Swimming Up the Sun
Swimming Up the Sun

Author: Nicole J. Burton

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780979899201

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At age 22, the author set out to find her English birth parents, a Jewish father and a mother believed to be an artist. The adventure led to parents, grandparents, and siblings, a kaleidoscope of relationships with one dark secret at its center. As an adoptive child in Britain, playwright Nicole J. Burton always wanted to find her birth parents. After immigrating with her adoptive family to the United States, she pursued the elusive characters haunting her imagination. With an appointment with one of Her Majesty's social workers and her birth mother's name in hand, she returned home to Britain. There she began a search that led to more drama than any play she could possibly conceive.

Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight
Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight

Author: Riku Onda

Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press

Published: 2022-06-23

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1913394603

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A psychological thriller by the Japanese author of the highly acclaimed The Aosawa Murders, selected by NYT as one of the most notable books of 2020. A desolate apartment, a man and a woman about to spend their last night together. Each believes the other to be a killer, and is determined to extract a confession. Two people desperate to unlock the truth. The pair’s relationship and chain of events leading up to this night are revealed in chapters that alternate between the two voices, giving different versions of the same events.

Swimming in the Sun
Swimming in the Sun

Author: Albert Haase

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780867161939

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Franciscan Albert Haase turns to two great spiritual masters to illustrate the central themes of the Lord's Prayer in this "hand- book" to the spiritual life. Haase writes that Francis' life challenges us to renounce the superficial and superfluous in our lives. Merton's life, the author says, has become a vehicle for self-discovery for many contemporary readers.

Swimming for Sunlight
Swimming for Sunlight

Author: Allison Larkin

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2019-04-23

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1501198491

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When recently divorced Katie Ellis and her rescue dog Bark move back in with Katie’s grandmother in Florida, she becomes swept up in a reunion of her grandmother’s troupe of underwater performers—finding hope and renewal in unexpected places, in this sweet novel perfect for fans of Kristan Higgins and Claire Cook. Aspiring costume designer Katie gave up everything in her divorce to gain custody of her fearful, faithful rescue dog, Barkimedes. While she figures out what to do next, she heads back to Florida to live with her grandmother, Nan. But Katie quickly learns there’s a lot she doesn’t know about Nan—like the fact that in her youth Nan was a mermaid performer in a roadside attraction show, swimming and dancing underwater with a close-knit cast of talented women. Although most of the mermaids have since lost touch, Katie helps Nan search for her old friends on Facebook, sparking hopes for a reunion show. Katie is up for making some fabulous costumes, but first, she has to contend with her crippling fear of water. As Katie’s college love Luca, a documentary filmmaker, enters the fray, Katie struggles to balance her hopes with her anxiety, and begins to realize just how much Bark’s fears are connected to her own, in this thoughtful, charming novel about hope after loss and friendships that span generations.

Swimming Pool Sunday
Swimming Pool Sunday

Author: Sophie Kinsella

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2014-08-26

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1466879041

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From bestselling author Sophie Kinsella, writing as Madeleine Wickham, comes Swimming Pool Sunday "A fine entertainment."- The Times One shimmeringly hot Sunday in May, the Delaneys open their pool to the whole village for charity. Louise is there with her daughters, and while the children splash and shriek in the cool blue waters, she basks in the sunshine, attempting to ignore her estranged husband and dreaming of the new man in her life, a charismatic lawyer. The day seems perfect. Then a sudden and shocking accident changes everyone's lives forever. Recriminations start to fly. Whose fault was it? Louise's new lover insists that she sues the Delaneys. Her ex-husband isn't so sure. Opinion in the village is split. Old friendships start to crumble. New ones are formed. Will the repercussions from the accident ever end?

Swimming up the Waterfall
Swimming up the Waterfall

Author: Elisesha Matthews

Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2019-12-30

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1645697533

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Two women have a choice to worship the true god, both have heard the truth from the Bible through a prophet who lived before the flood and from dreams given to each woman. Time travel into the future, and also into the past cultic beliefs, pulls each woman onto a path of destiny that will impact her life thereafter. One is saved, and one is lost, and parallels and multiple themes run like a thread throughout the story weaving the lives of Serie and Ahlainani together in surprising twists to a fulfilling end.

Swimming the Sun
Swimming the Sun

Author: Jack Jenkins

Publisher:

Published: 2012-11-30

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780615653785

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In a time so filled with things much bigger than life this book is dedicated to the small--to the real life; a manual of downward mobility; a celebration of joy for things and events often unseen and unthought in a world running faster than the speed of light. This very personal collection of essays explores the fabric and joys of family and nature.

Small Bodies of Water
Small Bodies of Water

Author: Nina Mingya Powles

Publisher: Canongate Books

Published: 2021-08-05

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1838852166

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'Remarkable' Robert Macfarlane 'Gorgeous' Amy Liptrot 'Urgent and nourishing' Jessica J. Lee Nina Mingya Powles first learned to swim in Borneo – where her mother was born and her grandfather studied freshwater fish. There, the local swimming pool became her first body of water. Through her life there have been others that have meant different things, but have still been, in their own way, home: from the wild coastline of New Zealand to a pond in northwest London. In lyrical, powerful prose, Small Bodies of Water weaves together memories, dreams and nature writing. Exploring everything from migration, food, family, earthquakes and the ancient lunisolar calendar, Nina reflects on a girlhood spent growing up between two cultures, and what it means to belong.

Total Immersion
Total Immersion

Author: Terry Laughlin

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-03-13

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1451688334

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Swim better—and enjoy every lap—with Total Immersion, a guide to improving your swimming from an expert with more than thirty years of experience in the water. Terry Laughlin, the world’s #1 authority on swimming success, has made his unique approach even easier for anyone to master. Whether you’re an accomplished swimmer or have always found swimming to be a struggle, Total Immersion will show you that it’s mindful fluid movement—not athletic ability—that will turn you into an efficient swimmer. This new edition of the bestselling Total Immersion features: -A thoughtfully choreographed series of skill drills—practiced in the mindful spirit of yoga—that can help anyone swim more enjoyably -A holistic approach to becoming one with the water and to developing a swimming style that’s always comfortable -Simple but thorough guidance on how to improve fitness and form -A complementary land-and-water program for achieving a strong and supple body at any age Based on more than thirty years of teaching, coaching, and research, Total Immersion has dramatically improved the physical and mental experience of swimming for thousands of people of all ages and abilities.

Swim Smooth
Swim Smooth

Author: Paul Newsome

Publisher: Fernhurst Books Limited

Published: 2012-06-15

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 1119968054

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Transform your technique in the water and become a better swimmer with this remarkable new approach to freestyle swimming, suitable for all levels - beginner, intermediate and advanced, as well as swimming coaches. Aimed at both fitness and competitive swimmers, it explains what makes a successful stroke and how to develop your own swimming style. _x000D_The Swim Smooth approach, developed by consultants to the gold medal winning British Triathlon team, helps you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your stroke and provides drill and training tips to make the most of your time in the water. It accepts differences in individual swimmers and shows you how to understand the fundamentals of swimming to find a style that works for you. Technique, fitness training, racing skills and open water swimming are all covered, with photographs and 3D graphics helping you to put theory into practice. _x000D_Swim efficiently. Swim fast. Swim Smooth.