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2024 selection · Nonfiction
Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water
Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water by Vicki Valosik appears in NPR’s 2024 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, staff picks, for history lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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