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Author | : Joel Hutchins |
Publisher | : Presidio Press |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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We see SEALs on surveillance missions, overwatching the Ho Chi Minh trail, capturing enemy intelligence agents and calling in air and artillery strikes on their foe. We experience insertions into hostile territory by sea and air. We learn the various types of deadly equipment used by these elite Naval commandos in their never-ending pursuit of the enemy.
Author | : Томас Майн Рид |
Publisher | : Litres |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2022-05-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 5040495757 |
Download Afloat in the Forest: or, A Voyage among the Tree-Tops Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Charles Sprawson |
Publisher | : Pantheon |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2012-08-29 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 0307823644 |
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In a masterful work of cultural history, Charles Sprawson, himself an obsessional swimmer and fluent diver, explores the meaning that different cultures have attached to water, and the search for the springs of classical antiquity. In nineteenth-century England bathing was thought to be an instrument of social and moral reform, while in Germany and America swimming came to signify escape. For the Japanese the swimmer became an expression of samurai pride and nationalism. Sprawson gives is fascinating glimpses of the great swimming heroes: Byron leaping dramatically into the surf at Shelley’s beach funeral; Rupert Brooke swimming naked with Virginia Woolf, the dark water “smelling of mint and mud”; Hart Crane swallow-diving to his death in the Bay of Mexico; Edgar Allan Poe’s lone and mysterious river-swims; Leander, Webb, Weissmuller, and a host of others. Informed by the literature of Swinburne, Goethe, Scott Fitzgerald, and Yukio Mishima; the films of Riefenstahl and Vigo; the Hollywood “swimming musicals” of the 1930s; and delving in and out of Olympic history, Haunts of the Black Masseur is an enthralling assessment of man—body submerged, self-absorbed. It is quite simply the best celebration of swimming ever written, even as it explores aspects of culture in a heretofore unimagined way.
Author | : Mayne Reid |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1867 |
Genre | : Adventure stories |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Mayne Reid |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2023-10-05 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : |
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"Afloat in the Forest; Or, A Voyage among the Tree-Tops" by Mayne Reid. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author | : Peter Rock |
Publisher | : Soho Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2019-03-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1641290013 |
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“Swimming at night, to compare its slipperiness to that of a dream would be to ignore the work of staying afloat, the mesmerism brought on by the rhythm, the repetition of the strokes.” Beneath the surface of Lake Michigan there are vast systems: crosscutting currents, sudden drop-offs, depths of absolute darkness, shipwrecked bodies, hidden places. Peter Rock’s stunning autobiographical novel begins in the ’90s on the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin. The narrator, a recent college graduate, and a young widow, Mrs. Abel, swim together at night, making their way across miles of open water, navigating the currents and swells and carried by the rise and fall of the lake. The nature of these night swims, and of his relationship to Mrs. Abel, becomes increasingly mysterious to the narrator as the summer passes, until the night that Mrs. Abel disappears. Twenty years later, the narrator—now married with two daughters—tries to understand those months, his forgotten obsessions and dreams. Digging into old notebooks and letters, as well as clippings he’s preserved on the “psychic photography” of Ted Serios and scribbled quotations from Rilke and Chekhov, the narrator rebuilds a world he’s lost. He also looks for clues to the fate of Mrs. Abel, and begins once again to swim distances in dark water.
Author | : Kate Rew |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2022-06-09 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1473599512 |
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'An important, inspiring book by someone that has encouraged million of people to experience the wonders and friendships of Britain's rivers, lakes and seas' ROBERT MACFARLANE 'A treasured guide for anyone who wants to venture into rivers, estuaries, lakes and seas for a dip, a moonlit swim or a great adventure. I loved this book!' LYNNE COX Capturing the freewheeling spirit, community and wisdom that defines The Outdoor Swimming Society movement, founder Kate Rew reveals everything you need to know to explore rivers, lakes, seas and estuaries. Sharing tales of her own inspiring swims, Kate explores the rich and varied life of outdoor swimmers, from the physiology of cold to planning lazy hazy downstream swims. An exquisite guide for beginners and enthusiasts alike, The Outdoor Swimmers' Handbook will lead you to the shore and become your trusted companion for the adventures ahead.
Author | : Roger Deakin |
Publisher | : Arrow |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 9781784700065 |
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Inspired by John Cheever's classic short story, 'The Swimmer', Roger Deakin set out from his home in Suffolk to swim through the British Isles. The result of his journey is this personal view of an island race.
Author | : Mark Moyar |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 2007-12-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780803233768 |
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This study explodes prevailing myths about the Phoenix Program, the CIA's top-secret effort to destroy the Viet Cong by neutralizing its “civilian” leaders. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with American, South Vietnamese, and North Vietnamese sources, Mark Moyar examines the attempts to eradicate the Viet Cong infrastructure and analyzes their effectiveness. He addresses misconceptions about these efforts and provides an accurate, complete picture of the allies’ decapitation of the Viet Cong shadow government. Combining social and political history with a study of military operations, Moyar offers a fresh interpretation of the crucial role the shadow government played in the Viet Cong's ascent. Detailed accounts of intelligence operations provide an insider’s view of their development and reveal what really happened in the safe havens of the Viet Cong. Filled with new information, Moyar’s study sets the record straight about one of the last secrets of the Vietnam War and offers poignant lessons for dealing with future Third World insurgencies. This Bison Books edition includes a new preface and chapter by the author.
Author | : Nicola Keegan |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2009-07-14 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307271951 |
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Born in a landlocked town in the center of Kansas, Pip is tall, flat, smart, funny, and supernaturally buoyant. On land, she has her share of troubles: an agoraphobic mother, a lost father, and a school full of nuns who just want her to sit still. But in the water, Pip is unstoppable. Swimming her way from a small Midwestern team to the Barcelona Olympics, Pip’s journey is the story of a young girl with an unsinkable spirit, struggling to stay afloat in the only way she can.