The Encyclopedia of Surfing - Couverture rigide

Warshaw, Matt

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0151005796 ISBN 13 : 9780151005796

Editeur : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003

Synopsis

Book by Warshaw Matt Finnegan William

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Everybody's going surfing. Each year, the surf industry brings in $4.5 billion, and more than two-and-a-half million Americans, from California to Delaware, have caught the wave. Surfers have popped up on postage stamps, in television commercials, and in Hollywood movies, and the sport has developed the remarkable depth, color, and history that can only be cataloged in encyclopedic form.

With 1,500 alphabetical entries and 300 illustrations, The Encyclopedia of Surfing is the most comprehensive review of the people, places, events, equipment, vernacular, and lively history of this fascinating sport by "one of surfing's most knowledgeable historians" (San Francisco Chronicle). A remarkable collection of expert knowledge, spine-tingling stories, and little-known trivia, this is a book that no surfer-or armchair adventurer-will be able to resist.

Revue de presse :

PRAISE FOR MAVERICK'S:
THE STORY OF BIG-WAVE SURFING
"The first surf book I've come across that presupposes little or no surf knowledge on the part of its readership, yet still dwells in a zone of absolute accuracy and voice."-Surfer's Journal

"For those who want a thrill, but from a safe distance, there's Maverick's: The Story of Big-Wave Surfing."-Condé Nast Traveller

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0151005796
• ISBN 13: 9780151005796
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 800