Homo Delphinus, The Dolphin Within Man
by Jaques Mayol, Enrico Amaducci, Steven Sachs
This book holds appeal for divers, laymen, romantic, and dolphin lovers alike, regarding man's spiritual connection to the sea.
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Flow in Sports
by Susan A. Jackson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Written by Susan Jackson and the world-renowned Csikszentmihalyi, Flow in Sports both explains the phenomenon of optimal experience and identifies the key antecedents and conditions associated with its occurrence. Moreover, the authors specify several thoughts and actions that athletes and coaches can engage in to set the stage for flow to occur during training sessions and performances. Their insights are supported throughout the book with real-life examples, testimonial quotes, and research findings.
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Zen and the Brain
by James H. Austin
"In this monumental work, the author marshals the evidence from neuroscience to help clarify which brain mechanisms underlie the subjective states of Zen, and employs Zen to ‘illuminate’ how the brain ‘works’ in various states of consciousness. By ‘monumental’ I refer not merely to the size but to the breadth and depth of coverage of the book."
-- George Adelman, Editor of The Encyclopedia of Neuroscience
The Dive : A Story of Love and Obsession
by Pipin Ferreras
For the first time, Pipín tells his story. He shares the heart-pounding adventure and fierce competition that fuel the sport of free diving and his own addiction to it. He addresses the controversy that has followed him throughout his career and that spun out of control after Audrey's death. And he relates the haunting story of his relationship with Audrey -- a unique and complicated tale of love and obsession taken to extreme depths.
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Manual of Freediving: Underwater on a Single Breath
by Umberto Pelizzari, Stefano Tovaglieri
This is the definitive guide, illustrated and up to date, for the aspiring apneist. From theory to practice this manual will accompany the reader in the discovery of a fascinating sport.
It is a manual that should not be missing from the itinerary of any diver (apneist or otherwise) who wishes to improve their techniques of respiration, swimming and diving whilst broadening knowledge and theory.
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Olympic Odyssey: Rekindling the True Spirit of the Great Games
by Phil Cousineau
THE OLYMPIC ODYSSEY takes the reader on a mythic journey from the ancient to the modern Games, telling tales of gods, athletes, and coaches in all their splendid pageantry. But their fabled gold medals are only half the story. Author and life-long athlete Phil Cousineau's real fascination is for what Jesse Owens called the athlete's "inner life," the mysterious source of the drive, deeper than the one to win, to excel for an ideal beyond the self--transcending gender, race, nationality, and perhaps even the line between the human and the divine.
To explore this tantalizing territory, Cousineau interveaves mythology, religion, and sports history, quoting from Homer to Whitman, Jim Thorpe to Babe Didrikson, and Yeats to Yogi Berra. His exhuberant call to revive the ancient Greek ideal of integrating body, mind, and spirit reminds us that the Games provide marvelous metaphors for how to go about any venture: with
passion and compassion, focus and fairness, and a sense for the sacred play at the heart life.
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