Sharks, Death, Surfers

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Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 3956794249
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (567 download)

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Book Synopsis Sharks, Death, Surfers by : Melissa Mccarthy

Download or read book Sharks, Death, Surfers written by Melissa Mccarthy and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How sharks have been depicted over centuries and across cultures—and what sharks see when they look back. We encounter the world through surfaces: the screen, the page, our skin, the ocean's swell. Here on the sea is the surfer, positioned at the edge of the collapsing wave. And lurking underneath in a monstrous mirroring is the shark. When the two meet, carving along the surface, breaking through the boundary, death appears. Steering her analysis from the newspaper obituary through literature and past cinema, Melissa McCarthy investigates a fundamental aspect of the human condition: our state of being between life and death, always in precarious and watery balance. Sharks, Death, Surfers observes how sharks have been depicted over centuries and across cultures, then flips the lens (and dissects the cornea) to consider what sharks see when they look back. These refracted lines of inquiry—optical, philosophical, historical—converge at the focal point where we can fix the image of the surfer and the shark. This is the picture McCarthy frames: the cartilaginous companions gliding together in a perfect model of how to read, navigate, and exist.

Sharks Never Sleep

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ISBN 13 : 9781743584620
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (846 download)

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Book Synopsis Sharks Never Sleep by : Brendan McAloon

Download or read book Sharks Never Sleep written by Brendan McAloon and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shark! The word alone induces Terror, but what is it like to stare into the jaws of a shark? Following a year of record numbers of shark attacks, Brendan McAloon's Sharks Never Sleep takes us around the world to meet shark-attack survivors, shark lovers and shark hunters, who tell us of the primal fear of being eaten alive by a wild animal, the unimaginable grief of losing a loved one and extraordinary stories of encounters with sharks. In Ballina on the east coast of Australia, Daren Rogers recounts how he tried to save Japanese surfer Tadashi Nakahara, who was mauled to death by a great white shark. At Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, Mick Fanning revisits the incident that turned him into a global celebrity - the time he narrowly escaped death by punching a great white in the face during the final of one of the world's biggest professional surfing competitions. At Jaws on the Hawaiian island of Maui, shark-attack survivor Bethany Hamilton heads into monstrous waves to surf, even after having lost her arm to a tiger shark as a 13-year-old junior surfing champion. Explore our complex relationship of fear and fascination with sharks by meeting scientists, conservationists and a host of eccentric characters in these gripping tales of first-hand encounters. About the author: Brendan McAloon is a reformed journalist and television producer. He established Rip Curl's Search TV series, co-produced Mick Fanning's award-winning biopic surf film Mick, Myself & Eugene, and was a television producer for professional surfing's World Championship Tour. He followed his 2009 surf/travel memoir Deep Water: Travel stories & the search for the perfect wave by editing the journals of the original surf explorer Peter Troy (To the Four Corners of the World) in 2011. He lives on Victoria's west coast with his wife and two children.

AFROSURF

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Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1984860410
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Book Synopsis AFROSURF by : Mami Wata

Download or read book AFROSURF written by Mami Wata and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the untold story of African surf culture in this glorious and colorful collection of profiles, essays, photographs, and illustrations. AFROSURF is the first book to capture and celebrate the surfing culture of Africa. This unprecedented collection is compiled by Mami Wata, a Cape Town surf company that fiercely believes in the power of African surf. Mami Wata brings together its co-founder Selema Masekela and some of Africa's finest photographers, thinkers, writers, and surfers to explore the unique culture of eighteen coastal countries, from Morocco to Somalia, Mozambique, South Africa, and beyond. Packed with over fifty essays, AFROSURF features surfer and skater profiles, thought pieces, poems, photos, illustrations, ephemera, recipes, and a mini comic, all wrapped in an astounding design that captures the diversity and character of Africa. A creative force of good in their continent, Mami Wata sources and manufactures all their wares in Africa and works with communities to strengthen local economies through surf tourism. With this mission in mind, Mami Wata is donating 100% of their proceeds to support two African surf therapy organizations, Waves for Change and Surfers Not Street Children.

