Hillary Clinton said that Find a Way would stay with her through the general election:  “When you’re facing big challenges in your life, you can think about Diana Nyad getting attacked by the lethal sting of box jellyfishes. And nearly anything else seems doable in comparison.”  

When Diana Nyad arrived on the shore of Key West after fifty-three hours of grueling swimming across an epic ocean, she not only set a world record—becoming the first person to swim the shark-infested waters between Cuba and Florida with no cage for protection—she also succeeded in fulfilling a dream she first chased at age twenty-eight and at long last achieved when she was sixty-four.  

Now, in a riveting memoir, Diana shares a spirited account of what it takes to face one’s fears, engage one’s passions, and never ever give up. For no matter what life may throw at you, or how many times you may have experienced defeat, it is always possible—as long as you commit to living life to the nth degree, no regrets—to “find a way." 

An Amazon Best Book of October 2015: When 64-year-old Diana Nyad emerged from the water after her historic 52-hour open-ocean swim from Cuba to Florida in 2013, she said, “One: Never, ever give up. Two: You’re never too old to chase your dreams. Three: It looks like a solitary sport but it’s a team.” Memoirs about the uber-successful—especially extreme athletes—can provoke intimidation instead of inspiration, but Nyad, who tried and failed to complete this trek at least five times, is frank about her mistakes along the way, and her focus on the teamwork that got her to the Florida shore isn’t just lip service. Friends and experts support her during every stroke in her hours of practice and her previous attempts, and a heartrending breakdown in that team almost puts her final swim in jeopardy. Ultimately, though, it is willpower and dedication that fuel Nyad’s success, and that is a life lesson that we can all embrace, no matter our dreams. -- Adrian Liang

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