Surfing, windsurfing, water skiing Books
Hachette Australia Golden Daze The best years of Australian surfing
Book SynopsisGolden Daze tells the story of Australian surfing one year at a time through the lives of our greatest surfers. The book takes a deep dive into a significant year of their surfing lives. Years when they won, years when they lost. Years where their surfing and their surfboards changed the game. Grommet years when the days never ended. Years where they surfed up the coast, down the coast and globetrotted into the great unknown.Years when both surfing and society changed. Years when they made high art, experienced spiritual awakenings or were just tubed out of their minds. Even years where they survived the embrace of a great white shark. Part journal, part biography, part surf culture memoir, in Golden Daze, world renowned surf writer and bestselling author Sean Doherty gives a fascinating insight into what makes Australian surfing tick.Surfing Australia''s Hall of Fame recognises the nation''s most influential and iconic surfers. Every year the current member
£20.39
Abrams Waves Pro Surfers and Their World
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£21.25
Familius LLC The Surfer and the Sage: A Guide to Survive and
Book SynopsisSometimes life’s waves knock you down; other times, life might seem to sweep you along powerless. But the choice is always yours to swim back up to the light. Legendary world champion surfer Shaun Tomson and international bestselling poet-philosopher Noah benShea join forces to offer you insight on a path of purpose, hope, and faith. This timely guidebook alternates between Tomson’s inspiring experiential essays and benShea’s spiritual commentary that lift the soul, all accented with stunning full-color surfing photographs. After losing his son, Tomson walked the bitter road of loss and crossed from darkness into the light. The Surfer and the Sage addresses the eighteen relentless, breaking waves of life, from loss and aging to relationships and depression, and guides you to transformation. It is not a list of rules to follow that guarantee success, health, or wealth, but rather a collection of advice from two guides who have traveled far and wide and suffered deeply, but still look forward to tomorrow with faith and hope.Trade Review“Some great insights into riding the waves of life. If you surf, read this book. If you don’t surf, read this book."—Carissa Moore, surfing Olympic gold medallist and five-time world champion "Open-minded surfers will want to catch this wave." —Publishers Weekly "World champion surfer and inspirational author Shaun Tomson has done it again!His most recent project is a beautiful, little gem of a book titled The Surfer and the Sage which he co-wrote with Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet-philosopher, Noah benShea. Here at {pages} a bookstore in Manhattan Beach, CA we are proudly displaying and handselling this book to Dads, Grads, and all who are looking for a positive, uplifting missive about facing one’s challenges, embracing life’s gifts, and seeing the beauty and good out there. The message, the photos, the stories, and the package combine to make this a winner! For surfers and non-surfers alike!!"—Linda McLoughlin Figel, Pages Bookstore Praise for Noah benShea: "The insights in Noah benShea's work will benefit and transform all who read it."—Deepak Chopra, international best-selling author and physician "Noah benShea is a wise and compassionate man. His writings have touched me deeply. I highly recommend his work!"—Jack Canfield, best-selling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series "Noah benShea is a national treasure!"—US Representative (CA) Lois Capps "It's a very nice thing to have an old friend who is full of wit and wisdom. For me, that friend is Noah benShea."—Sandy Koufax, Baseball Hall of Fame "Noah benShea is the Compass because he has, with wit, compassion, and humor, helped so many of us to find our way."—Larry King, CNN "Noah benShea has elevated the human spirit to great heights with his wisdom." —Howard Schultz, executive chairman, Starbucks "I am proud to have Noah benShea in my life. He is a spiritual, inspirational, and insightful man. Everyone needs a friend like Noah."—Herbert Simon, chairman emeritus, Simon Property Group, Inc., owner of the Indiana Pacers, and chairman, Kirkus Reviews "Noah benShea is a welcome source of compassion and humble wisdom." —Bob Costas, Emmy Award-winning sportscaster “Some great insights into riding the waves of life. If you surf, read this book. If you don’t surf, read this book."—Carissa Moore, surfing Olympic gold medallist and five-time world champion Praise for Noah benShea: "The insights in Noah benShea's work will benefit and transform all who read it."