Surfing, windsurfing, water skiing Books
Taylor & Francis The American Surfer
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£41.99
Taylor & Francis The American Surfer
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£137.75
HarperCollins Publishers Inc All for a Few Perfect Waves
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£16.14
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Drop How the Most Addictive Sport Can Help Us
Book SynopsisTrade Review“This book is brilliant. You’ve never seen the gorgonian loops and layers of addiction illuminated so clearly and originally.” — WILLIAM FINNEGAN, New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Barbarian Days “Thad Ziolkowski explores the scientific and spiritual depths of the relationship between addiction and surfing—a sport that’s often portrayed as shallow, but in truth is anything but. As in the ocean itself, the sunlit waves coexist with the profound, and darker, layers beneath. The stories Ziolkowski tells—both his own and those of other surfers—are testaments to how there is much to be learned in the deeper waters, but only if you make it back to the surface. The Drop is a searingly personal, timely, and beautifully written book.” — SUSAN CASEY, bestselling author of The Wave “I can’t even swim in the ocean without some dread and fear, so surfing is unfathomable to me; with drugs (and their delights and horrors) I’m somewhat more familiar. Thad Ziolkowski has masterfully woven these two subjects together with his own singular but familiar American dude’s story. The Drop is a frank, fascinating, strange, wise, beautiful book.” — KURT ANDERSEN, New York Times bestselling author of Evil Geniuses “In The Drop, both a vivid personal memoir and a thoughtful exploration of compulsive behavior, Thad Ziolkowski finds an unlikely but sensible commonality between the drives underlying the fervor of surfing and the siren call of addictions. He recognizes the traumatic bases of both yet points to how the sport can ultimately be a force for healing.” — GABOR MATÉ, M.D., author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts “A poetic memoir of addiction, but also a beautiful reflection on the lure of surfing, which (as practitioners know) can be addictive. Ziolkowski examines the seedy, tweaky underside of the surf world as well as its logical upshot: surfing as a natural hook, which can show an addict the way back to sanity and light.” — MICHAEL SCOTT MOORE, author of The Desert and the Sea “What does a surfer do after riding a twenty-five-foot wave, or winning a world title, or getting barreled at Pipeline for a decade? Ah, solving that question—to paraphrase Philip Larkin—brings the rehab staff and the EMT crew running over the beaches in their long white coats. Through a brilliant plumbing of surfing’s dark side, Ziolkowski holds a light up to the bodies taken by addiction, while also showing a way out that exists within surfing itself.” — JAMIE BRISICK, author of Becoming Westerly and Have Board, Will Travel "Intimate take on the subject...vivid writing and evocative insights about the dopamine rush that the sport and drugs share." — Publishers Weekly "Thad Ziolkowski's ambitious new pseudo-memoir is ostensibly a book about surfing, and on a sentence level it contains some truly magical writing in the vein of Barbarian Days…But it's also an addiction memoir that isn't afraid to explore the liminal spaces where the endorphin rush of the sport meets our darker compulsions. In less capable hands the wheels would squeak right off. But when Ziolkowski is on, it's hard not to feel what he's feeling. It's a science book about the things we tether ourselves to, made spiritual." — GQ
£19.00
WW Norton & Co The Voodoo Wave
Book Synopsis“A finely crafted tale of the enigmatic world of big-wave surfers.”—Kirkus ReviewsTrade Review"A fascinating, insidery look at what happens when a commercial entity, Mavericks Surf Ventures, attempts to turn a monstrous surf break into a big-bucks brand... Read it now before Curtis Hanson's Gerald Butler-starring, apostrophe-deleting movie Mavericks hits theaters next year."
£12.89
Fernhurst Books Limited Ultimate Surfing Adventures
Book SynopsisExplore and experience 100 extraordinary surfing tales and adventures from around the globe with stunning photography.Trade Review"A thrilling journey around the world's best surf spots." (Carve Magazine, December 2010) "Inspiring reading for everyone from hardcore wave riders to couch surfers" (Alex Wade) "These epic shots and inspiring stories will get you seeking adventure around the next headland and beyond!" (Gabe Davies)Table of ContentsTropical Waters; Temperate Waters; Cold Waters
£19.00
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Surfing
Book SynopsisThe development of surfing.
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Surfâs Up
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£46.74
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Surfboard Wax
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Graphic Surf
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Flying Through the Clouds
Book SynopsisCapture the surfing world through the lens of photographer Jim Russi. Over 180 warm, dazzling photos from around the globe take readers on this surfing tour de force through Hawaii, Tahiti, California, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Fiji, Bali, Indonesia, and the islands off South Africa. The engaging text provides stories from the photographer''s global travels, adding an additional dimension to the brilliant photos and fascinating encounters with celebrities in the surfing world and other realms. Learn how Jim discovered a theme that would direct his work from that point forward during a shoot in 1997: the simple fun of surfing-showing a lifestyle that anyone could relate to, not simply appealing to hard-core surfers and dreamers alike. Give yourself a chance to dream. You will be glad you did.
£36.89
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Surf NYC
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£28.79
ARCADIA PUB (SC) Rincon Point
£20.39
Arcadia Publishing Oregon Surfing
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£21.24
History Press Surfing Virginia Beach and the Outer Banks Sports
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£18.69
HigherLife Publishing Dropping In: Experience the Life You Were Meant
Book Synopsis Dropping In -Experience the Life You Were Meant to LiveDo you live for thrill or for fear?If somewhere in the depth of your soul you long for more out of life than just playing it safe, getting by – existing, then this book is for you.Despite what you may think, this book is not about surfing, well not primarily. It's about living the kind of exhilarating, thrilling, almost too-good-to-be-believed kind of life that's actually possible.What surfing represents, and many surfers have experienced, is a feeling called "stoke." It's that happiness, that thrill and pure joy that comes when you catch and ride that perfect wave.Believe it or not, God intends for you to have this kind of life. And yet so often we settle for much less. Dropping In will help you open your heart, mind, and soul to the possibility of living differently.If standing on the shore of life has lost its appeal and you are ready to experience more, then you're ready to drop in and catch the wave of God's divine flow in your life that will keep you smiling!
£13.25
£23.63
