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Amazing Surfing Stories – Tales of Incredible Waves & Remarkable Riders: 4 (Amazing Stories) (Cover may vary)

Amazing Surfing Stories – Tales of Incredible Waves & Remarkable Riders: 4 (Amazing Stories) (Cover may vary)

by Alex Wade (Author)

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    Illustrated 2012

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Synopsis

This eclectic mix of surfing tales offers something for everyone, from classic tales of monster waves and epic battles to hilarious anecdotes of what goes on among the breakers. There are stories of death and disaster as well as bravery and triumph. Bizarre and extreme occurrences share space with accounts of perfect breaks and beautiful beaches. Throughout, surfing's greatest figures appear--Laird Hamilton and Tom Curren, the late legend Andy Irons and the ironman of surfing, Kelly Slater--alongside the local heroes who never made the headlines. From the UK to the USA, Europe to Australia, these stories from surfing's greatest places and faces will delight everyone who loves the sport.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 228
 Edition: 3rd ed.
 Publisher: Fernhurst Books Ltd.
Published: 28 Sep 2012
ISBN 10: 1119942543
ISBN 13: 9781119942542

Media Reviews
'Expect an exhilarating ride alongside surfing legends.' (Coast, September 2012) 'With tales of monster waves, deadly sharks and perfect breaks, this book alone gets every surfer stoked -- even if there isn't a wave in the sea' (Cornwall Today, December 2012) 'Entertainingly written and painstakingly researched there's something for everyone' (Carve Surfing, February 2013) 'Accessible and diverting. There are a great many stories here, all short and true. The language is at once literary and idiomatic...Wade comes across as so steeped in respect for the ocean that the overriding impression is of authenticity. The book succeeds through a confluence of subject matter and structure. Some of these stories will transport us, others may pass us by, and the feeling is eerily akin to that of surfing itself.' (Times Literary Supplement 2013)
Author Bio
ALEX WADE is a former white-collar boxer, media lawyer and freelance journalist who lives and surfs in Cornwall. As well as running the Surf Nation blog, he regularly contributes to The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Guardian and other national newspapers. He covers diverse areas as a freelance journalist and has written columns for The Independent on Sunday, timesonline.co.uk and Flush magazine on boxing, legal life and poker. Alex has travelled the globe extensively. He has written about New York, Albania and Kazakhstan; Barbados, Ireland and Andalucia; Captain Cook country, Mexico and Francis Ford Coppola's retreats in Belize and Guatemala. Despite a restless life he thinks he's found paradise in West Penwith, Cornwall, where he lives with his wife Karen, an accomplished abstract artist, and their two sons.