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2) Go surf
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
159 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 20 cm. + 1 videodisc (DVD : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.)
3) Surfing
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Introduction to the sport of surfing.
Author
Description
Investigates colossal ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out. For centuries, mariners have spun tales of gargantuan waves, 100 feet high or taller. Until recently scientists dismissed these stories; waves that high would seem to violate the laws of physics. But in the past few decades, as a number of ships have vanished and new evidence has emerged, oceanographers realized something was brewing in the planet's waters. They found...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xviii, 339 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
Stand up paddling (SUP) is experiencing fast growth in the United States and around the world. It can be enjoyed on inland lakes and rivers, as well as on the ocean and in the surfbut most important, its fun and a great way to stay fit.
7) Indi surfs
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (some colour) ; 21 x 26 cm
Description
Surfer Indi's playground is the beach and she never gives up.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Now in his sixties, big-wave surfer Joe Sharkey has passed his prime and is losing his 'stoke.' The younger surfers around the breaks on the north shore of Oahu still idolize the Shark, but his sponsors are looking elsewhere. Driving home from a bar after one too many, Joe accidentally kills a stranger near Waimea. As the repercussions of the accident spiral ever wider, Joe's girlfriend, Olive, throws herself into uncovering the dead man's identity...
10) Splinters
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Twenty years prior, a pilot left behind a surfboard in a remote seaside village in Papua New Guinea. Today, the community is slintering as traditional society is affected by the outside influences introduced by the sport of surfing. Meanwhile four local surfers compete for the country's first-ever national surfing titles, dreaming of a better life.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
189 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
"The women of Surf Life are strong, independent and resilient - incredible surfers who live, work and create on the coast. They are connected to their community and well-respected in their fields. Here you'll learn about their lives by the sea, their experiences learning to surf, how surfing influences their creative processes, advice to new surfers and what they fear about surfing (no, it's not just sharks)"--
12) Extreme surfing
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Description
Discusses surfing showing different styles, safety tips and discusses legends of the sport.
13) In God's hands
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mickey, Shane and Keoni live to surf but they aren't just searching for the elusive wave. Theirs is a solemn pact with nature, to take it to the extreme. Watch 3 world class surfers and see spectacular surfing footage from Madagascar & Bali to Hawaii & Mexico.
Author
Description
Presenting the newest film from the family that made surf-film history, (Bruce Brown, Endless Summer, Dana Brown, Step into Liquid) Wes Brown and T.J. Barrack take us on-location to the beautiful waters of Peru where surfing is a way of life. This surf odyssey fuses culture and electrifying surf footage.
16) The crest
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of two descendants (great-great-grandsons) of the King of the Blasket Islands (in Ireland) who have never met, but have both inherited a deep-seated love for the ocean and surfing. Upon discovering each other, they arrange to meet for the first time in the land of their unique heritage, to explore their history and satisfy a desire to conquer the dangerous water of The Blasket Islands.
17) Down the barrel
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follow the world's top surfers, including Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Kalani Robb, and Joel Parkinson, as they try to catch and control the perfect wave.
18) Pig kahuna
Author
Series
Pig kahuna volume 1
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 x 28 cm.
Description
Fergus is afraid to go in the water, but he and his baby brother Dink find a surfboard while collecting treasures along the seashore.
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd.; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sit back, hang loose and travel along the California coast to surf Big Malibu as Dewey Weber, Miki Dora, Lance Carson and the local boyz strut their stuff on the wave they all claimed, that stretch of sand along Pacific Coast Highway called Surf Rider Beach. Hear a new original score that will take you back to a time when the beaches were pure and the waves were always breaking - surf music that makes you long for the rendezvous' ballroom, laying...
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