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Author
Language
English
Description
Investigates colossal ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out. For centuries, mariners have spun tales of gargantuan waves, 100 feet high or taller. Until recently scientists dismissed these stories; waves that high would seem to violate the laws of physics. But in the past few decades, as a number of ships have vanished and new evidence has emerged, oceanographers realized something was brewing in the planet's waters. They found...
Publisher
Monterey Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Director's special edition.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
They call it The Endless Summer, the ultimate surfing adventure, crossing the globe in search of the perfect wave. From the uncharted waters of West Africa, to the shark-filled seas of Australia, to the tropical paradise of Tahiti and beyond, two California surfers, Robert August and Mike Hynson, accomplish in a few months what most people never get to do in a lifetime, they live their dream.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young Maya always hears of everyone in her fishing village being scared of "The Beast," the giant wave that crashes into the shoreline every day, and after seeing boys surfing it she is determined to surf it herself, showing everyone the beauty it has to offer.
Author
Series
Start-up sports volume 1
Publisher
Tracks Pub
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
110 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
5) Surfing
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Company
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduction to the sport of surfing.
6) Pig Kahuna
Author
Series
Pig kahuna volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fergus is afraid to go in the water, but he and his baby brother Dink find a surfboard while collecting treasures along the seashore.
9) Welcome to paradise, now go to hell: a true story of violence, corruption, and the soul of surfing
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For two months every winter, when Pacific storms make landfall, Oahu's paradisical North Shore turns into a fiery hell. Its normal population of sixteen thousand more than triples and this explosion of mainlanders, Brazilians, Australians, and Europeans creates one of the most combustible milieus on earth. Waves, like gold and oil, are a limited resource and, as such, are fiercely fought over by the visiting hoards, the surf industry, other Hawaiian...
10) Surfing
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[1995]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
12) Rhinos who surf
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[1996]
Physical Desc
24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 20 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Rhinos who surf get up early, paddle out, and have fun until the sun goes down when they ride the last wave to shore. Includes surfer lingo and a glossary of terms.
13) The swell
Author
Language
English
Description
A former surfer who hung up her surfboard after her boyfriend drowned, Kenna Ward must get back into the game when she, arriving on a remote Australian beach to meet her best friend's fiancee, is plunged into a world of murder, passion and obsession.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Cody, Chicken Joe and Lani are back in their most epic adventure yet! The most radical surfing dream team, The Hang Five puts Cody and his friends to the test and teaches them the meaning of teamwork as they journey to the most legendary surfing spot on the planet.
15) Step into liquid
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
2 DVD (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
English
Description
Takes you from the terrifying monstrous waves of Oahu's North Shore to the Texas waters of the Gulf of Mexico (where waves are created by massive oil supertankers) to the shores of Ireland and Rapa Nui. Told trough the voices of legends, pros, and everyday surfers alike, it is not a film just for surfers, but for anyone with an appreciation for sport and an inkling of what it means to be "stoked."
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A look at the life of legendary Malibu surfer Dorian 'Doc' Paskowitz, a successful doctor who dropped out of normal society in the '60s and raised nine kids in a motor home, where he home-schooled them about life, love, sex, and surfing.
Author
Language
English
Description
Presenting the newest film from the family that made surf-film history, (Bruce Brown, Endless Summer, Dana Brown, Step into Liquid) Wes Brown and T.J. Barrack take us on-location to the beautiful waters of Peru where surfing is a way of life. This surf odyssey fuses culture and electrifying surf footage.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Now in his sixties, big-wave surfer Joe Sharkey has passed his prime and is losing his 'stoke.' The younger surfers around the breaks on the north shore of Oahu still idolize the Shark, but his sponsors are looking elsewhere. Driving home from a bar after one too many, Joe accidentally kills a stranger near Waimea. As the repercussions of the accident spiral ever wider, Joe's girlfriend, Olive, throws herself into uncovering the dead man's identity...
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