She is a national fitness icon, has written three other books, is a talented linguist. Copperfields books has announced the find a way award honorees. Diana the toughest athlete in the world is a 62 yearold woman. Praise for find a way this book is an inspiration the wall street journal it reads like a gripping thriller. For her maverick openwater performance of the 1970s, diana nyad was known as the worlds greatest longdistance swimmer. What makes this book, and nyad herself, so incredible is the fact of her. This hardcover first edition of find a way has been personally autographed by diana nyad. The inspiring story of one womans pursuit of a lifelong dream. Diana nyad signed book find a way premiere collectibles.
The following is an excerpt from diana nyad s memoir find a way, a story of nyad s incredible journey to conquer a 110plus mile swimming feat. Diana nyad is a force of personality that anyone who meets her never forgets. Antonio olmosthe observer but carrying on has been nyad s hallmark. Find a way, swimmer diana nyad s stirring tale, is not for the squeamish nyad s message. On september 2, 20, at the age of sixtyfour, diana nyad emerged onto the sands of key west. On september 2, 20, at the age of sixtyfour, diana nyad became the first person to swim from cuba to florida without the aid of a shark cage, swimming 111 miles in fiftythree hours from havana to key west. Find a way is a chronicle of diana nyad s life, including her successful recordsetting 110.
Diana explains why it was important for her to dream big, achieve the impossible and find joy in the face of skepticism. And nearly anything else seems doable in comparison. The extreme athlete went oneonone with abcs robin roberts to talk about some of the book. She has and her book shows us how we all can michael shermer wall street journal what makes nyad s story so remarkable, beyond the harrowing trials she faced at sea unpredictable currents and weather, deadly sea animals is. On september 2, 20, at the age of sixtyfour, diana nyad emerged onto. The day after swimming from cuba to florida, diana nyad talks with good morning americas robin roberts. Nyad opens up about her historical 20 feat and much more in her new tellall memoir, find a way.
I figured id be reading about nyad s legendary marathon swim around manhattan and her decades long quest. Diana nyad and find a way awards copperfields books inc. Game changerto being the first woman to swim around manhattan island. Nyad is living proof that, as she says, you can live. We are believers, diana nyad declares on the first page of find a way. Find a way, swimmer diana nyads stirring tale, is not.
In find a way, diana engages us with a unique, passionate story of this heroic adventure and the extraordinary life experiences that have served to carve her unwavering spirit. She achieved at age 64 what she attempted to do unsuccessfully four times roughly. Its all okay in her book as long as it furthers the cause. When youre facing big challenges in your life, you can think about diana nyad getting attacked by the lethal sting of box jellyfishes. Find a way by diana nyad meet your next favorite book. I still have posttraumatic fear this link is to an external site that may or.
Diana nyad is a worldclass open water swimmer who successfully swam around manhattan in record time and swam from cuba to florida at age 60. What makes this book, and nyad herself, so incredible is the fact of her monumental courage in the face of failure. When diana nyad arrived on the shore of key west after fiftythree hours of. The following is a list of people and organizations who exemplify diana nyad s perseverance and success in achieving a worthy goal in the following categories. The story of one wild and precious life was published oct. In find a way, champion distance swimmer diana nyad tells the story of how she finally accomplished her life goal, to swim from havana to key west, on her fifth attempt. Well start with a 20mile tour of the iconic sites of philadelphia, wind our way down through the delaware and maryland farmland and old small towns, and finish with a walking tour of our.
Photos from diana nyad s post we at everwalk present our fourth epic walk end of summer and tomorrow is the last day for registration at the original fee. Her memoir, find a way, is a dramatic, pageturning account of the epic endurance. Diana nyad find a way dominican university book passage. Diana nyad photographed in london in advance of the uk release of her new book, find a way. Diana was a world champion in her 20s, setting the record for swimming around manhattan island along with other oceanswim achievements, all of which rendered her a star. It is about perseverance, tenacity and commitment on an. On september 2, 20, at the age of sixtyfour, diana nyad emerged onto the sands of key west after swimming 111. Diana nyad revisits greatest triumphs in find a way. This drive and dynamism is well captured in the title of her moving memoir find a way. Diana was a world champion in her twenties, setting the record for swimming around manhattan island, along with other oceanswim achievements, all of which rendered her. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. From 2015 book expo america, javits center, new york, ny. On september 2, 20, at the age of 64, diana nyad emerged onto the sands of key west after swimming 111 miles, nation to nation, cuba to florida, in an epic feat of both endurance and human will, in 53 hours. On september 2, 20, at the age of sixtyfour, diana nyad emerged onto the sands of key west after swimming 111 miles.
It should never have been published, at least as nonfiction. When diana nyad arrived on the shore of key west after fiftythree hours of grueling swimming across an epic. In 20, on her fifth attempt and at age 64, she became. The longdistance swimmer and author of the memoir find a way hid her love of german literature from her mother, who lived through the nazi occupation of france. In the 1970s, diana nyad was the greatest longdistance swimmer in.
Hillary clinton said that find a way would stay with her through the general election. Find a way by diana nyad penguin random house audio. She shares her inspiring philosophy that can help us all. Whatever your other shore is, she writes, whatever you must doyou will find a way. By the time she had graduated high school, nyad was a worldclass swimmer, but she missed. Diana captivated the world when, on her fifth and final attempt, she became the first person to swim from cuba to florida, without a shark cage.
Diana nyad recalls neardeath experience with box jellyfish on cubaflorida swim. The story of one wild and precious life by diana nyad 2015, e book at the best online prices at. Nyad dedicates an entire chaptermanhattan island swim. Nyad failed, and failed, and failed, and failed, but never gave up, and this memoir shows her unwavering belief in the face of overwhelming odds. Find a way diana nyad diana nyad s moving memoir of her life as a woman, a lesbian, a world record holding endurance swimmer, and a survivor of child sexual abuse. The inspiring story of one womans pursuit of a lifelong dream reprint by nyad, diana isbn. Oprahs conversation with marathon swimming champion and female warrior diana nyad continues. On september 2, 20, at the age of sixtyfour, diana nyad emerged onto the sands of key west after swimming 111 miles, nation to nation, cuba to florida, in an epic feat of both endurance and human will, in fiftythree hours.
For the next thirty years, nyad was a prominent sports broadcaster and journalist, filing compelling stories for national public radio, abcs wide world of sports, and others. Diana nyad s amazing, inspiring firsthand account of her recordbreaking swim, after four failed attempts, from cuba to florida, at the age of sixtyfourand of her extraordinary quest to live life at the highest level, in and out of. Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around manhattan 28 mi or 45 km and in 1979 when she swam from north bimini, the bahamas, to juno beach, florida 102 mi 164 km. Written and narrated by nyad herself, find a way is the swimmers firstperson account of her experiences, from massive success to crushing defeat, and how. Top nine revelations in diana nyads new book find a way. Diana nyad debuts new book, find a way abc7 chicago. Diana nyads book find a way chronicles the triumphs, trials and lessons she and her team faced in her world recordsetting swim from cuba. Business, service organization, service personnel, nonprofit, athlete. These waters taught legendary marathon swimmer diana nyad to dream big and no matter what, find a way, a mantra now the title of her book. For her maverick openwater performance of the 1970s, diana nyad was.
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