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Title: North Shore Chronicles: Big Wave Surfing in Hawaii by Bruce Jenkins ISBN: 1-883319-90-0 Publisher: Frog Ltd Pub. Date: June, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best of Its Kind
Comment: With all due respect to hard-working surf journalists everywhere, author Bruce Jenkins contributes an overdue dose of world-class penmanship to one of the world's most profound human challenges-- Big Wave Surfing. As a professional sportswriter, Jenkins has covered events such as the Stanley Cup, PGA, Superbowl, and World Series. But his true love of surfing shines forth here. He captures the attitudes, lifestyles, and mystique of the world's legendary watermen, in their rightful environment: the North Shore of Oahu. I grew up surfing on Oahu, and I can attest that, for a sane person, North Shore surfing is first and foremost about conquering horrendous personal fear. Although beautiful, the waves there are huge, thick, fast, churning, and unforgiving. One must endure deathly wipeouts and end-of-the-world-type situations, and cultivate Herculean stamina to survive the hellish ocean conditions. Each surfer chronicled here has somehow overcome these odds to make it to the elite inner circle. They represent vastly different personalities, backgrounds, physical builds, but all possess one thing in common: Big Brass Ones, and the respect of the entire surf community. I especially enjoyed the interview with big-wave rider Tom Nellis and his opinions of the scene. Nellis is entertaining and forthright as he pays respectful homage to his legendary surf peers Michael Ho, Clyde Aikau, and Gerry Lopez. All in all, Jenkins does a marvelous job capturing the "Wild West" feel of the North Shore lifestyle. He's right: talk and posturing matter very little there-- in the end, it is ultimately about who has "sack" and who doesn't. The North Shore is truly a macho frontier, and in this book you'll understand why. You'll enjoy all the profiles-- Jenkins' selection of featured surfers is very well-balanced, deep, and lasting. Even if you've never surfed, get this book. You will be intrigued. And if you suspect that these wonderful tales seem somehow exaggerated or too mythic, try paddling out to a routine, Hawaiian-sized 10-foot (i.e., two-story-high) day at Sunset Beach. If by chance you live through it, thank the Lord and remember that these guys handle waves and ocean conditions SEVERAL TIMES that heavy. Hats off to Bruce Jenkins-- and I hope he writes another one!
Rating: 5
Summary: a must read
Comment: great stories and great pictures! it gives a wonderful insight ito the most fearless men's lives, a must read!
Rating: 5
Summary: a great way to learn about a few true hawaiian watermen
Comment: north shore chronicals is a mind boggling book that will make you take a secound look at surfing in hawaii. With all the stories being true you will have a deep understanding for how the true hawaiian watermen live there lives.
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Title: The Big Drop: Classic Big Wave Surfing by John Long ISBN: 1560449179 Publisher: Falcon Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Men Who Ride Mountains: Incredible True Tails of Legendary Surfers by Peter Dixon ISBN: 1585743887 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Eddie Would Go: The Story of Eddie Aikau, Hawaiian Hero by Stuart Holmes Coleman ISBN: 097062137X Publisher: MindRaising Press Pub. Date: 31 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Maverick's: The Story of Big-Wave Surfing by Matt Warshaw, Daniel Duane ISBN: 081182652X Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Pipe Dreams : A Surfer's Journey by Kelly Slater ISBN: 0060096292 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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