Description
| Product ID: | 9781035007158 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Find a Way |
| Subtitle: | One Untamed and Courageous Life |
| Authors: | Author: Diana Nyad |
| Page Count: | 416 |
| Subjects: | Memoirs, Memoirs, Sports psychology, Extreme sports, Swimming and diving, Sports psychology, Extreme sports, Swimming & diving, Florida, Cuba |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The ultimate sporting memoir from the world's greatest ultra-distance swimmer, in Find a Way Diana Nyad celebrates her accomplishments and shows how perseverance towards your own life goals can impact the hearts of millions. <p><b>DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY BEHIND NETFLIX'S BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE <i>NYAD</i>.<br><br>After four attempts, sixty-four year-old Diana Nyad finally swam from Cuba to the Florida Keys. She swam for fifty-three hours, across one hundred and ten miles. <i>Find a Way</i> is her account of the epic quest which led to that moment – and a galvanizing call to live life boldly, in the moment and with no regrets.</b><br><br>In the 1970s, Diana Nyad was widely regarded as the greatest long-distance swimmer in the world. She record after world record, circling Manhattan Island and crossing the 102.5 miles between the Bahamas and Florida. But one record continually eluded her: becoming the first woman to swim between Cuba and the Florida Keys without a shark cage. Finally, in September 2013, Diana completed the crossing.<br><br>Millions of people watched, cried and cheered for her tenacity and courage. <i>Find a Way</i> recounts this astonishing and hard-won triumph – and Diana's monumental courage in the face of failure. She failed, failed and failed again, but never gave up. With unwavering belief in the face of overwhelming odds, this is a story of perseverance, tenacity and commitment on an epic scale.<br><br><b>Cross Sports International Autobiography of the Year 2017</b><br><br><b>'When you're facing big challenges in your life, you can think about Diana Nyad . . . and nearly anything else seems doable in comparison' – Hillary Clinton</b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-11-02 |