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Waves: Great Stories From The Surf


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An illustrated anthology of the best of Australian surf writing. 'together they paddled hard to meet the rearing, feathered swells. Everywhere was spray and sunlight and upreaching force. Leaper and his companion scrambled atop the first and skittered down its back into the path of the next, leaving behind the sound of an avalanche.' - tim Winton Paddle the Ka'iwi Channel between Hawaiian islands with tom Carroll Roam the mean streets of Maroubra with Koby Abberton Cruise remotest Indonesia on a luxury surf charter with Kelly Slater trade waves and wild yarns with Nat Young in Angourie Search the remote Victorian coastline with Wayne Lynch Dodge cleanup sets at Jaws and Mavericks with the world's top big wave surfers trace the last days of surfing's black knight Miki Dora Ponder the ancient origins of surfing, tackle circus gorillas in Peru, and feel the ground shake as a huge swell hits the North Shore of Oahu this collection of great Australian surf stories sheds new light on the 'moveable feast' that is modern surfing, and gives an intimate insider's view of the mad compulsion to ride waves - whatever the costs. If you've never surfed, these stories will make you want to start. If you already surf, they'll remind you why you're never going to stop.

About the Author :
Tim Baker is a former editor of Tracks and Surfing Life magazines. Tim is co-author of Bustin' Down the Door (with Rabbit Bartholomew) and holds a Bachelor of Journalism from RMIT. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Sydney Morning Herald, Inside Sport and GQ, amongst others. His previous book was Waves: Great Stories from the Surf.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780732283308
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: HarperSports
  • Height: 154 mm
  • No of Pages: 306
  • Sub Title: Great Stories From The Surf
  • Width: 234 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0732283302
  • Publisher Date: 26 Oct 2005
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 22 mm
  • Weight: 486 gr


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