Francisco Ferreras Bücher

Eine große tragische Liebesgeschichte aus der faszinierenden Welt der Extremtaucher! Sie sind Liebende, Seelenverwandte – und die besten Freitaucher der Welt. Als sie einander begegnen, ist es um beide geschehen. Die junge Meeresbiologin Audrey Mestre lernt 1996 bei einem erfolgreichen Weltrekord in Mexiko den Extremtaucher Pipín Ferreras kennen und lieben. Eine Legende dieses Sports – und ein Mann, der bisher nur eines kannte: „No Limits“, die Obsession des Apnoetauchens. Ohne Atemgeräte, nur auf den eigenen Willen vertrauend, tauchen sie bis an die Grenzen dessen, was ein Mensch aushalten kann. Ihr Tanz mit dem Tod endet an jenem Tag, als nur Pipín lebend aus der Tiefe zurückkommt … Ganz in der Tradition von Krakauers „In eisige Höhen“: ein einzigartiger Einblick in eine außergewöhnliche Extremsportart. Und in die Sehnsucht des Menschen, bis an seine Grenzen zu gehen – und darüber hinaus …

Francisco Ferrer navigated a tempestuous world of anarchist assassins, radical republican conspirators, anticlerical rioters, and freethinking educators to establish the legendary Escuela Moderna and the Modern School movement that his martyrdom propelled around the globe. This is the first historical reader to gather together his writings on rationalist education, revolutionary violence, and the general strike (most translated into English for the first time) and put them into conversation with the letters, speeches, and articles of his comrades, collaborators, and critics.

In 1996, Francisco "Pipín" Ferreras, a native Cuban and a world champion in the dangerous and controversial sport of free diving, met Audrey Mestre, a beautiful French marine biology student. A passionate romance immediately bloomed between the two, and their love was bonded by a shared fascination with and devotion to the ocean. They soon became free diving's power couple, testing the limits of their wills and bodies by descending to unthinkable depths. Then, on October 12, 2002, in a dive off the coast of the Dominican Republic, tragedy struck: Audrey's attempt to break the world record of 170 meters ended in her death. Now, for the first time, Pipín tells his story. He shares the heart-pounding adventure and fierce competition that fuel the sport of free diving and his own addiction to it. He addresses the controversy that has followed him throughout his career and that spun out of control after Audrey's death. And he relates the haunting story of his relationship with Audrey -- a unique and complicated tale of love and obsession taken to extreme depths.