Surfing and the Philosophy of Sport (Studies in Philosophy of Sport)
by Daniel Brennan
Surfing and the Philosophy of Sport uses the insights gained through an analysis of the sport of surfing to explore key questions and discourses within the philosophy of sports. As surfing has been practiced dynamically, since its beginnings as a traditional Polynesian pursuit to its current status as a counter-culture lifestyle and also a highly professionalized and commercialized sport that will take part in the Olympic Games, it presents a unique phenomenon in the world of sport from which to...
Finally, France has a "Stormrider Surf Guide" that covers all the incredible waves along this vast coastline. From the chilly Channel to the mild Mediterranean, there's something for everyone, helpfully written in both French and English. Beautifully illustrated by the best photographs available and crammed full of new information, this is the one and only guide to Europe's favourite surfing playground. France is the epicentre of the European surf experience and "The Stormrider Surf Guide France...
With grit, poetry, and humor, Peter Heller, acclaimed author of The River and The Whale Warriors recounts his remarkable journey of discovery--of surfing, an entirely new challenge; of the ocean's beauty and power; of the strange surf subculture; of love; and, most of all, of how to seek adventure while crafting a meaningful life. Author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Dog Stars Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for Literature Having resolved to master a big-hollow wave--that...
Golden 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...
Surfing Places, Surfboard Makers
by Geomorphologist Andrew Warren and Chris Gibson
In November 2010, the surfing superstar Andy Irons died mysteriously in a Dallas hotel room four days before his rival Kelly Slater won his tenth world surfing title. Slater wore a white wet suit and served as a role model for a generation of surfers. Irons, who was brash and cocky, wore black, and was the hard-charging, hard-partying rock star who called himself "the people's champ." These two represented the modern face of surfing. Slater's efforts to legitimise surfing as a sport with mainstr...
For The Rich There Is Therapy.. For The Rest Of Us There Is Paddle Surfing
by Joy Books Hub
Hawaiian Aloha Vintage Surfboards Dot Grid Journal
by Retro Surf Publishing