Caught Inside: a Surfer's Year on the California Coast [Idioma Inglés] - Softcover

Duane, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865475091 ISBN 13: 9780865475090

Verlag: North Point Press, 1997

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Book by Duane Daniel

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"Wonderful . . . [Duane is] an ontologist of dudedom, Henry David Thoreau doing aerials on a fiberglass board." --Will Blythe, Esquire "Enthralling. Duane has an honest take on surf culture, seeing both the romance and the irony . . . Best of all are his evocative, compelling observations about nature: fresh and thrilling descriptions of scenery and life on the coast." --David Sheff, Los Angeles Times

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"Caught Inside" is Daniel Duane's account of a year spent surfing in Santa Cruz, California. Following the turn of the seasons, it is also the story of a young man's deepening knowledge of his native landscape and its history. Interspersed with the narrative of days passed on the water are good-humored explanations of the physics of wave dynamics, the intricate art of surfboard design, and lyrical, sharp-eyed descriptions of the flora and fauna that inhabit the Pacific wilderness. In Duane's company are cormorants, herons, gulls, sea lions, whales, and dolphins; with him we learn about the physiology of a pelican's dive, the mating habits of otters, and the obscene contents of a shark's stomach. In a wryly entertaining parallel narrative Duane traces the cultural history of the sport and the settling of California. From Captain Cook and Mark Twain to Robinson Jeffers and Jack London, from portraits of famous (and infamous) surfers to an analysis of the perverse significance of Gidget movies, Duane expertly uncovers the myths and symbols bound up in one of our most vibrant and recognizably American subjects.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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• Verlag: North Point Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0865475091
• ISBN 13: 9780865475090
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256