All for a Few Perfect Waves - The Audacious Life and Legend of Rebel Surfer Miki Dora

Zusatztext "? a candid portrait... This book isn't just about surfing; it's about risking it all for complete personal freedom." Informationen zum Autor David Rensin worked closely with Louis Zamperini for many years and cowrote Devil at My Heels , as well as fifteen other books, including five New York Times bestsellers. Klappentext For twenty years, Miki "Da Cat" Dora was the king of Malibu surfers—a dashing, enigmatic rebel who dominated the waves, ruled his peers' imaginations, and who still inspires the fantasies of wannabes to this day. And yet, Dora railed against surfing's sudden post- Gidget popularity and the overcrowding of his once empty waves, even after this avid sportsman, iconoclast, and scammer of wide repute ran afoul of the law and led the FBI on a remarkable seven-year chase around the globe in 1974. The New York Times named him "the most renegade spirit the sport has yet to produce" and Vanity Fair called him "a dark prince of the beach." To fully capture Dora's never-before-told story, David Rensin spent four years interviewing hundreds of Dora's friends, enemies, family members, lovers, and fellow surfers to uncover the untold truth about surfing's most outrageous practitioner, charismatic antihero, committed loner, and enduring mystery. Zusammenfassung For twenty years! Miki "Da Cat" Dora was the king of Malibu surfers—a dashing! enigmatic rebel who dominated the waves! ruled his peers' imaginations! and who still inspires the fantasies of wannabes to this day. And yet! Dora railed against surfing's sudden post- Gidget popularity and the overcrowding of his once empty waves! even after this avid sportsman! iconoclast! and scammer of wide repute ran afoul of the law and led the FBI on a remarkable seven-year chase around the globe in 1974. The New York Times named him "the most renegade spirit the sport has yet to produce" and Vanity Fair called him "a dark prince of the beach." To fully capture Dora's never-before-told story! David Rensin spent four years interviewing hundreds of Dora's friends! enemies! family members! lovers! and fellow surfers to uncover the untold truth about surfing's most outrageous practitioner! charismatic antihero! committed loner! and enduring mystery. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Rensin
• Editore: It Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 24.03.2009
• EAN: 9780060773335
• ISBN: 978-0-06-077333-5
• Pagine: 528
• Dimensioni: 153 mm x 230 mm x 23 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Baseball, Biography: general, Memoirs, history of sport, Surfing, windsurfing, water skiing, Biography: sport, Boating: Sport and leisure, Sailing / yachting, Water sports and recreations, HUMOR: Topic / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION: History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION: Baseball / History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Rich & Famous, SPORTS & RECREATION: Water Sports / Surfing, SPORTS & RECREATION: Water Sports / Boating, SPORTS & RECREATION: Water Sports / General, SPORTS & RECREATION: Water Sports / Sailing, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs