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Global nomad : my travels through diving, tragedy, and rebirth / Tom Haig.

Van Pelt Library GV838.H35 A3 2022
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Haig, Tom, 1961- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Haig, Tom, 1961-.
Haig, Tom.
Divers--United States--Biography.
Divers.
Cliff diving.
Diving accidents.
Athletes with disabilities--United States--Biography.
Athletes with disabilities.
Wheelchair road racing.
Physical Description:
vii, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Pullman, WA : Basalt Books, [2022]
Summary:
"Tom Haig recounts his amazing international diving adventures, heartbreaking accident, excruciating recovery, and eventually, his extraordinary return to always pushing limits, despite the wheelchair. In the process, he bares the unvarnished reality of permanent paralysis and inspires us all to take risks and live remarkable, generous, lives"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Let's Go to the Pool!
The Bridge to Venice
Learning to Fly
Chinese Pancake
Frowning Clowns
Upside-down in Northern Europe
Instant Karma
Middle East Mifflin Street
Chez Moi
Living and Dying in Acapulco
Transition Before the Transition
Rebuilding the Mosaic
Allez a la Maison!
Holy Roller
High Roller
Rolling and Rocking
Becoming a Journalist
Making Movies
Yes, I'm Goin to Kathmandu!
Out of Africa.
ISBN:
9781638640035
1638640033
OCLC:
1340907229

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