La obsesión por los viajes de Adam Skolnick nació mientras trabajaba como activista medioambiental a mediados de la década de 1990. Hoy en día es un reconocido periodista y redactor que escribe sobre viajes, cultura, derechos humanos, deportes y medio ambiente para diversas publicaciones, entre ellas The New York Times, Playboy, Outside, BBC.com, Wired, ESPN.com o Men’s Health, y ha participado en más de 35 guías Lonely Planet. Es un apasionado de la natación en mar abierto y el submarinismo, y autor de los libros One Breath: Freediving, Death and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits e Indolirium, aclamados por la crítica. Vive en Malibú (California). Instagram: @adamskolnick
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Los Ángeles, es la atalaya de los soñadores de provincias, un lugar que se define por sencillos momentos de goce vital, como un cóctel de la era del jazz con hielo picado en Beverly Blvd o un paseo entre las verdes colinas de Hollywood Hills. Y su musica nocturna. Siempre hay musica nocturna.Las nuevas guias De cerca, que mantienen el compromiso de Lonely Planet (investigar sin descanso al pie de calle para ser las mejores guias de viaje del mundo) se renuevan y buscan mejorarse. Algunas de las novedades que encontrareis en las nuevas guias de esta coleccion son: Guia rapida, una seccion para que los viajeros comiencen a descubrir lo mejor de su destino desde la primera pagina Una nueva estructura que permite usar la guia de una forma mas facil e intuitiva; hay mas color y un diseño muy dinamico para que la guia se convierta en nuestras alas imprescindibles Un capitulo que recoge las mejores experiencias, comidas, visitas, compras, etc. que la ciudad puede ofrecer, es decir, nuestro listado imprescindible para no perderse absolutamente nada Toda la informacion necesaria para disfrutar de la ciudad como un local, para ser original, para conocer la ciudad como si fueramos de alli mismo Guia de supervivencia para salir de casa con todo lo que hay que saber y no perder el tiempo buscando datos basicos como el transporte o los descuentos Y, por supuesto, la cartografia muy cerca de la mano: un utilisimo mapa desplegable y mapas de cada uno de los barrios Tambien rutas a pie y planes para cada dia que un experimentado e independiente autor ha preparado para los lectores
Los Ángeles es mucho más que playas plagadas de rubias y colinas llenas de famosos. Es la atalaya de los soñadores de provincias, una ciudad de mente abierta que se define por los sencillos momentos de goce vital, como saborear un coctel de los años veinte en Beverly Blvd o dar un paseo entre las verdes y ondulantes Hollywood Hills.Incluye:Seleccion de los puntos de interes imprescindiblesApartados de vida local para descubrir la ciudad desde el punto de vista autoctonoMapas de todos los barriosCircuitos a pie e itinerarios para varios dias
Telling the unforgettable story of Americas greatest Freediver, One Breath is a gripping and unforgettable read for anyone captivated by Netflixs The Deepest Breath.Competitive freediving-a sport built on diving as deep as possible on a single breath-tests the limits of human ability in the most hostile environment on earth. The unique and eclectic breed of individuals who freedive at the highest level regularly dive hundreds of feet below the oceans surface, reaching such depths that their organs compress, light disappears, and one mistake could kill them.Even among freedivers, few have ever gone as deep as Nicholas Mevoli. A handsome young American with an unmatched talent for the sport, Nick was among freedivings brightest stars. He was also an extraordinary individual, one who rebelled against the vapid and commoditized society around him by relentlessly questing for something more meaningful and authentic, whatever the risks. So when Nick Mevoli arrived at Vertical Blue in 2013, the worlds premier freediving competition, he was widely expected to challenge records and continue his meteoric rise to stardom. Instead, before the end of that fateful competition Nick Mevoli had died, a victim of the sport that had made him a star, and the very future of free diving was called into question. With unparalleled access and masterfully crafted prose, One Breath tells his unforgettable story, and of the sport which shaped and ultimately destroyed him.
One Breath is a gripping and powerful exploration of the strange and fascinating sport of freediving, and of the tragic, untimely death of Americas greatest freediver Competitive freedivinga sport built on diving as deep as possible on a single breathtests the limits of human ability in the most hostile environment on earth. The unique and eclectic breed of individuals who freedive at the highest level regularly dive hundreds of feet below the oceans surface, reaching such depths that their organs compress, light disappears, and one mistake could kill them.Even among freedivers, few have ever gone as deep as Nicholas Mevoli. A handsome young American with an unmatched talent for the sport, Nick was among freedivings brightest stars. He was also an extraordinary individual, one who rebelled against the vapid and commoditized society around him by relentlessly questing for something more meaningful and authentic, whatever the risks. So when Nick Mevoli arrived at Vertical Blue in 2013, the worlds premier freediving competition, he was widely expected to challenge records and continue his meteoric rise to stardom. Instead, before the end of that fateful competition Nick Mevoli had died, a victim of the sport that had made him a star, and the very future of free diving was called into question. With unparalleled access and masterfully crafted prose, One Breath tells his unforgettable story, and of the sport which shaped and ultimately destroyed him.