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Grayson

On a clear California morning when Cox (Swimming to Antarctica) was 17 years old, she had an unusual experience that stayed with her for 30 years, creating a spiritual foundation for her personal and professional success. In this slim and crisp memoir, Cox details a morning swim off the coast of California that took an unexpected turn: returning to shore, she discovered that she was being followed by a baby gray whale that had been separated from its mother. As Cox developed a rapport with the whale, she took on the responsibility of keeping it at sea until it was reunited with its mother. Cox expertly weaves fine details together, from the whale's mushroomlike skin to how other fish react to such a large creature. At times Cox's prose is uneven, alternating from emotional to factual, but her pure joy at connecting with Grayson (her name for the baby whale) overrides any technical inconsistencies. The combination of retelling her once-in-a-lifetime experience with her observations on life ("If I try, if I believe, if I work toward something ... the impossible isn't impossible at all") will have timeless appeal for all ages. (Aug.).

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  • "Yŏrilgop sal ŭi pada"
  • "열일곱살의바다"
  • "Grayson"@it
  • "Naeinsaengŭl bakkwinohŭn"

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  • "The author describes her real-life adventure when, while training for a long-distance swim off the coast of California, she encounters a baby gray whale that had become separated from its mother and had been following her instead, and her race against time to find the baby's mother, which had been migrating north to feeding grounds in the Bering Sea."
  • "De una de las nadadoras profesionales mAs destacadas del mundo nos llega este maravilloso relato, sobre el poder de la fe que supera todos los obstAculosEn Grayson, Lynne Cox narra la historia de un milagroso e inolvidable encuentro que viviO en el mar a los diecisiete aNos. En una madrugada serena pero cargada de energIa, Lynne nadaba en aguas frIas, a doscientos metros de la costa, cuando se percatO de que algo nadaba por debajo de ella. Aquello parecIa lo bastante grande como para ser un tiburOn blanco, pero no lo fue. ResultO ser un bebE ballena que habIa perdido a su mamA en el mar, y que habIa seguido a Lynne por mAs de una milla. Si Lynne no lograba encontrar a la mamA, el bebE ballena se deshidratarIa y morirIa de hambre. Algo tan enorme como la mamA ballena, que medIa quince metros, de pronto parecIa muy pequeNa en el vasto ocEano PacIfico. COmo podrIa encontrarla Lynne' From the Trade Paperback edition."
  • "On a clear California morning when Cox (Swimming to Antarctica) was 17 years old, she had an unusual experience that stayed with her for 30 years, creating a spiritual foundation for her personal and professional success. In this slim and crisp memoir, Cox details a morning swim off the coast of California that took an unexpected turn: returning to shore, she discovered that she was being followed by a baby gray whale that had been separated from its mother. As Cox developed a rapport with the whale, she took on the responsibility of keeping it at sea until it was reunited with its mother. Cox expertly weaves fine details together, from the whale's mushroomlike skin to how other fish react to such a large creature. At times Cox's prose is uneven, alternating from emotional to factual, but her pure joy at connecting with Grayson (her name for the baby whale) overrides any technical inconsistencies. The combination of retelling her once-in-a-lifetime experience with her observations on life ("If I try, if I believe, if I work toward something ... the impossible isn't impossible at all") will have timeless appeal for all ages. (Aug.)."@en
  • "While in the ocean training for a big swim, Lynne Cox is joined by a baby gray whale. Knowing that the young calf could die if it follows her to shore, Lynne sets out to find the whale's mother."
  • "The author describes how, while training for a long-distance swim off the coast of California, she encountered a baby gray whale that had become separated from its mother and had been following her instead, and relates her efforts to find the baby's mother."
  • "The author describes how, while training for a long-distance swim off the coast of California, she encountered a baby gray whale that had become separated from its mother and had been following her instead, and her efforts to find the baby's mother."
  • "Une championne de natation tente de sauver une jeune baleine qui a dérivé loin de sa mère lors de leur migration vers le nord. Un témoignage vécu qui prend des allures de récit initiatique, et célèbre les mystères de la mer."

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  • "Anecdotes"@en
  • "Anecdotes"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Biography"
  • "Electronic books"

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  • "El hijo de la ballena gris"@es
  • "내인생을바꿔놓은열일곱살의바다"
  • "De kleine walvis"
  • "Yŏlilkobsalŭi bada : naeinsaengŭl bakkwinohŭn"
  • "Der kleine Wal [die wahre Geschichte einer wunderbaren Begegnung]"
  • "Storia del magico incontro tra una ragazza e un cucciolo di balena che ha perso la mamma"
  • "Storia del magico incontro tra una ragazza e un cucciolo di balena che ha perso la mamma"@it
  • "Grayson"
  • "Grayson"@en
  • "Le cri de la baleine"
  • "Nae insaeng ŭl pakkwŏ noŭn yŏrilgop sal ŭi pada"
  • "Le cri de la baleine : récit"
  • "Der kleine Wal"
  • "El Hijo de la ballena gris"

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