-Deepak Chopra, international best-selling author and physician "Noah benShea is a wise and compassionate man. His writings have touched me deeply. I highly recommend his work!"-Jack Canfield, best-selling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series "Noah benShea is a national treasure!" -US Representative (CA) Lois Capps "It's a very nice thing to have an old friend who is full of wit and wisdom. For me, that friend is Noah benShea."-Sandy Koufax, Baseball Hall of Fame "Noah benShea is the Compass because he has, with wit, compassion, and humor, helped so many of us to find our way." -Larry King, CNN "Noah benShea has elevated the human spirit to great heights with his wisdom." -Howard Schultz, executive chairman, Starbucks "I am proud to have Noah benShea in my life. He is a spiritual, inspirational, and insightful man. Everyone needs a friend like Noah."-Herbert Simon, chairman emeritus, Simon Property Group, Inc., owner of the Indiana Pacers, and chairman, Kirkus Reviews "Noah benShea is a welcome source of compassion and humble wisdom." -Bob Costas, Emmy Award-winning sportscaster “Some great insights into riding the waves of life. If you surf, read this book. If you don’t surf, read this book."—Carissa Moore, surfing Olympic gold medallist and five-time world champion "Open-minded surfers will want to catch this wave." —Publishers Weekly Praise for Noah benShea: "The insights in Noah benShea's work will benefit and transform all who read it."—Deepak Chopra, international best-selling author and physician "Noah benShea is a wise and compassionate man. His writings have touched me deeply. I highly recommend his work!"—Jack Canfield, best-selling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series "Noah benShea is a national treasure!"—US Representative (CA) Lois Capps "It's a very nice thing to have an old friend who is full of wit and wisdom. For me, that friend is Noah benShea."—Sandy Koufax, Baseball Hall of Fame "Noah benShea is the Compass because he has, with wit, compassion, and humor, helped so many of us to find our way."—Larry King, CNN "Noah benShea has elevated the human spirit to great heights with his wisdom." —Howard Schultz, executive chairman, Starbucks "I am proud to have Noah benShea in my life. He is a spiritual, inspirational, and insightful man. Everyone needs a friend like Noah."—Herbert Simon, chairman emeritus, Simon Property Group, Inc., owner of the Indiana Pacers, and chairman, Kirkus Reviews "Noah benShea is a welcome source of compassion and humble wisdom." —Bob Costas, Emmy Award-winning sportscaster "Mixing self-help with photography and poetry, professional surfer Tomson (The Code) and philosopher benShea (We Are All Jacob’s Children) present a charming program for connecting people to their “true purpose.” The authors compare navigating life’s ups and downs to riding waves, share reflections on hardship, and offer guidance on how to stay afloat. Tomson describes his “Code Method” for finding purpose, which helps one articulate one’s priorities by creating 12 statements that begin with “I will” (e.g., “I will be better”). He also shares personal anecdotes about surfing and family, including how the death of his 15-year-old son shook his faith. BenShea contributes poems with such enigmatic admonitions as “Your calm is not at a distance from you unless you are at a distance from you,” and waxes philosophical about surfing (“Faith is believing that the great wave destined for you is still out there”). Merkel’s vibrant photos, meanwhile, depict the waves and surfers of California and Hawaii. Aside from Tomson’s “Code Method,” the advice is sparse, but benShea’s offbeat wisdom is worth sticking around for (“Hope and despair are both equal opportunity clothing options in every closet”). Open-minded surfers will want to catch this wave."—Publishers Weekly
£12.59
Patagonia Books El Hijo Del Pescador: El Espiritu de Ramon
Book SynopsisRamon Navarro, a third generation subsistence fisherman and farmer who lives on the coast of Chile at Punta Lobos, learned to surf on a busted surfboard left by a visiting surfer. Since then, he has become one of the top-ten big wave riders. He has used his surfing accomplishments to protect his home break, and is admired around the world as an environmental activist, fighting resort development on the point, the building of pulp mills along on the coast, and blocking sewage pipes that pollute the ocean off Pichilemu. Editor Chris Malloy created the film and book, The Fisherman's Son, which focuses on Ramon's rise to big wave fame and how Ramon is using that notoriety to make his voice heard on activism issues. Contributors to the book include Gerry Lopez, Josh Berry, and Jack Johnson. Part of the proceeds to the book and film will be used to support Ramon's environmental efforts.
