ISBN: 9780393342406

Subtitle Inside a Season of Triumph and Tumult at Maverick's. In The Voodoo Wave, Mark Kreidler takes readers inside the waves, inside the lives of the competitors, and introduces them to… Mehr…

Subtitle Inside a Season of Triumph and Tumult at Maverick's. In The Voodoo Wave, Mark Kreidler takes readers inside the waves, inside the lives of the competitors, and introduces them to Jeff Clark, the man who first dared to ride Maverick's. The Nile on eBay   The Voodoo Wave by Mark Kreidler "A finely crafted tale of the enigmatic world of big-wave surfers."—Kirkus Reviews FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description The Maverick's surf point near Half Moon Bay, California, has long been one of the most dangerous places in the world to catch a ride. It is also the site of the Super Bowl of big wave surfing: the Maverick's Surf Contest. In The Voodoo Wave, Mark Kreidler takes readers inside the waves, inside the lives of the competitors, and introduces them to Jeff Clark, the man who first dared to ride Maverick's. Kreidler's riveting account of the 2010 season captures the jaw-dropping performance of South Africa's Chris Bertish?who bested twenty-three other surfers amid the biggest waves many had ever seen?as well as Clark's clashes with the contest's newly corporatized management. A thrilling account of the culture of high-risk, high-adrenaline athletes, The Voodoo Wave is also an amazing story of what happens when love of the endeavor collides with the realities of business in the twenty-first century. Author Biography Mark Kreidler is a sportswriter and columnist who frequently contributes to ESPN.com and ESPN: The Magazine. He is the author of Four Days to Glory and Six Good Innings and lives in Davis, California. Review "A fascinating, insidery look at what happens when a commercial entity, Mavericks Surf Ventures, attempts to turn a monstrous surf break into a big-bucks brand... Read it now before Curtis Hanson's Gerald Butler-starring, apostrophe-deleting movie Mavericks hits theaters next year." -- San Francisco Bay Guardian Review Text A fascinating, insidery look at what happens when a commercial entity, Mavericks Surf Ventures, attempts to turn a monstrous surf break into a big-bucks brand. . . . Read it now before Curtis Hanson's Gerald Butlerstarring, apostrophe-deleting movie Mavericks hits theaters next year. Review Quote "A fascinating, insidery look at what happens when a commercial entity, Mavericks Surf Ventures, attempts to turn a monstrous surf break into a big-bucks brand. . . . Read it now before Curtis Hanson's Gerald Butler-starring, apostrophe-deleting movie Mavericks hits theaters next year." Details ISBN0393342409 Author Mark Kreidler Short Title VOODOO WAVE Language English ISBN-10 0393342409 ISBN-13 9780393342406 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2012 Imprint WW Norton & Co Subtitle Inside a Season of Triumph and Tumult at Maverick's Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations 8 pages of photographs Edition 1st Publication Date 2012-10-09 AU Release Date 2012-10-09 NZ Release Date 2012-10-09 US Release Date 2012-10-09 UK Release Date 2012-10-09 Pages 272 Publisher WW Norton & Co Alternative 9780393065350 DEWEY 797.3209794 Audience General We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137283619; , Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], ISBN-13: 9780393342406, EAN: 9780393342406, Publication Year: 2012, Format: Paperback, Language: English, Book Title: The VooDoo Wave: inside a Season of Triumph and Tumult AT Maverick's, Item Height: 211mm, Genre: Sports, Item Width: 140mm, Item Weight: 216g, Number of Pages: 272 Pages, Ww Norton & Co<