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Women on Waves: A Cultural History of Surfing: From Ancient Goddesses and Hawaiian Queens to Malibu Movie Stars and Millennial Champio

Contributor(s): Kempton, Jim (Author)

ISBN: 9781643137247

Publisher: Pegasus Books

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Pub Date: July 6, 2021

Dewey: 797.32082

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Illustrated, Index, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.50" H x 9.00" L x 5.90" W ( 1.45 lbs) 304 pages

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Description: "Women on Waves is filled with phenomenal athletic performance, breakthrough female achievements, and plenty of inspiration and fun to see us through until the time when we can all hit the surf once more! Spanning a millennium from Hawaii to Malibu, New York to Australia, South Africa to the South Pacific and beyond, Jim Kempton presents a fascinating new narrative that will captivate anyone who loves sports and the outdoors"--

Brief description: Jim Kempton is the award-winning former editor in chief of SURFER magazine. He is the author of three books, the including First We Surf, Then We Eat and Surfing: The Manual. Currently, he is the President of the California Surf Museum and served as project director for a 70-foot surf exploration vessel, the Indies Trader, which traversed the globe in search of new wave discoveries while mapping the location and health of the world's reefs.

Review Quotes: "A sublime, heavily researched, well-written, labor of love."--David Rensin, author of the New York Times best-seller "Don't Give Up, Don't Give In"

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