“Aquamarine is inventive in form, compact and lucid in language, and as all-American as Jell-O in its story.” —Washington Post At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 17-year-old Jesse Austin just loses the 100-meter freestyle to an Australian swimmer. That moment, suspended forever in the Olympic pool’s aquamarine, will haunt Jesse for the [...]
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Swimming to Antarctica by Lynne Cox
Swimming to Antarctica Lynne Cox ISBN:9780156031301 About the book: Now in paperback, with photos and maps added especially for this new edition, here is the acclaimed life story of a woman whose drive and determination inspire everyone she touches. Lynne Cox started swimming almost as soon as she could walk. By age sixteen, she had [...]
