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Wavescape: Portraits of the Planet's Best Surf Spots
by Chris Towery, Matt Pruett
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Barron''s Educational Series (2002-08-10)
ISBN: 0764155385
EAN: 9780764155383
Dewy Decimal #: 796.32
Hardcover: 160 pages
Release Date: 2001-12-08
SKU: 100607AC18
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting....dustjacket has minor wear...
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Here's every surfer's dream book! It's beautifully illustrated and describes the world's best surfing sites all over the world. Divided into five sections covering Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, and the Americas, this volume follows surfers in their search for that perfect wave. The authors recommend seasonal journeys, and take readers along with them to famous sites in Mexico and the Spice Islands in summer, Europe and Africa in autumn, the South Pacific in winter, and Australia in spring. And, of course, there's always California for just about any time when surf's up! An opening chapter on the history of surfing describes how in the 1770s Captain Cook first saw the sport enjoyed by Hawaiians. By the mid-twentieth century, new materials such as fiberglass and polyurethane revolutionized surfboard manufacture and substantially increased the sport's popularity. Approximately 150 dramatic color photos complement exciting descriptions of the world's most famous and most challenging surfing locations.
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Customer Reviews
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Historical and beautiful
Rating  (5)
Date: 2002-12-17
12 out of 14 customers found this reveiw helpful
Any type of reader (juvenile literature to scholary) will appreciate this book . It is a well thought out piece that gives the reader a historical perspective of surfing. It focuses on fact rather than "surfer magazine" style of writing. All the reader has to do to be in awe or inspired by the sport of surfing in this book is to look at the brilliant photography of these great waves and places. Buy this book. It speaks for itself.
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