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Off the Deep End
Off the Deep End
Author: W. Hodding Carter
Hodding Carter dreamed of being an Olympian as a kid. He worshipped Mark Spitz, swam his heart out, and just missed qualifying for the Olympic trials in swimming as a college senior. Although he didn't qualify for the 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, or 2004 Olympics, he never stopped believing he could make it. And despite past failure...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781565125643
ISBN-10: 1565125649
Publication Date: 6/10/2008
Pages: 209
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2.4 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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I found the author incredibly selfish and self-centered. I don't know how his family put up with him. The incessant use of footnotes (some half a page long) really distracted from the story. Unless you're a hard-core swimmer and looking for names you recognize it's not much of an engaging story.


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