Author: Bethany Hamilton
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147110950X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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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.
Author: Fred Hemmings
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 9781560252054
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 151
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A former champion surfer explores the culture and history of surfing, focusing on the sport's Hawaiian roots, and recalls his own long association with surfing
Author: Chas Smith
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062202545
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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A finalist for the PEN Center USA Award for Nonfiction Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell, is surfer and former war reporter Chas Smith’s wild and unflinching look at the high-stakes world of surfing on Oahu’s North Shore—a riveting, often humorous, account of beauty, greed, danger, and crime. For two months every winter, when Pacific storms make landfall, swarms of mainlanders, Brazilians, Australians, and Europeans flock to Oahu’s paradisiacal North Shore in pursuit of some of the greatest waves on earth for surfing’s Triple Crown competition. Chas Smith reveals how this influx transforms a sleepy, laid-back strip of coast into a lawless, violent, drug-addled, and adrenaline-soaked mecca. Smith captures this exciting and dangerous place where locals, outsiders, the surf industry, and criminal elements clash in a fascinating look at class, race, power, money, and crime, set within one of the most beautiful places on earth. The result is a breathtaking blend of crime and adventure that captures the allure and wickedness of this idyllic golden world.
Author: Laird Hamilton
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 1594869421
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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A celebrity surfer shares his strategies for achieving optimal health and spiritual balance, counseling readers on a wide variety of topics, from nutrition and injury prevention to overcoming negativity and embracing one's passions. 100,000 first printing.
Author: Dawnea Adams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780385319331
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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A renowned psychic-intuitive counselor with an entertainment industry clientele offers a comprehensive, visualization-based program of pragmatic spiritual development tailored to these media-driven times. Accompanied by case histories from Adams' years of private practice, "Soul Surfing" is a life-changing self-help book for the media-saturated millennium.
Author: Bear Woznick
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1455506478
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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For world-class surfer Bear Woznick, the ocean has always been the center of his universe. He's spent his entire life with it; riding its waves, learning from it, loving it. The ocean also nourishes the soul as Bear shows us on his surfboard. In DEEP IN THE WAVE, readers ride along with Woznick through the calmest of tides and most turbulent waves. Woznick's portrayal of the beauty and power of the ocean is truly inspiring and showcases the profound meaning surfing has had on his life. From the way a surfboard is painstakingly crafted, to the faith and patience that is required to ride a monster wave, Woznick weaves his relationship to surfing with his relationship to God, relating how the two are often one in the same. Instead of standing on the shore with our toes in the surf, Woznick takes us on the board--to the deep water--to watch and wait--and, if need be, to paddle hard to survive.
Author: Rick Bundschuh
Publisher: Gospel Light Publications
ISBN: 0830760601
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Cheri Hamilton, Bethany’s mom, tells the inspiring story of the Hamilton Family. Bethany Hamilton’s incredible story of surviving and thriving in the wake of a shark attack, told in her best-selling autobiography Soul Surfer, has sold more than 1.5 million copies. Yet her family’s adventures started long before Bethany lost her arm and became a pro surfer. Now Cheri Hamilton, Bethany’s mom, tells the inspiring story of the Hamilton Family. Raising a Soul Surfer invites readers to journey with the Hamiltons to the lush islands of Hawaii, to experience a worldwide news event, Bethany’s shark attack, from her parents’ point of view. Witness the many small steps of faith and how God stepped in and gave them a higher purpose.
Author: Dominik Baur
Publisher: Benteli
ISBN: 9783716518601
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Hommage to the world of surfing in Europe by capturing the essence of the sport and its lifestyle through images and stories.
Author: Stuart Holmes Coleman
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312384513
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335
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"Although Makaha is a small, isolated town on the Western coast of O'ahu, it has produced some of the most intriguing Hawaiians of the twentieth century: world-class surfers Buffalo Keaulana and his sons Rusty and Brian; beautiful skin diver and surfing pro Rell Sunn; and larger-than-life singer and songwriter Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. What connects them is a love for their culture, their people, and water sports. Fierce Heart combines stories of exciting surfing competitions, dramatic water rescues, and deep friendships with a look at the history and origins of one of the world's most thrilling extreme sports." --
Author: Bethany Hamilton
Publisher: Zonderkidz
ISBN: 0310757355
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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In Rise Above, a book of devotions, teen surfing star Bethany Hamilton shares with young girls her courage and enthusiasm for God, inspiring them to face life head on and stand strong in their faith.