£14.99
University of Illinois Press Surf and Rescue
Book SynopsisThe mixed-race Hawaiian athlete George Freeth brought surfing to Venice, California, in 1907. Over the next twelve years, Freeth taught Southern Californians to surf and swim while creating a modern lifeguard service that transformed the beach into a destination for fun, leisure, and excitement. Patrick Moser places Freeth's inspiring life story against the rise of the Southern California beach culture he helped shape and define. Freeth made headlines with his rescue of seven fishermen, an act of heroism that highlighted his innovative lifeguarding techniques. But he also founded California''s first surf club and coached both male and female athletes, including Olympic swimming champion and father of modern surfing Duke Kahanamoku. Often in financial straits, Freeth persevered as a teacher and lifeguarding pioneer--building a legacy that endured long after his death during the 1919 influenza pandemic. A compelling merger of biography and sports history, Surf and Rescue bringsTrade Review"A valuable and absorbing biography, starring a forgotten founder of California beach culture." --Library Journal, starred review"It’s terrific to have such substantial research collected in a single volume with many falsehoods corrected. The fascinating part is that, despite the research that Moser has amassed, after so many years of low-flying fame, Freeth himself remains a smooth enigma." --Los Angeles Review of Books"Moser’s book will bring renewed attention to Freeth, whose contributions to surf and beach culture in California have typically been overshadowed by those of his fellow Hawaiian waterman and protege Duke Kahanamoku." --San Francisco Chronicle"It is difficult to think of the California lifestyle today without appreciating the legacies left by George Freeth. We can thank Patrick Moser for bringing this somewhat enigmatic figure to life in his excellent new book." --Southern California Quarterly"Surf and Rescue is an informative, engaging, and fascinating account of the way one man forever changed the world for the better." --Kelp Journal"That this nothing-if-not authoritative treatise on the understudied George Freeth is shockingly well researched comes as little surprise. That is what Patrick Moser is known for. Yet as rigorous as Surf and Rescue might be, the clarity of the language and the knowledge of topic--surfing--lifts this book into sheer page-turner territory."--Scott Hulet, The Surfer's Journal"Moser's book offers a well-written biography of Freeth that will be exciting and engaging to those deeply invested in the history of surfing and lifeguarding." --H-Net Reviews“Patrick Moser is an excellent historian, surf or otherwise, and with Surf and Rescue we get Moser at his very best: clear-eyed and knowledgeable, a detail man who can nimbly pull back to present the big picture. George Freeth is an undeservedly forgotten figure in American cultural history, and Patrick Moser is the right person to bring him forward.”--Matt Warshaw, author of The History of Surfing
£77.35
University of California Press Surfing about Music
Book SynopsisPresents an examination of the interrelationships of music and surfing explores different ways that surfers combine surfing with making and listening to music. This title discusses the origins of surfing in Hawai'i, its central role in Hawaiian society, and the mele (chants) and hula (dance or visual poetry) about surfing.Trade Review"[Cooley] tells a story that is just good entertainment. It will appeal to general audiences as much as it will to surfers and fans of surf music and surf culture." -- Brett Leigh Dicks Santa Barbara News Press "A serious book about a normally laid-back subject." -- Phyllis Fong Men's Journal "Invites the reader to hop on the board and catch the (sound) wave." -- Bill Baars Library Journal "Cooley, an ethnomusicologist and a surfer, finds commonalities in the ephemeral, creative qualities of the two activities." -- Star-Advertiser Staff Honolulu StarTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Online Examples Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Trouble in Paradise: The History and Reinvention of Surfing 2. "Surf Music" and the California Surfing Boom: New Surfing Gets a New Sound 3. Music in Surf Movies 4. Two Festivals and Three Genres of Music 5. The Pro Surfer Sings 6. The Soul Surfer Sings 7. Playing Together and Solitary Play: Why Surfers Need Music Notes Bibliography Discography Filmography Index
