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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.32092
EAN num: 9781423601791
ISBN number: 1423601793
Label: Gibbs Smith, Publishing house
Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith, Publishing house
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 176
Printing Date: December 18, 2007
Publishing house: Gibbs Smith, Publishing house
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'Surfing is art on waves, a form of self-expression.' -Lisa Andersen, four-time women's world champion
As the official counterculture sport of the 1960s, surfing was not just a sport but a lifestyle, one long, sun-drenched beach party with endless waves and music, as well as an unapologetically masculine culture. This notion has since been disproved by generations of amazing female surfers who have made an indelible mark on the sport. Surfing: Women of the Waves highlights some of these extraordinary women of surfing, from Linda Benson and Joyce Hoffman in the 1950s and 1960s to Layne Beachley, Sofia Mulanovich, Bethany Hamilton, and the great Lisa Andersen, four-time women's world champion. Today, women of all ages and skill levels have taken their place among the waves-longboarders, shortboarders, goofyfooters, hotdoggers, young girls, and surfer moms-these are the women of the waves!
Women featured include:
Bethany Hamilton, Jessi Miley Dyer, Melanie Redman-Carr and Layne Beachley: Australia Sofia Mulanovich, Punta Hermosa, Peru (small town outside of Lima); won 2006 U.S. Open Lisa Andersen, Florida Megan Abubo, Hartford, Connecticut Emilia Perry and Alana Mock, Northshore, Hawaii Monyca Byrne-Wickey, Hana, Hawaii Kristen Steiner, Big Island, Hawaii Melanie Bartles, Hawaii Lisa Benson, Encinitas, California Kim Hamrock, Huntington Beach, California Jennie Useldinger, Ashley Lloyd, Jamilah Star, Savannah Shaughnessy, Katherine Carter: Santa Cruz, California
Author Bios: Linda Chase attended Occidental College in Los Angeles, where she obtained a degree in economics. Soon thereafter she pursued a career in publishing that included a stint as researcher, writer, and editor, and later as editorial director and publisher. Linda researched the sport while living in Malibu for five years and subsequently wrote an article in Preferred Way magazine on her surfing experience.
Elizabeth Pepin: Elizabeth Pepin currently works as a Producer and Associate Producer at KQED-TV in San Francisco. She is one of four women in the country who specialize in shooting female surfers. She also makes independent documentaries outside of KQED and has won four Emmy Awards for her documentary film work. In addition to filmmaking, Elizabeth is also a photographer and author.
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Surfing may be one of the most difficult sports to take on and just watching what the pros can do after your very first endeavor can be frustrating and maybe even intimidating. I bought this book to hopefully inspire my girlfriend, a lifelong athlete, but newer to surfing. I wasn't disappointed.
The book covers all aspects of women's surfing--from beginnners to the pros. The rich photographs show women of all shapes, sizes, ages, races, and styles doing their own thing--from riding powerful Hawai'ian barrels, to getting up in the white water for the very very first time. The book shows that surfing is possible, no matter how hard it might at very first seem, and that you don't have to be a sponsored pro to enjoy the culture, to enjoy the ride.
I highly recommend this one for your daughter, your girlfriend, your wife. It proved to be a great Valentine's Day gift...
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