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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A passionate open-air swimmer, Roger Deakin travelled around the British Isles in search of the best places for a dip. Waterlog celebrates the magic of water and the beauty and eccentricity of Britain.Waterlog celebrates the magic of water and the beauty of wild Britain.In 1996 Roger Deakin set out to swim the British Isles. He swam in the sea, in rivers, in streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools, fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries and even canals. This funny, wise, delightful book documents his journey. It inspired a movement, creating wild swimmers out of many readers.Detained by water bailiffs in Winchester, intercepted in the Fowey estuary by coastguards, mistaken for a suicide on Camber sands, confronting the Corryvreckan whirlpool in the Hebrides, Deakin discovered just how much of an outsider the native swimmer is to his landlocked, fully-dressed fellow citizens.Waterlog is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam, and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water.INTRODUCED BY OLIVIA LAING'A delicious, cleansing, funny, wise and joyful book, so wonderfully full of energy and life' Jane Gardam''Roger Deakin is the perfect companion for an invigorating armchair swim' Daily Telegraph Encompassing cultural history, autobiography, travel writing and natural history, Waterlog is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam, and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781784700065
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 352 pages. 7.80x5.08x0.87 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __1784700061
Book Description Condition: New. In 1996 Roger Deakin, the late, great nature writer, set out to swim through the British Isles. This is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam, and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; WSSC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781784700065
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days. Seller Inventory # C9781784700065
Book Description Condition: New. In 1996 Roger Deakin, the late, great nature writer, set out to swim through the British Isles. This is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam, and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFC; WSSC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781784700065
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