Death Rides the Surf

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101206055
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Book Synopsis Death Rides the Surf by : Nora Charles

Download or read book Death Rides the Surf written by Nora Charles and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-06-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once a snowbird, now full-time resident and sometime sleuth Kate Kennedy “is a stylish and sophisticated Miss Marple, seeking justice in sunny South Florida instead of a rainy English Village, and meeting the most delightfully eccentric suspects in the process.” (Victoria Thompson, author of Murder in Chinatown) Tired of college, Kate Kennedy’s granddaughter, Katherine, drops out and heads for Florida, landing in the apartment of Kate’s best friend. In her quest for a new life, she takes up with a gang of surfers that go by name “The Four Boardsmen of the Apocalypse.” But catching waves can be a dangerous pastime. When Katherine’s surfer crush is killed in a shark attack, foul play is suspected, especially by the police. Fingers are pointing at Katherine—including, to Kate’s disappointment, that of her friend Detective Nick Carbone. It’s up to Kate to prove her beloved granddaughter’s innocence or else Katherine’s “new life” will be spent behind bars.

Surfing Life

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351896830
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Book Synopsis Surfing Life by : Mark Stranger

Download or read book Surfing Life written by Mark Stranger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surfing Life is a study of surfing and social change that also provides insights into other experience-based contemporary subcultures and the nature of the self and social formations in contemporary society. Making use of extensive empirical material to support innovative theoretical approaches to social change, this book offers an analysis of the relationship between embodied experience, culture and the economy. With its ground breaking theoretical contributions, and its foundation in an ethnographic study of surfing culture in locations across Australia, this volume will appeal not only to those interested in the social and cultural phenomenon of surfing, but also to anyone interested in the sociology of sport and leisure, the sociology of culture and consumption, risk-taking, subcultures and theories of contemporary social change.

Soul Surfer

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 147110950X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Book Synopsis Soul Surfer by : Bethany Hamilton

Download or read book Soul Surfer written by Bethany Hamilton and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-25 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They say Bethany Hamilton has saltwater in her veins. How else could one explain the tremendous passion that drives her to surf? How else could one explain that nothing - not even the loss of her arm in a horrific shark attack - could come between her and the waves? That Halloween morning in Kauai, Hawaii Bethany responded to the shark's stealth with a calmness beyond belief. Pushing pain and panic aside, she immediately thought: 'Get to the beach...' Rushed to the hospital, where her father, Ted Hamilton, was about to undergo knee surgery, Bethany found herself taking his spot in the operating theatre. When the first thing Bethany wanted to know after surgery was 'When can I surf again?' it became clear that her unfaltering spirit and determination were part of a greater story - a tale of courage and faith that this modest and soft-spoken girl would come to share with the world.

Death Rides the Surf

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ISBN 13 : 9781941962329
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (623 download)

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Book Synopsis Death Rides the Surf by : Noreen Wald

Download or read book Death Rides the Surf written by Noreen Wald and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sparkles like the South Florida sunshine...Kate Kennedy is a warm and funny heroine." - Nancy Martin, Author of the Blackbird Sisters Mysteries "Miss Marple with a modern twist... Wald] is a very funny lady " - Donna Andrews, Author of the Meg Langslow Mysteries "A stylish and sophisticated Miss Marple, seeking justice in sunny South Florida instead of a rainy English Village, and meeting the most delightfully eccentric suspects in the process." - Victoria Thompson, Author of the Gaslight Mysteries "Kate Kennedy's wry wit, genuine kindness, and openness to adventure make her a sleuth to cherish. Death is a Bargain is another top-notch entry in a great series." - Carolyn Hart, Author of the Death on Demand Mysteries Tired of college, Kate Kennedy's granddaughter, Katharine, drops out and heads for Florida, landing in the apartment of Kate's best friend. In her quest for a new life, she takes up with a gang of surfers that go by the name "The Four Boardsmen of the Apocalypse." But catching waves can be a dangerous pastime. When Katharine's surfer crush is killed in a shark attack, foul play is suspected, especially by the police. Fingers are pointing at Katharine-including, to Kate's disappointment, those of her friend Detective Nick Carbone. It's up to Kate to prove her beloved granddaughter's innocence or else Katharine's "new life" will be spent behind bars. Related subjects include: women sleuths, humorous murder mysteries, cozy mysteries, murder mysteries, whodunit mysteries (whodunnit), book club recommendations, amateur sleuth books. Books in the Kate Kennedy, Senior Sleuth Mystery Series: DEATH WITH AN OCEAN VIEW (#1) DEATH OF THE SWAMI SCHWARTZ (#2) DEATH IS A BARGAIN (#3) DEATH STORMS THE SHORE (#4) DEATH RIDES THE SURF (#5) Also by Noreen Wald: Books in the Jake O'Hara Ghostwriter Mystery Series: GHOSTWRITER ANONYMOUS (#1) THE LUCK OF THE GHOSTWRITER (#2) A GHOSTWRITER TO DIE FOR (#3) REMEMBRANCE OF GHOSTWRITERS PAST (#4) GHOSTWRITER FOR HIRE (#5) Part of the Henery Press Mystery Series Collection, if you like one, you'll probably like them all... Author Bio: A winning contestant on seven television game shows-including Jeopardy -Noreen later worked for Goodson-Todman and Merv Griffin Productions, helping to develop television game show pilots. She's lectured at the Smithsonian, the CIA, the National Press Club and aboard the QE II. She taught at the Writer's Center in Bethesda, MD and at the Florida Center for the Book in Fort Lauderdale."

