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Hound of the Sea : Wild Man. Wild Waves. Wild Wisdom by Karen Karbo and Garrett McNamara (2017, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062343602
ISBN-139780062343604
eBay Product ID (ePID)237785126

Product Key Features

Number of Pages304 Pages
Publication NameHound of the Sea : Wild Man. Wild Waves. Wild Wisdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral, Sports
Publication Year2017
TypeNot Available
AuthorKaren Karbo, Garrett Mcnamara
Subject AreaReference, Biography & Autobiography
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight8.1 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Dewey Edition23
ReviewsMcNamara's autobiography isn't just for surfers, then; it's for anyone who's been looking for a way to overcome the insecurities and fears that are holding them back. An exciting, entertaining life story with an uplifting message., "...honest, entertaining, and unvarnished..." -- Men's Journal "McNamara's autobiography isn't just for surfers, then; it's for anyone who's been looking for a way to overcome the insecurities and fears that are holding them back. An exciting, entertaining life story with an uplifting message." -- Booklist
Dewey Decimal797.32092
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisIn this thrilling and candid memoir, world record-holding and controversial Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamara chronicles his emotional quest to ride the most formidable waves on earth. Garrett McNamara--affectionately known as GMac--set the world record for the sport, surfing a seventy-eight-foot wave in Nazar , Portugal in 2011, a record he smashed two years later at the same break. Propelled by the challenge and promise of bigger, more difficult waves, this adrenaline-fueled loner and polarizing figure travels the globe to ride the most dangerous swells the oceans have to offer, from calving glaciers to hurricane swells. But what motivates McNamara to go to such extremes--to risk everything for one thrilling ride? Is riding giant waves the ultimate exercise in control or surrender? Personal and emotional, readers will know GMac as never before, seeing for the first time the personal alongside the professional in an exciting, intimate look at what drives this inventive, iconoclastic man. Surfing awesome giants isn't just thrill seeking, he explains--it's about vanquishing fears and defeating obstacles past and present. Surfers and non-surfers alike will embrace McNamara's story--as they have William Finnegan's Barbarian Days --an its intimate look at the enigmatic pursuit of riding waves, big and small. Hound of the Sea is a record of perseverance, passion, and healing. Thoughtful, suspenseful, and spiritually profound, McNamara reveals the beautiful soul of surfing through the eyes of one of its most daring and devoted disciples., Garrett McNamara set a world record when he surfed a seventy-eight-foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal, in 2011, a record he smashed three years later at the same break. Propelled by the challenge and the rush, McNamara travels the globe to ride the most dangerous waves, from giant barrels breaking on shallow, jagged reefs to massive, open ocean hurricane swells. But what motivates McNamara to go to such extremes-to risk everything for one thrilling ride Is catching giant waves the ultimate exercise in control or surrender Through his compelling and emotional memoir, readers will get to know McNamara as never before, seeing for the first time the personal alongside the professional in an exciting look at what drives this inventive, iconoclastic man. Surfing awesome giants isn't just thrill seeking, he explains-it's about vanquishing fears and defeating obstacles past and present. Surfers and nonsurfers alike will embrace McNamara's story-as they have William Finnegan's Barbarian Days-for an intimate take on the enigmatic pursuit of riding waves, big and small. Thoughtful, suspenseful, and spiritually profound, Hound of the Sea is a testament to perseverance, passion, and healing., In this thrilling and candid memoir, world record-holding and controversial Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamara--star and subject of the HBO mini-series, 100 Foot Wave-- chronicles his emotional quest to ride the most formidable waves on earth. Garrett McNamara set the world record for the sport, surfing a seventy-eight-foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal in 2011, a record he smashed two years later at the same break. Propelled by the challenge and promise of bigger, more difficult waves, this adrenaline-fueled loner and polarizing figure travels the globe to ride the most dangerous swells the oceans have to offer, from calving glaciers to hurricane swells. But what motivates McNamara to go to such extremes--to risk everything for one thrilling ride? Is riding giant waves the ultimate exercise in control or surrender? Personal and emotional, readers will know GMac as never before, seeing for the first time the personal alongside the professional in an exciting, intimate look at what drives this inventive, iconoclastic man. Surfing awesome giants isn't just thrill seeking, he explains--it's about vanquishing fears and defeating obstacles past and present. Surfers and non-surfers alike will embrace McNamara's story--as they have William Finnegan's Barbarian Days --an its intimate look at the enigmatic pursuit of riding waves, big and small. Hound of the Sea is a record of perseverance, passion, and healing. Thoughtful, suspenseful, and spiritually profound, McNamara reveals the beautiful soul of surfing through the eyes of one of its most daring and devoted disciples., In this thrilling and candid memoir, world record-holding and controversial Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamara--star and subject of the HBO mini-series, 100 Foot Wave--chronicles his emotional quest to ride the most formidable waves on earth. Garrett McNamara set the world record for the sport, surfing a seventy-eight-foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal in 2011, a record he smashed two years later at the same break. Propelled by the challenge and promise of bigger, more difficult waves, this adrenaline-fueled loner and polarizing figure travels the globe to ride the most dangerous swells the oceans have to offer, from calving glaciers to hurricane swells. But what motivates McNamara to go to such extremes--to risk everything for one thrilling ride Is riding giant waves the ultimate exercise in control or surrender Personal and emotional, readers will know GMac as never before, seeing for the first time the personal alongside the professional in an exciting, intimate look at what drives this inventive, iconoclastic man. Surfing awesome giants isn't just thrill seeking, he explains--it's about vanquishing fears and defeating obstacles past and present. Surfers and non-surfers alike will embrace McNamara's story--as they have William Finnegan's Barbarian Days--an its intimate look at the enigmatic pursuit of riding waves, big and small. Hound of the Sea is a record of perseverance, passion, and healing. Thoughtful, suspenseful, and spiritually profound, McNamara reveals the beautiful soul of surfing through the eyes of one of its most daring and devoted disciples.
LC Classification NumberGV838.M378A3 2017