£22.50
University of Nebraska Press The Battle for Paradise Surfing Tuna and One
Book SynopsisPavones, a town located on the southern tip of Costa Rica, is a haven for surfers, expatriates, and fishermen seeking a place to start over. In The Battle for Paradise, Jeremy Evans travels to Pavones to uncover the story of how this ragtag group stood up to a multinational company and how a shadowy figure from the town’s violent past became an unlikely hero.Trade Review"Don't miss this uplifting tale of fantastic surfing, saving the environment, and a greedy company's efforts to expand their business at all costs—all in our sleepy little southern town of Pavones."—Carol Blair Vaughn, Costa Rica Star"A valuable addition to surf historiography. . . . Enjoyable and well-told narrative."—Tolga Ozyurtcu, Sport in American History“Congratulations to Jeremy Evans for telling the truest story so far about Pavones, the iconic end-of-the-road place where human greed and conflict threatened to destroy exactly what brought people there.”—Drew Kampion, award-winning author and former editor of Surfer and Surfing magazines“Jeremy Evans tells the true story of surfers, tuna, drug lords, and jungle fever in the backwaters and blue bays of Costa Rica. For anyone who has traveled the surf coast of Central America, The Battle for Paradise is a must-read.”—Serge Dedina, executive director of Wildcoast and author of Wild Sea and Surfing the Border“The waves of Pavones rifle down a long left-hand point break, and for this reason they have become some of the most iconic waves in Costa Rica. However, as incredible as the waves are, the story behind the town is what will truly leave you gasping for air.”—Kyle Thiermann, professional surfer “Pavones, Costa Rica, lay in a bucolic slumber until an entrepreneurial American smuggler with a Napoleon complex paid cash for a county-sized chunk of its surf-swept coast and made himself king. Things spiraled out of control from there, subsiding into a tropical stew of escapists, surfers, squatters, greed, and long, clean lefts.”—Steve Pezman, publisher of the Surfer’s Journal Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. A Fish Story2. Killer Dana3. Paper Chase4. Geckos and Iguanas5. The Pavones Bus6. Red Road7. Danny Land8. Tuna Coast9. Law and Order10. The King’s Exit11. Jungle Invasion12. Pura Vida13. Judgment Day14. Saving Waves15. End of the RoadBibliography
£27.54
Duke University Press The Critical Surf Studies Reader
Book SynopsisAn innovative exploration of the history and culture of surfing that recasts wave-riding as a complex cultural practice and reclaims the forgotten roles that women, indigenous peoples, and peoples of color have played in the its evolution.Trade Review"Editors Hough-Snee and Eastman have curated 18 essays that go above and below the waves to explore the deeper social, cultural, and political meaning of surfing. Recommended. All readers." -- R. W. Roberts * Choice *"An exciting and important contribution to a field that is still relatively new to academics. . . . The book is an ambitious and innovative one that lays valuable groundwork for a field with a promising future. Beyond surf-oriented scholars, it will be of interest to scholars in the wider fields of sport history, cultural studies, ethnic studies, gender studies, geography, and political economy; and to a nonacademic readership that includes surfers and surf enthusiasts." -- Elizabeth E. Sine * Journal of Sport History *"While [The Critical Surf Studies Reader] is underpinned by a rich diversity, essays collected here all find a certain degree of unity through a shared commitment to critical analysis and reflexivity that marks each as a serious intellectual engagement with the world of surfing. . . . High-quality scholarship and insightful critical analysis make this a worthy addition to other works in the field of Indigenous studies." -- Barry Judd * Native American and Indigenous Studies *"Many of the chapters are written with a historical approach to studying surfing, making this book highly relevant for sport historians interested in surfing and other