The world’s only vertical swimming aid works for the youngest children who are taking to the water for the first time to the seasoned swimmer who wants to improve stroke technique Worn on the back it gives the arms & body complete freedom of movement ...

Is there anything quite so exhilarating as swimming in wild water? This is a joyful swimming tour of Britain a frog's-eye view of the country's best bathing holes
- the rivers rock pools lakes ponds lochs & sea that define a watery island Charming funny inspiring an assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam a celebration of the magic of water
- this book will indeed make you want to strip off & leap in Selected from the book Waterlog by Roger Deakin VINTAGE MINIS GREAT MINDS BIG IDEAS LITTLE BOOKS A series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human Also in the Vintage Minis series Eating by Nigella Lawson Liberty by Virginia Woolf Summer by Laurie Lee Desire by Haruki Murakami

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Premium quality unisex Proworks swimming goggles manufactured from shatter-resistant plastic with silicone eye seals & a silicone strap for a comfortable secure fit with no leaks Enjoy crystal clear vision with mirrored fog free lenses; featuring an anti-fog coating ; An adjustable silicone strap & flexible bridge support allows for a one-size fits all comfortable fit for both adults & children; with a quick-release clasp for easy removal without tangling or pulling hair Built-in ear plugs & an accompanying nose clip are included so that you can enjoy swimming without worrying about pain or infections from the water & a hard plastic carrying case is included for easy storage & transport One size fits all To clean simply rinse with clean water & allow to air dry after every use ...

2012 MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED Swimming Home is a subversive page-turner a merciless gaze at the insidious harm that depression can have on apparently stable well-turned-out people Set in a summer villa the story is tautly structured taking place over a single week in which a group of beautiful flawed tourists in the French Riviera come loose at the seams Deborah Levy's writing combines linguistic virtuosity technical brilliance & a strong sense of what it means to be alive Swimming Home represents a new direction for a major writer In this book the wildness & the danger are all the more powerful for resting just beneath the surface With its deep psychology biting humour & deceptively light surface it wears its darkness lightly ...

2012 Man Booker Prize shortlisted As he arrives with his family at the villa Joe sees a body in the swimming pool But the girl is alive She is Kitty Finch a self-proclaimed botanist with green-painted fingernails walking naked into the heart of their holiday Why is she there? & why does Joe's enigmatic wife allow her to remain? 176 pages Levy Deborah ...

From the author of A Room Full of Chocolate comes an aspirational story about facing fears & defying expectations 320 pages Elson Jane ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play Faced with a full-blown mid-life crisis accountant Eric (Rob Brydon) joins an all-male group of synchronised swimmers discovering that making patterns in a pool can for a couple of hours at least smooth out the bumps in his work & marriage Initially keeping their personal lives in the locker the ramshackle squad & coach Susan slowly learn to reveal their inner lives as well as their paunches But can they get their lives & routines in sync as they embark on an unlikely journey to Milan to compete in the World Championship? Actors Rob Brydon Charlotte Riley Rupert Graves Jim Carter Adeel Akhtar Directors Oliver Parker Language English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 1 ...

' It's not the people who are bad it's the culture'' Friends turned on me on my wife' ' This job involves in some part selling your soul for a good salary' ' You're sitting there & you may have just made the decision that destroyed the world' Winner of the NS Public Prize for Book of the Year 2015 Joris Luyendijk an investigative journalist knew almost nothing about banking until he was assigned to investigate the financial sector Over two years he spoke to more than 200 people
- from the competitive investment bankers & elite hedge fund managers to downtrodden back office staff & those made redundant in regular 'culls' They opened up about what they actually do about the toxic hiring & firing culture & about the overwhelming technological & mathematical opacity of their work They admitted that in the crash of 2008 they hoarded food put their money in gold & prepared to evacuate their children to the countryside & they agreed that nothing had changed since then
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Deep in the sea there lives a school of little fish Their watery world is full of wonders but there is also danger & the little fish are afraid to come out of hidinguntil Swimmy comes along Swimmy shows his friends that with ingenuity & team work they can beat any bully ...

Not only does it give you speed & distance in the pool like all our watches it does it in open water too! The Pool Mate 2 features all the patented lap-counting technology of our existing models with the addition of an open water mode to track swims in lakes the sea or rivers With double the battery life a crystal glass face larger clearer display & chrono mode for other activities it&s a great watch The black model comes with reverse display (white characters on black display) & does not have a back light Grey blue & violet models have standard display & back light Battery life around 24 months CR2025 Weight 41g Diameter of face 40mm Strap fits wrists from 145 to 215cm 12 month guarantee NOTEIf you have inaccuracies with lap counting first check the watch is set to the correct hand that you are wearing it on You can see this from the SETUP menu (Press mode until you see SETUP press start Press mode until you see LEFT or RIGHT HAND Use the up button to change the value then hold the start button for a couple of seconds to exit) If the watch counts less laps than it should then try gliding for a little longer at the start of a lap This will give the watch a little longer to register the change of lap If this does not help some people find one arm gives better results than the other so experiment by setting the watch to the other arm & trying on this arm instead If the watch counts slightly more laps than it should then concentrate on keeping a regular stroke pattern through the lap Some people find one arm gives better results than the other so experiment by setting the watch to the other arm & trying on this arm instead Stores over 50 sessions for recall records individual sets & total session data Swim pedometer mode for open water swimming (calibration recommended prior to use) Pools over 18m (yards too) Chrono mode for timing other sports Water resistant to 50m 24 hour clock & alarm Works with all major strokes straight out of the box ...