Surf Sharks

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ISBN 13 : 9780989064118
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (641 download)

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Book Synopsis Surf Sharks by : Shelley Wolf

Download or read book Surf Sharks written by Shelley Wolf and published by . This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of how three young sharks and three young surfers come together to help each other escape danger and solve problems. They find friendship, respect, and a common love for the waves.

The History of Surfing

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Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452100942
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Book Synopsis The History of Surfing by : Matt Warshaw

Download or read book The History of Surfing written by Matt Warshaw and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2011-04-29 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth, photo-packed look at the history and culture of surfers is “meticulously researched, smartly written . . . required reading” (Outside Magazine). Matt Warshaw knows more about surfing than any other person on the planet. After five years of research and writing, Warshaw, a former professional surfer and editor of Surfing magazine, has crafted an unprecedented, definitive history of the sport and the culture it has spawned. With more than 250 rare photographs, The History of Surfing reveals and defines this sport with a voice that is authoritative, funny, and wholly original. The obsessive nature of Warshaw’s endeavor is matched only by the obsessive nature of surfers, who are brought to life in this book in many tales of daring, innovation, athletic achievement, and the offbeat personalities who have made surfing history happen. “The world’s most comprehensive chronicler of the surfing scene.” —Andy Martin, The Independent

The Encyclopedia of Surfing

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156032513
Total Pages : 820 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (325 download)

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Book Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Surfing by : Matt Warshaw

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Surfing written by Matt Warshaw and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 1,500 alphabetical entries and 300 illustrations, this resource is a comprehensive review of the people, places, events, equipment, vernacular, and lively history of this fascinating sport.

The Shark Attack Files

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Publisher : Hungry Tomato (R)
ISBN 13 : 151245978X
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (124 download)

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Book Synopsis The Shark Attack Files by : Paul Mason

Download or read book The Shark Attack Files written by Paul Mason and published by Hungry Tomato (R). This book was released on 2018 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stories of real-life shark attacks--including the famous attack on Mick Fanning as he defended a surfing title--are presented in non-sensational but high-energy text. The balanced approach with high-impact photos will satisfy shark lovers and report writers."--

Surfing South Africa

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Publisher : Juta and Company Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9781770131187
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (311 download)

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Book Synopsis Surfing South Africa by : Steve Pike

Download or read book Surfing South Africa written by Steve Pike and published by Juta and Company Ltd. This book was released on 2007 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A follow-up to the classic "Surfing in South Africa", this is a new book, completely revised and updated. Written by Spike (Steve Pike), founder of the cult surfing website Wavescape.co.za, it comprises chapters on history, big waves, spots, culture, travel, oceanography, sharks (including a timeline of shark attacks) and a hilarious 'Surfrican' slang glossary. The book is illustrated with 180 graphics, cartoons and photographs. You will find quirky descriptions of surf spots along almost 3,000 km of coast (watch out for the razor-toothed tortoise), a photo essay of surfing personalities by acclaimed photographer Harry de Zitter, as well as colourful journalism from top writers covering subjects connected to the surfing lifestyle. The full-colour book, which is 110 pages bigger than the previous book, is an indispensable resource. Images come from top South African photographers, such as Barry Tuck, Tom Peschak, Michael Dei-Cont, Andy Mason, Lance Slabbert, Brenton Geach, and Pierre Marqua. The contributors of words added spice to an eclectic mix of culture and science. An original piece by Paul Botha forms the backbone to a much-expanded history chapter. Tom Peschak adds gravitas to issues around sharks and conservation. The brave life of John Whitmore is poignantly remembered by Tony Heard. Ross Frylinck gives gritty insights into the forlorn splendour of the Diamond Coast. Tongue in cheek, Gideon Malherbe uncovers our surfing addiction. Henri du Plessis provides a profile of a committed exponent of that addiction. Tony Weaver eloquently tackles the challenge of sharing the sea with sharks. Ben Trovato romps through issues around surfing evolution and lifeguards in skimpy Speedos.

