Must reads are great stocking stuffers

I own or have read most of the books on Ande's list. The star narratives, such as M. Phelps's as-told-to autobiographies, can be browsed in an hour in the bookstore and are not, IMO, worth purchasing. Long distance (Lynne Cox, Marcia Cleveland) and historical narratives have clear interest for those interested in the specific part of swimming, as do the training books. Grayson is a lovely, breathing reflection on a day in the water with Son of Gray Whale. High praise for Gold in the Water, by P. H. Mullen, an excellent writer. Concentrates on Santa Clara Swim Club in year leading up to Olympics, and how twists of the web trap ppl or release them in the trials and at Olympic Games themselves. There is a social history of swimming pools on my wish list at Amazon. Haunts of the Black Masseur ("elegant essay on the cultural and psychological meaning given to" swimming) I remember as fascinating, though I haven't picked it up in years. Two not yet mentioned are Roger Deakins's Waterworld (breaststroking the length of Britain), which inspired Kate Rew's Wild Swim: River, Lake, Lido and Sea (or Daniel Start's Wild Swimming), bountifully illustrated vignettes of swimming as it orter be. DVDs are also great, and here I like M. Phelps's fly DVD. Other books: anything by Roger Angell. The War That Killed Achilles. A new book of folk photography, glimpsed only And one I gave is a book of avian-related poetry, w/ illustrations by David Sibley. Very nice for the country liver, and most can get through one page at a time of feathers and flight as metaphors. Read and swim! :)

I own or have read most of the books on Ande's list. The star narratives, such as M. Phelps's as-told-to autobiographies, can be browsed in an hour in the bookstore and are not, IMO, worth purchasing. Long distance (Lynne Cox, Marcia Cleveland) and historical narratives have clear interest for those interested in the specific part of swimming, as do the training books. Grayson is a lovely, breathing reflection on a day in the water with Son of Gray Whale. High praise for Gold in the Water, by P. H. Mullen, an excellent writer. Concentrates on Santa Clara Swim Club in year leading up to Olympics, and how twists of the web trap ppl or release them in the trials and at Olympic Games themselves. There is a social history of swimming pools on my wish list at Amazon. Haunts of the Black Masseur ("elegant essay on the cultural and psychological meaning given to" swimming) I remember as fascinating, though I haven't picked it up in years. Two not yet mentioned are Roger Deakins's Waterworld (breaststroking the length of Britain), which inspired Kate Rew's Wild Swim: River, Lake, Lido and Sea (or Daniel Start's Wild Swimming), bountifully illustrated vignettes of swimming as it orter be. DVDs are also great, and here I like M. Phelps's fly DVD. Other books: anything by Roger Angell. The War That Killed Achilles. A new book of folk photography, glimpsed only And one I gave is a book of avian-related poetry, w/ illustrations by David Sibley. Very nice for the country liver, and most can get through one page at a time of feathers and flight as metaphors. Read and swim! :)