lifestyle/action sports. A well-written and recommended read for surfing history enthusiasts!" -- Anne Tjønndal * International Journal of the History of Sport *"The Critical Surf Studies Reader is a thought-provoking book that will make important contributions to numerous fields including sociology of sport, sociology of action sports, sport for development and peace, cultural studies, media studies, leisure and tourism studies, critical race studies, and settler colonial studies. . . . [T]his collection of work should have a wide appeal within and beyond academia, and I can imagine it being taken up by those surfers who are critically engaged with the activity that defines such a part of their identity and communities." -- Rebecca Olive * Sociology of Sport Journal *"What makes this book especially interesting is that even though it is of course an anthology, the strengths of the individual texts come through when consuming the collection holistically. ... All of the texts provide excellent insights and, taken together, produce a vivid image of the current state of surfing in its various facets." -- Jeeshan Gazi * National Identities *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction / Dexter Zavalza Hough-Snee and Alexander Sotelo Eastman 1 Part I. Coloniality and Decolonization 1. On a Mission: Hiram Bingham and the Rhetoric of Urgency / Patrick Moser 29 2. A World Apart: Pleasure, Rebellion, and the Politics of Surf Tourism / Scott Laderman 47 3. Kai Ea: Rising Waves of National and Ethnic Hawaiian Identities / Isaiah Helekunihi Walker 62 4. Consolidation, Creativity, and (de)Colonization in the State of Modern Surfing / Dexter Zavalza Hough-Snee and Alexander Sotelo Eastman 84 5. Decolonizing Sustainable Surf Tourism / Tara Ruttenberg and Peter Brosius 109 Part II. Race, Ethnicity, and Identity 6. Surfing beyond Racial and Colonial Imperatives in Early Modern Atlantic Africa and Oceania / Kevin Dawson 135 7. Pushing under the Whitewash: Revisiting the Making of South Africa's Surfing Sixties / Glen Thompson 155 8. Space Invaders in Surfing's White Tribe: Exploring Surfing, Race, and Identity / Belinda Wheaton 177 9. Indigenous Surfing: Pedagogy, Pleasure, and Decolonial Practice / Colleen McGloin 196 10. Appropriating Surfing and the Politics of Indigenous Authenticity / Dina Gilio-Whitaker 214 Part III. Feminist Critical Geography 11. Surfeminism, Critical Regionalism, and Public Scholarship / Krista Comer 235 12. Desexing Surfing? Pedagogies of Possibility / lisahunter 263 13. "My Mother Is a Fish": From Stealth Feminism to Surfeminism / Cori Schumacher 284 Part IV. Capitalism, Economics, and the Commodification of Surf Culture 14. Free Ride: The Food Stamp Surfer, American Counterculture, and the Refusal of Work / Kristin Lawler 305 15. The Political Economy of Surfing Culture: Production, Profit, and Representation / Douglas Booth 318 16. Soulful and Precarious: The Working Experiences of Surfboard Makers / Andrew Warren and Chris Gibson 342 17. Branded Primitives / Robin Canniford 365 18. Surfing and Contemporary China / Clifton Evers 386 Bibliography 403 Contributors 443 Index 449
£89.10
Duke University Press The Critical Surf Studies Reader
Book SynopsisAn innovative exploration of the history and culture of surfing that recasts wave-riding as a complex cultural practice and reclaims the forgotten roles that women, indigenous peoples, and peoples of color have played in the its evolution.Trade Review"Editors Hough-Snee and Eastman have curated 18 essays that go above and below the waves to explore the deeper social, cultural, and political meaning of surfing. Recommended. All readers." -- R. W. Roberts * Choice *"An exciting and important contribution to a field that is still relatively new to academics. . . . The book is an ambitious and innovative one that lays valuable groundwork for a field with a promising future. Beyond surf-oriented scholars, it will be of interest to scholars in the wider fields of sport history, cultural studies, ethnic studies, gender studies, geography, and political economy; and to a nonacademic readership that includes surfers and surf enthusiasts." -- Elizabeth E. Sine * Journal of Sport History *"While [The Critical Surf Studies Reader] is underpinned by a rich diversity, essays collected here all find a