Bonnie Tsui

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1) Why we swim

Author

Tsui, Bonnie

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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"Bonnie Tsui looks at our love affair with the water, from evolution to mythology, from survival and well-being, from community swim clubs to competitive races, and she goes around the world to explore its significance in many cultures"--

2) Sarah and the big wave: the true story of the first woman to surf Mavericks

Author

Tsui, Bonnie

Pub. Date

[2021]

Edition

1st ed.

Language

English

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"Have you ever seen a big wave? One that's 20, 30, 40, even 50 feet tall? Here's a better question: would you ever surf a big wave? Sarah Gerhardt did-and this is her story. Full of thrills and scientific facts, Sarah and the Big Wave is about the first woman to surf Mavericks, a break known as "Mount Everest meets Niagara Falls." This is a tale of adventure and indomitable spirit"--Provided by publisher.

3) She went to the field: women soldiers of the Civil War

Author

Tsui, Bonnie

Pub. Date

[2003]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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This exciting new volume profiles several substantiated cases of female soldiers during the American Civil War, including Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (aka Private Lyons Wakeman, Union); Sarah Emma Edmonds (aka Private Frank Thompson, Union); Loreta Janeta Velazquez (aka Lieutenant Harry T. Buford, Confederate); and Jennie Hodgers (aka Private Albert D. J. Cashier, Union). Also featured are those women who may not have posed as male soldiers but who nonetheless...