Bustin' Down the Door - The Surf Revolution of '75

Informationen zum Autor Shaun Tomson is a former World Surfing Champion and has been described as one of the greatest and most influential surfers of all time; he is an inductee in the US, Jewish, and South African Sports Halls of Fame. Shaun is also a world-renowned leadership mentor, entrepreneur, environmentalist, and author.  Klappentext Published to coincide with a documentary feature film narrated by Academy Award nominee Edward Norton, "Bustin' Down the Door" tells the incredible story of three visionaries who have turned their unlikely dreams into reality and revolutionized the sport of surfing. Photos throughout. Zusammenfassung In 1975, South African and Australian upstarts Shaun Tomson, Rabbit Bartholomew and Mark Richards went to Hawaii with their surfboards and their love of surfing. They not only set a standard for wave riding, but also transformed surfing from a casual pastime into a viable profession. This book tells the story of these free ride pioneers.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Shaun Tomson, Shaun/ Merkel Tomson, Tomson Shaun
• Con la collaborazione di: Dan Merkel (Fotografie)
• Editore: Abrams
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.2008
• EAN: 9780810995680
• ISBN: 978-0-8109-9568-0
• Pagine: 173
• Dimensioni: 255 mm x 340 mm x 22 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Sport > Sport acquatici, vela; Hawaii, Surfen, Windsurfen, Wasserski, 1970 bis 1979 n. Chr., Memoirs, Hawaii (Inseln), Surfing, windsurfing, water skiing, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Surfing, Hawaiian Islands, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, Hawaii / Hawaiʻi (State of)