Surviving the Shark

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Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1616086807
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Surviving the Shark by : Jonathan Kathrein

Download or read book Surviving the Shark written by Jonathan Kathrein and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the author's shark attack experience, how he escaped and survived, and how the event shaped his life and made him a champion for the shark conservation effort.

Caught Inside

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780865475090
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (75 download)

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Book Synopsis Caught Inside by : Daniel Duane

Download or read book Caught Inside written by Daniel Duane and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-04-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Duane's account of a year spent surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Interspersed with the narrative of days passed on the water are good-humored explanations of the physics of wave dynamics, the art of surfboard design, dexcriptions of the flora and fauna

Barbarian Days

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143109391
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Book Synopsis Barbarian Days by : William Finnegan

Download or read book Barbarian Days written by William Finnegan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography** Included in President Obama’s 2016 Summer Reading List “Without a doubt, the finest surf book I’ve ever read . . . ” —The New York Times Magazine Barbarian Days is William Finnegan’s memoir of an obsession, a complex enchantment. Surfing only looks like a sport. To initiates, it is something else: a beautiful addiction, a demanding course of study, a morally dangerous pastime, a way of life. Raised in California and Hawaii, Finnegan started surfing as a child. He has chased waves all over the world, wandering for years through the South Pacific, Australia, Asia, Africa. A bookish boy, and then an excessively adventurous young man, he went on to become a distinguished writer and war reporter. Barbarian Days takes us deep into unfamiliar worlds, some of them right under our noses—off the coasts of New York and San Francisco. It immerses the reader in the edgy camaraderie of close male friendships forged in challenging waves. Finnegan shares stories of life in a whites-only gang in a tough school in Honolulu. He shows us a world turned upside down for kids and adults alike by the social upheavals of the 1960s. He details the intricacies of famous waves and his own apprenticeships to them. Youthful folly—he drops LSD while riding huge Honolua Bay, on Maui—is served up with rueful humor. As Finnegan’s travels take him ever farther afield, he discovers the picturesque simplicity of a Samoan fishing village, dissects the sexual politics of Tongan interactions with Americans and Japanese, and navigates the Indonesian black market while nearly succumbing to malaria. Throughout, he surfs, carrying readers with him on rides of harrowing, unprecedented lucidity. Barbarian Days is an old-school adventure story, an intellectual autobiography, a social history, a literary road movie, and an extraordinary exploration of the gradual mastering of an exacting, little-understood art.

Surf Sharks

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ISBN 13 : 9781461957003
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (57 download)

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Book Synopsis Surf Sharks by : Shelley Wolf

Download or read book Surf Sharks written by Shelley Wolf and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surf Sharks The First Ride is the first in a series of books. It's an extraordinary story about how three young sharks and three young surfers come together to help each other escape danger and solve problems. They find friendship, respect and a common love for the waves. This captivating adventure is filled with excitement, surprising characters and fascinating facts about sharks. Surf Sharks, they're righteous, radical and always ready to ride! Check out the next big wave in children's entertainment at surfsharks.com.

The Shark Attack Files

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Publisher : Hungry Tomato ®
ISBN 13 : 1541518985
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (415 download)

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Book Synopsis The Shark Attack Files by : Paul Mason

Download or read book The Shark Attack Files written by Paul Mason and published by Hungry Tomato ®. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dark, triangular fin slicing through the water can be a terrifying sight. Read the stories of the brave (and lucky) people who have survived real-life shark attacks, such as spearfisher Rodney Fox, who was grabbed by a great white, and Mick Fanning, attacked during a surfing contest. Find out which shark species are involved, what causes attacks, how dolphins have saved people, how to fight back, and much more. Fascinating facts and brilliant photography capture the drama, but don't worry—you are more likely to be struck by lightning than to be bitten by a shark!