Find a way : the inspiring story of one woman's pursuit of a lifelong dream
On September 2, 2013, at the age of 64, Diana Nyad emerged onto the shores of Key West after completing a 110 mile, 53 hour, record-breaking swim through shark-infested waters from Cuba to Florida. Her memoir shows why, at 64, she was able to achieve what she couldn't at 30 and how her repeated failures contributed to her success.
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- ISBN: 9780804172912
- ISBN: 0804172919
- ISBN: 9780385353625
- Physical Description x, 308 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 20 cm
- Edition First Vintage Books edition.
- Publisher New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016.
- Copyright ℗♭2015
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Formatted Contents Note: | Crisis -- The deadly box -- Aris -- Lucy -- Thirst for commitment -- New York City -- Manhattan Island swim : game changer -- The first expedition -- Havana -- Athlete identity crisis -- Heartache -- The person my dog thinks I am -- Dors bien, Maman -- Sixty: existential angst -- The dream rekindled -- It's on! 2010 -- First summer in Key West -- Sharif -- Back to Key West -- Buck up, another go: 2011 -- Guts before glory -- Red alert -- Unprepared for the unexpected -- Whisper of hope -- The last hurrah: 2012 -- In medias res -- Will: no limits -- Impasse: 2013 -- Atheist in awe -- Infinitude -- Find a way -- The yellow brick road -- Never, ever give up -- One wild and precious life -- Credit due -- Notes from the author -- The Xtreme Dream Team -- Training logs. |
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Find a Way : The Inspiring Story of One Woman's Pursuit of a Lifelong Dream
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Find a Way : The Inspiring Story of One Woman's Pursuit of a Lifelong Dream
NOW THE NETFLIX FILM NYAD , STARRING ANNETTE BENING AND JODIE FOSTER Hillary Clinton said that Find a Way would stay with her through the general election: "When you're facing big challenges in your life, you can think about Diana Nyad getting attacked by the lethal sting of box jellyfishes. And nearly anything else seems doable in comparison." When Diana Nyad arrived on the shore of Key West after fifty-three hours of grueling swimming across an epic ocean, she not only set a world record--becoming the first person to swim the shark-infested waters between Cuba and Florida with no cage for protection--she also succeeded in fulfilling a dream she first chased at age twenty-eight and at long last achieved when she was sixty-four. Now, in a riveting memoir, Diana shares a spirited account of what it takes to face one's fears, engage one's passions, and never ever give up. For no matter what life may throw at you, or how many times you may have experienced defeat, it is always possible--as long as you commit to living life to the nth degree, no regrets--to "find a way."