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A celebrated athlete who set swimming records around the world, Lynne Cox achieved astonishing feats of strength and endurance. She was the first to swim the frigid waters of the Bering Strait, the Strait of Magellan, and the coast of Antarctica, and she was the fastest to swim the English Channel. But it is a different kind of struggle that pushes her to the brink. In a short...

Lynne Cox has set open water swimming records across the world, and now she has focused her decades-long experience and expertise into this definitive guide to swimming. Cox methodically addresses what is needed to succeed at and enjoy open water swimming, including choosing the right bathing suit and sunscreen; surviving in dangerous weather conditions, currents, and waves; confronting various marine organisms; treating ailments, such as being stung or bitten, and much more. Cox calls upon Navy SEAL training materials and instructors' knowledge of open water swimming and safety procedures...

Fawn Ailish Flynn, in hiding, is listening to her parents argue. Her father saying, -'That's' not mine.- Fawn's brother, Greer Jr., was yelling at their momma, -If 'that' had never been born, my daddy would have never left. It's all her fault.- Then Momma married Frank, a violent, abusive man. Just because he thought Fawn was staring at him, he slapped her to the floor, yelling, -Get 'that' out of my sight.- Fawn went to bed, praying that God would take her, praying she wouldn't wake up.

Follow Fawn's journey from her small hometown in North Alabama, to the West Coast, where Frank...

Fawn Ailish Flynn, in hiding, is listening to her parents argue. Her father saying, -'That's' not mine.- Fawn's brother, Greer Jr., was yelling at their momma, -If 'that' had never been born, my daddy would have never left. It's all her fault.- Then Momma married Frank, a violent, abusive man. Just because he thought Fawn was staring at him, he slapped her to the floor, yelling, -Get 'that' out of my sight.- Fawn went to bed, praying that God would take her, praying she wouldn't wake up.

Follow Fawn's journey from her small hometown in North Alabama, to the West Coast, where Frank...

Behind the Mask is a true story of sin and redemption, of faith and forgiveness. With courage and candor, author Amy Lynne shares her inspirational story. At age eighteen she chose to have an abortion. This decision caused her to withdraw from family and friends and led her to believe she was incapable of being loved, that no one could ever love someone who had killed her own child.

Years passed, but Amy was unable to openly share her past with others. She had subconsciously donned a mask to hide behind. She felt as though the mask hid her shame, guilt, bitterness, anger and fear, but...