certain degree of unity through a shared commitment to critical analysis and reflexivity that marks each as a serious intellectual engagement with the world of surfing. . . . High-quality scholarship and insightful critical analysis make this a worthy addition to other works in the field of Indigenous studies." -- Barry Judd * Native American and Indigenous Studies *"Many of the chapters are written with a historical approach to studying surfing, making this book highly relevant for sport historians interested in surfing and other lifestyle/action sports. A well-written and recommended read for surfing history enthusiasts!" -- Anne Tjønndal * International Journal of the History of Sport *"The Critical Surf Studies Reader is a thought-provoking book that will make important contributions to numerous fields including sociology of sport, sociology of action sports, sport for development and peace, cultural studies, media studies, leisure and tourism studies, critical race studies, and settler colonial studies. . . . [T]his collection of work should have a wide appeal within and beyond academia, and I can imagine it being taken up by those surfers who are critically engaged with the activity that defines such a part of their identity and communities." -- Rebecca Olive * Sociology of Sport Journal *"What makes this book especially interesting is that even though it is of course an anthology, the strengths of the individual texts come through when consuming the collection holistically. ... All of the texts provide excellent insights and, taken together, produce a vivid image of the current state of surfing in its various facets." -- Jeeshan Gazi * National Identities *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction / Dexter Zavalza Hough-Snee and Alexander Sotelo Eastman 1 Part I. Coloniality and Decolonization 1. On a Mission: Hiram Bingham and the Rhetoric of Urgency / Patrick Moser 29 2. A World Apart: Pleasure, Rebellion, and the Politics of Surf Tourism / Scott Laderman 47 3. Kai Ea: Rising Waves of National and Ethnic Hawaiian Identities / Isaiah Helekunihi Walker 62 4. Consolidation, Creativity, and (de)Colonization in the State of Modern Surfing / Dexter Zavalza Hough-Snee and Alexander Sotelo Eastman 84 5. Decolonizing Sustainable Surf Tourism / Tara Ruttenberg and Peter Brosius 109 Part II. Race, Ethnicity, and Identity 6. Surfing beyond Racial and Colonial Imperatives in Early Modern Atlantic Africa and Oceania / Kevin Dawson 135 7. Pushing under the Whitewash: Revisiting the Making of South Africa's Surfing Sixties / Glen Thompson 155 8. Space Invaders in Surfing's White Tribe: Exploring Surfing, Race, and Identity / Belinda Wheaton 177 9. Indigenous Surfing: Pedagogy, Pleasure, and Decolonial Practice / Colleen McGloin 196 10. Appropriating Surfing and the Politics of Indigenous Authenticity / Dina Gilio-Whitaker 214 Part III. Feminist Critical Geography 11. Surfeminism, Critical Regionalism, and Public Scholarship / Krista Comer 235 12. Desexing Surfing? Pedagogies of Possibility / lisahunter 263 13. "My Mother Is a Fish": From Stealth Feminism to Surfeminism / Cori Schumacher 284 Part IV. Capitalism, Economics, and the Commodification of Surf Culture 14. Free Ride: The Food Stamp Surfer, American Counterculture, and the Refusal of Work / Kristin Lawler 305 15. The Political Economy of Surfing Culture: Production, Profit, and Representation / Douglas Booth 318 16. Soulful and Precarious: The Working Experiences of Surfboard Makers / Andrew Warren and Chris Gibson 342 17. Branded Primitives / Robin Canniford 365 18. Surfing and Contemporary China / Clifton Evers 386 Bibliography 403 Contributors 443 Index 449
£24.69
Libros del Asteroide S.L.U. Años salvajes
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£26.49
Taylor & Francis The American Surfer
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£41.99
Taylor & Francis The American Surfer
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£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
£999.99
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
North Point Press Caught inside a Surfers Year on the California
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£15.20
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
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