова. “a Fascinating And Beautifully Written Love Letter To Water. I Was Enchanted By This Book. —rebecca Skloot, Bestselling Author Of The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks Humans, Unlike Other Animals That Are Drawn To Water, Are Not Natural-born Swimmers. We Must Be Taught. Our Evolutionary Ancestors Learned For Survival; Now In The Twenty-first Century We Swim In Freezing Arctic Waters And Piranha-infested Rivers To Test Our Limits. Swimming Is An Introspective And Silent Sport In A Chaotic And Noisy Age; It’s Therapeutic For Both The Mind And Body; And It’s An Adventurous Way To Get From Point A To Point B. It’s Also One Route To That Elusive, Ecstatic State Of Flow. These Reasons, Among Many Others, Make Swimming One Of The Most Popular Activities In The World. Why We Swim Is Propelled By Stories Of Olympic Champions, A Baghdad Swim Club That Meets In Saddam Hussein’s 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 About Water—despite Its Dangers—seduces Us And Why We Come Back To It Again And Again. A Best Book of the Season: BuzzFeed “A fascinating and beautifully written love letter to water. I was enchanted by this book." —Rebecca Skloot, bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks An immersive, unforgettable, and eye-opening perspective on swimming—and on human behavior itself. We 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 natural-born swimmers. We must be taught. Our evolutionary ancestors learned for survival; now, in the twenty-first century, swimming is one of the most popular activities in the world. Why We Swim is propelled by stories of Olympic champions, a Baghdad swim club that meets in Saddam Hussein’s 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 about water—despite its dangers—seduces us and why we come back to it again and again. “A fascinating and beautifully written love letter to water. I was enchanted by this book.'—Rebecca Skloot, bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks We 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. Why We Swim is 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.An immersive, unforgettable, and eye-opening perspective on swimming—and on human behavior itself. Cover 1 ALSO BY BONNIE TSUI 3 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 SURVIVAL 12 1. Stone Age Swimming 22 2. You鈥檙e a Land Animal 36 3. Lessons from a Sea Nomad 41 4. The Human Seal 48 WELL-BEING 70 5. The Water Cure 78 6. Seawater in Our Veins 93 7. Open Water, Meet Awe 112 COMMUNITY 128 8. Who Gets to Swim? 134 9. A Mini United Nations 139 10. Chaos and Order 155 COMPETITION 162 11. The Splash and Dash 170 12. How to Swim Like an Assassin 182 13. Sharks and Minnows 190 14. Ways of the Samurai 203 FLOW 224 15. A Religious Exercise 230 16. The Liquid State 241 17. From One Swimmer to Another 250 EPILOGUE 264 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 266 NOTES 270 Cover ALSO BY BONNIE TSUI Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents SURVIVAL 1. Stone Age Swimming 2. You’re a Land Animal 3. Lessons from a Sea Nomad 4. The Human Seal WELL-BEING 5. The Water Cure 6. Seawater in Our Veins 7. Open Water, Meet Awe COMMUNITY 8. Who Gets to Swim? 9. A Mini United Nations 10. Chaos and Order COMPETITION 11. The Splash and Dash 12. How to Swim Like an Assassin 13. Sharks and Minnows 14. Ways of the Samurai FLOW 15. A Religious Exercise 16. The Liquid State 17. From One Swimmer to Another EPILOGUE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTES "Bonnie Tsui looks at our love affair with the water, from evolution to mythology, from survival and well-being, from community swim clubs to competitive races, and she goes around the world to explore its significance in many cultures"-- Provided by publisher