Life of Brine: A Surfer's Journey
By: Phil Jarratt
4.10
Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition
“In the not-so-small world of surfing, Phil Jarratt has seen it all. Luckily for us, he’s a fearles…
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1. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
By: William Finnegan
4.27
Format: 447 pages, Hardcover
A deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer by the acclaimed New Yorker writer Barbaria… read more
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"Writing felt like it justified, barely, my existence -- this extremity of obscurity I had chosen."-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
"I did not consider, even passingly, that I had a choice when it came to surfing. My enchantment would take me where it would."-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
"Still, I wondered what Sam, mental illness and all, might have to tell us about adulthood. Why, for example, did it seem to be always receding as a concept, even as we got older?"-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
"But surfing always had this horizon, this fear line, that made it different from other things, certainly from other sports I knew. You could do it with friends, but when the waves got big, or you got…"-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
2. A Fine Balance
By: Rohinton Mistry
4.37
Format: 603 pages, Paperback
With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magn… read more
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"Time had changed the magical to mundane"-Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance
"Marriage is like death, only happens once."-Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance
"How starved they seemed for ordinary kindness"-Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance
"the secret of survival was to balance hope and despair"-Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance
3. Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption, and the Soul of Surfing
By: Chas Smith
3.73
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell, is surfer and former war reporter Chas Smith’s wild and unflin… read more
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- biography
4. We
By: Yevgeny Zamyatin , Clarence Brown
3.89
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
The exhilarating dystopian novel that inspired George Orwell's 1984 and foreshadowed the worst exce… read more
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"Her smile was a bite, and I was its target."-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We
"There is no final one; revolutions are infinite."-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We
"knowledge, absolutely sure of its infallibility, is faith"-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We
"You're in a bad way! Apparently, you have developed a soul."-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We
5. Surf Is Where You Find It
By: Gerry Lopez
3.94
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
Lopez, one of the most revered surfers of his generation, presents a collection of 41 profiles of t… read more
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- biography
6. Pipe Dreams: A Surfer's Journey
By: Kelly Slater , None
4.46
Format: None pages, Paperback
Six-time world surfing champion, actor, and US heart-throb Kelly Slater tells of the struggles and … read more
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- biography
7. Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea
By: Jaimal Yogis
3.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
Fed up with teenage life in the suburbs, Jaimal Yogis ran off to Hawaii with little more than a cop… read more
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- biography
8. A Short History of Nearly Everything
By: Bill Bryson
3.42
Format: None pages,
In Bryson's biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand--and, if possible, ans… read more
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9. A Small Place
By: Jamaica Kincaid
4.02
Format: None pages,
Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright, A Small Placemagnifies our vision of one small place with Swifti… read more
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10. In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road
By: None
4.00
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
In 1996, Allan Weisbecker sold his home and his possessions, loaded his dog and surfboards into his… read more
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11. Tapping the Source
By: Kem Nunn
4.50
Format: 158 pages, Paperback
People go to Huntington Beach in search of the endless parties, the ultimate highs and the perfect … read more
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12. The Faraway Nearby
By: Rebecca Solnit
3.84
Format: 523 pages, Hardcover
This personal, lyrical narrative about storytelling and empathy from award winner Rebecca Solnit is… read more
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13. Caught Inside: A Surfer's Year on the California Coast Duane, Daniel ( Author ) Apr-10-1997 Paperback
By: Daniel Duane
3.68
Format: 113 pages,
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14. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life
By: Anna Funder
4.13
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
This is the story of the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century… read more
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- biography
15. Stay True
By: Hua Hsu
4.03
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From the New Yorker staff writer Hua Hsu, a gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for se… read more
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"My parents are great, I said. Unbelievably non-stereotypical."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
"The first generation thinks about survival; the ones that follow tell the stories."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
"You were describing people we had not yet met, maybe people we ourselves would become."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
"It was a sign of personal growth, I thought to myself, that I could be friends with someone who liked Pearl Jam this much."-Hua Hsu, Stay True
16. Into the Wild
By: Jon Krakauer
4.01
Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition
Krakauer’s page-turning bestseller explores a famed missing person mystery while unraveling the lar… read more
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"Happiness [is] only real when shared"-Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
"It's not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong."-Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
"The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure."-Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
"When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God’s light shines upon you."-Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
17. Unbreakable
By: Jelena Dokic
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
This is a story of Jelena Dokic's survival. How she survived as a refugee, twice. How she survived … read more
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18. The Netanyahus
By: Joshua Cohen
3.80
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Corbin College, not-quite-upstate New York, winter 1959-1960: Ruben Blum, a Jewish historian - but … read more
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19. Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
By: Stephen Fry
4.35
Format: 414 pages, Hardcover
The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty,… read more
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"His reward is the eternal fame that is both priceless and worthless"-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
"Bij onze geboorte ligt ons lot al vast, en niemand heeft ooit het zijne kunnen ontlopen (Hektor)"-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
"Forget him. What is treasure? Or Briseis, or honor, or anything? Next to the life of the one I loved best and dearest? My beloved, my only Patroclus."-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
"Zelfs de onsterfelijke goden waren niet bij machte zich te verhouden tot, mee te leven met, nakomelingen te verwekken bij en het lot te bepalen van zo'n aanzwellende schare eerzuchtige, vernuftige en…"-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
20. Did I Ever Tell You This?
By: Sam Neill
4.06
Format: 398 pages, Hardcover
In this unexpected memoir, written in a creative burst of just a few months in 2022, Sam Neill tell… read more
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21. Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
By: Stephen Fry
4.32
Format: 415 pages, Paperback
There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes. Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such … read more
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"You choose to submit to it. Such is the paradox of living. We willingly accept that we have no will."-Stephen Fry, Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
"Wicked men never learn, for wicked men have no interest in myths, legends, and stories. If they had they would learn from them and triumph, so we must be glad of their ignorance and dullness of wits."-Stephen Fry, Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
"You see?' said Prometheus. 'It is your fate to be Heracles the hero, burdened with labours, yet it is also your choice. You choose to submit to it. Such is the paradox of living. We willingly accept …"-Stephen Fry, Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
"A fine statue of a naked Theseus stands proudly today in Athens' central place of assembly, the city's hub, Syntagma Square. Even today he is a focus of Athenian identity and pride. The ship he broug…"-Stephen Fry, Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
22. Against the Water: A surfing champion's inspirational journey to Olympic glory
By: Owen Wright
4.35
Format: None pages, Audiobook
The gut-wrenching story of how one of Australia’s finest surfers overcame a brain injury and despai… read more
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23. Life of Brine: A Surfer's Journey
By: Phil Jarratt
4.10
Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition
“In the not-so-small world of surfing, Phil Jarratt has seen it all. Luckily for us, he’s a fearles… read more
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24. The Last Secret Wave: An incredible surfing adventure
By: Justin Summerton
4.00
Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition
It is the story of Jeremy, a surfer from Byron Bay, Australia, who meets up with an old friend and … read more
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25. Church of the Open Sky
By: Nat Young
3.75
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
What makes for a surfing life? With a blaze of groundbreaking performances and a list of titles cla… read more
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