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Kook: What Surfing Taught Me About Love, Life, and Catching the Perfect Wave
With grit, poetry, and?humor, Peter Heller, acclaimed author of The Whale Warriors recounts his remarkable journey of discovery?of surfing, an entirely new challenge; of the ocean?s beauty and power; of the strange surf subculture; of love; and, most of all, of how to seek adventure while crafting a meaningful life.
Having resolved to master a big-hollow wave? that is, to go from kook (surfese for beginner) to shredder?in a single year, Heller travels from Southern California down the coast of Mexico in the company of his girlfriend and the eccentric surfers they meet. Exuberant and fearless, Heller explores the technique and science of surfing the secrets of its culture, and the environmental ravages to the stunning coastline he visits.
As Heller plumbs the working of his own heart and finds joy in both love and surfing, he affords readers vivid insight into this fascinating world, with all of its perils and pleasures, its absurdity and wonder. Exhilarating, entertaining, and moving, Kook is a love story between a man and his surfboard, a man and his girlfriend, a not-so-old man and the sea.
See more photos, specs, and reviewsNorth by Northwestern: A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters
In the tradition of Sebastian Junger and Linda Greenlaw comes Captain Sig Hansen's rags-to-riches epic of his immigrant family's struggle against deadly Alaskan seas, freezing shipwrecks, and dangerously brutal conditions to achieve the American Dream Sig Hansen has been a star of the Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch from the pilot to the present. Seen in over 150 countries, the show attracts more than 49 million viewers per season, making it one of the most successful series in the history of cable TV. With its daredevil camera work, unpredictably dangerous weather, and a setting as unforgivable and unforgettable as the frigid Bering Sea, The Deadliest Catch is unlike anything else on television. But the weatherworn fishermen of the fishing vessel Northwestern have stories that don't come through on TV. For Sig Hansen and his brothers, commercial fishing is as much a part of their Norwegian heritage as their names. Descendents of the Vikings who roamed and ruled the northern seas for centuries, the Hansens' connection to the sea stretches from Alaska to Seattle and all the way to Norway. And after twenty years as a skipper on the commercial fishing vessel the Northwestern--which was his father's before him--Sig has lived to tell the tales.
A Walk in the Woods Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Book)
Accomplished illustrator and nature writer Dot Barlowe takes you on a beautiful tour of the four seasons, pointing out with great artistic and verbal skills the many mysteries of nature--from sightings of spring flowers and birds to amazing life beneath pond ice. An entertaining and informative book for nature lovers and colorists of all ages. Captions.
Desert Solitaire
When Desert Solitaire was first published in 1968, it became the focus of a nationwide cult. Rude and sensitive. Thought-provoking and mystical. Angry and loving. Both Abbey and this book are all of these and more. Here, the legendary author of The Monkey Wrench Gang, Abbey's Road and many other critically acclaimed books vividly captures the essence of his life during three seasons as a park ranger in southeastern Utah. This is a rare view of a quest to experience nature in its purest form -- the silence, the struggle, the overwhelming beauty. But this is also the gripping, anguished cry of a man of character who challenges the growing exploitation of the wilderness by oil and mining interests, as well as by the tourist industry. Abbey's observations and challenges remain as relevant now as the day he wrote them. Today, Desert Solitaire asks if any of our incalculable natural treasures can be saved before the bulldozers strike again.
See more photos, specs, and reviewsCoral Reef Coloring Book
The Wave Watcher's Companion: From Ocean Waves to Light Waves via Shock Waves, Stadium Waves, andAll the Rest of Life's Undulations
Get ready for a global journey like none other-a passionate enthusiast's exploration of waves that begins with a massive surfable cloud and ends with the majestic Pacific ocean, making side trips along the way to reveal the ups and downs of brain waves, radio waves, infrared waves, microwaves, shock waves, light waves, and much more.
See more photos, specs, and reviewsWild Animals Coloring Book
Detailed accurate drawings of 47 species: rhinoceros, snow leopard, giraffe, reindeer, gorilla, tiger, giant panda, elephant, kangaroo, many more. Several double-page spreads depict predator-prey relationships. Brief captions describe habits of each species.Colorists will find this volume entertaining and educational; artists and designers will find practical use for these precise copyright-free illustrations. 40 black-and-white illustrations. Captions.
Ninety-Five: Meeting America's Farmed Animals in Stories and Photographs
Ninety-Five is a delightful and engaging anthology of writing and photography by rescuers, caregivers, and those who love the animals. Each animal is portrayed with high quality, full-color photographs and a short story that demonstrate the animal's personality, depth, emotions, quirks, relationships, and individuality. Some stories are quite dramatic and will leave the reader awed and amazed; while others will simply show who an animal is - from Justice, a steer who broke out of a truck on the way to the slaughterhouse, who now is the self-appointed greeter at his sanctuary, to the quiet happiness of Gilly, a small white hen rescued from a factory egg farm, who found peace in a loving home. Galleries of photos of other farmed animals will also engage the reader, and thumbnail photo footnotes provide additional information. *Ninety-Five is the average number of animal lives spared annually by one person's vegan diet.
See more photos, specs, and reviewsWeather Studies- Text Only
Table of Contents:Chapter 1: Monitoring Weather 1 (Read Chapter 1 - Note that this pdf file is 9 Mb)Chapter 2: Atmosphere: Origin, Composition, and Structure 23 Chapter 3: Solar and Terrestrial Radiation 49 Chapter 4: Heat, Temperature, and Atmospheric Circulation 83 Chapter 5: Air Pressure 111 Chapter 6: Humidity, Saturation, and Stability 131 Chapter 7: Clouds, Precipitation, and Weather Radar 163Chapter 8: Wind and Weather 199 Chapter 9: Atmospheres Planetary Circulation 225 Chapter 10: Weather Systems of Middle Latitudes 265Chapter 11: Thunderstorms and Tornadoes 299 Chapter 12: Tropical Weather Systems 333 Chapter 13: Weather Analysis and Forecasting 363 Chapter 14: Light and Sound in the Atmosphere 391Chapter 15: Climate and Climate Change 409Appendix I: Conversion Factors 449 Appendix II: Milestones in the History of Atmospheric Science 451Appendix III: Climate Classification 459Glossary: 465 Index: 497
See more photos, specs, and reviewsWithout a Paddle: Racing Twelve Hundred Miles Around Florida by Sea Kayak
As far as Warren Richey knew, his life was on course. A reporter with a beautiful wife and talented son, Richey couldn't imagine how it could be any better....Then his marriage falls apart and he can't imagine how it could be any worse.
The divorce leaves Richey questioning everything, while struggling to find a way forward. To get his bearings, he enters the first Ultimate Florida Challenge, an all-out twelve-hundred-mile kayak race around Florida.
The UFC is less of a race than it is a dare or a threat. The thirty-day deadline sets a grueling, twenty-four-hour-a-day pace through shark- , alligator- , and even python-infested waters. But those twelve hundred miles are only a fraction of a journey that pulls Richey back to when he was embedded with troops in Iraq, reporting on missing children, and hiking the mountains of Montana with his son, and shows him where he went wrong, where he went right, and how to do it better the second time around.
Warren Richey's memoir Without a Paddle is a remarkable physical and emotional journey that cuts to the heart of what it means to be a man, a husband, and a father.