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English
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Investigates colossal ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out. For centuries, mariners have spun tales of gargantuan waves, 100 feet high or taller. Until recently scientists dismissed these stories; waves that high would seem to violate the laws of physics. But in the past few decades, as a number of ships have vanished and new evidence has emerged, oceanographers realized something was brewing in the planet's waters. They found...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The Girl's Guide to Surfing delivers all a girl needs to score the wave of her choice. The surfing population has recently exploded, and women are in the water more than ever. For all these hearty souls, author Andrea McCloud delivers down-to-earth instruction and indispensable advice. Find out what kind of surf equipment is specifically right for women and how to get it. Learn how to read local breaks and tides for catching the right wave at the...
4) Surf's up
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Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Teenage Rockhopper penguin Cody Maverick is an up-and-coming surfer who is about to enter his first pro competition. Followed by a documentary crew to film his experiences, Cody leaves Antarctica for the warmer climes in order to surf in the Big Z Memorial Surf Championship covered by the SPEN network. His hero, champion surfer Big Z, has been gone for ten years, and Cody wants to win the championship in his memory. On his journey he encounters surfer-dude...
6) Surfing
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Series
Language
English
Description
Explains what surfing is, its origins, and safety tips designed to protect the rider and those around him/her.
Author
Publisher
It Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Everything you need to know about waves Classic surf trips, from California to Cornwall Iconic surf movies and legendary image-makers Profiles of surfing greats, including Miki Dora, Nat Young, and Kelly Slater Practical advice-from becoming a greener surfer to travel essentials and how surfing conquered the world!
It was the sport of Polynesian princes whose names have been lost to history. It is a lifestyle, an art, a sacred rite, a belief system-a...
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Series
Publisher
FalconGuides
Language
English
Description
"The Art of Stand Up Paddling" includes everything both new and not-so-new paddlers need to know--from buying a board and getting started on your local lake to paddling rivers and surfing waves in Hawaii. Also included is a fascinating and controversial history of stand up paddling, which, although new to many, actually dates back hundreds of years to Peruvian and Hawaiian fishermen.
13) Surfer, dude
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A surfing icon comes home to find Malibu has changed. Gone are the times when surfers lived just to catch a wave; now it's all about sponsorships, virtual reality, and money. When the waves go flat, Steve's backed into a corner and he's got to endure.
Publisher
Monterey Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
They call it The Endless Summer, the ultimate surfing adventure, crossing the globe in search of the perfect wave. From the uncharted waters of West Africa, to the shark-filled seas of Australia, to the tropical paradise of Tahiti and beyond, two California surfers, Robert August and Mike Hynson, accomplish in a few months what most people never get to do in a lifetime, they live their dream.
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Publisher
Flat Hammock Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Surfing Cold Water chronicles the experience of surfing the waters of New England through the long off-season. Seen through the eyes of a home-owner and career man, this account is not about the professional circuit or descriptions of the most famous surf spots on the planet. Instead, it examines the cycles of life and surfing experienced by millions of unheralded wave riders. It also illuminates the burning desire that sends a select few into frigid...
