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Man Who Swam the Amazon: 3,274 Miles On The World's Deadliest River

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All net proceeds will support Goodwill Industries - Big Bend, Inc.

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Item specifics

Condition
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ISBN
9781599213583
EAN
9781599213583
Book Title
Man Who Swam the Amazon : 3274 Miles on the World's Deadliest River
Item Length
9in
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
Publication Year
2007
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Item Height
0.6in
Author
Martin Strel, Matthew Mohlke
Genre
Travel, Sports & Recreation, History
Topic
Special Interest / Adventure, South America / Brazil, Swimming & Diving, Latin America / South America
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
0.8 Oz
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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On Sunday, April 8, 2007, 52-year old Martin Strel completed the first-ever 3,274-mile-long swim on the Amazon River. The Fish Man, as he was called by locals, almost died in the process several times; he encountered deadly piranha, crocodiles, anaconda, river sharks, blistering, relentless sun, dangerous currents, river pirates and drug runners, and the insidious candiru. At the finish his blood pressure was at heart attack level, his entire body full of subcutaneous larvae, and besieged by dehydration, diarrhea and exhaustion. Strel, who holds multiple Guinness world records for long-distance river swims, undertook this epic Amazon swim to call attention to deforestation and river pollution. His journey was covered by national media around the world, and followed by tens of millions of readers on a website tracking his progress (www.amazonswim.com). A documentary film of his journey will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008. Drawn from the eloquent and evocative trip diaries of writer Matthew Mohlke, who guided Strel armed with buckets of blood to divert piranha, "The Man Who Swam the Amazon" is a gripping and inspirational story of perseverance, passion, and endurance: A real-life odyssey of a rare and driven man.

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Publisher
Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1599213583
ISBN-13
9781599213583
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63137435

Product Key Features

Book Title
Man Who Swam the Amazon : 3274 Miles on the World's Deadliest River
Author
Martin Strel, Matthew Mohlke
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
Special Interest / Adventure, South America / Brazil, Swimming & Diving, Latin America / South America
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Travel, Sports & Recreation, History
Number of Pages
224 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
0.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Gv838.53.L65m64 2008
Copyright Date
2008
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2007-033851
Dewey Decimal
797.2/1092 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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  • Compelling real life action

    You are there! Hear the jaguar & howler monkeys or the humming motor of approaching pirates or drug runners. Feel the agony stroke for stroke as you anticipate the joy of a new world record while piranha bite through the wet suit and vampire bite swoosh by at sundown. Smell the fear of anaconda, bush master, crocs, and parasites of all kinds. This is a movie in the making! Strel is 52, overweight, slightly crazed & doing the impossible for peace, friendship, clean water, and to draw attention to deforestation.

  • Inspiring

    What Martin Strel did is unbelievable! This story is written beautifully to chronicle the journey, as well as unveil the different sides of a man who seems incredibly human and not human, all at the same time. This book has an easy, exciting flow and is near impossible to put down.

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