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24%OFFAdam Skolnick - One Breath: Freediving, Death, and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits - 9781472152015 - V9781472152015
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One Breath: Freediving, Death, and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits

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Description for One Breath: Freediving, Death, and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits Paperback. 'You can't lie to the water' It takes absolute calm to reach maximum depth Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; WSE; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
One Breath is a gripping and powerful exploration of the strange and fascinating sport of freediving, and of the tragic, untimely death of America's greatest freediver Competitive freediving-a sport built on diving as deep as possible on a single breath-tests the limits of human ability in the most hostile environment on earth. The unique and eclectic breed of individuals who freedive at the highest level regularly dive hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface, reaching such depths that their organs compress, light disappears, and one mistake could kill them. Even among freedivers, few ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472152015
SKU
V9781472152015
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About Adam Skolnick
Adam Skolnick has written for the New York Times, Outside, ESPN.com, BBC.com, Salon.com, Men's Health, Wired, and Travel + Leisure, among others. As an international journalist, he has visited 45 countries and authored or co-authored 25 Lonely Planet guidebooks.

Reviews for One Breath: Freediving, Death, and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits
It is a haunting tale...one imagines Nick Mevoli, young and beautiful
an undersea Icarus falling from the sun, away from friends, family and life. - The Economist A vicarious thrill that you can enjoy in a little over 300 pages and unless you read it in the bath, you don't even have to get wet. Just remember to breathe. ... Read more

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