{"product_id":"hound-of-the-sea-wild-man-wild-waves-wild-wisdom-paperback","title":"Hound of the Sea: Wild Man. Wild Waves. Wild Wisdom. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGarrett McNamara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKaren Karbo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this thrilling and candid memoir, world record-holding and controversial Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamara--star and subject of the HBO mini-series, \u003cem\u003e100 Foot Wave--\u003c\/em\u003echronicles his emotional quest to ride the most formidable waves on earth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarrett McNamara set the world record for the sport, surfing a seventy-eight-foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal in 2011, a record he smashed two years later at the same break. Propelled by the challenge and promise of bigger, more difficult waves, this adrenaline-fueled loner and polarizing figure travels the globe to ride the most dangerous swells the oceans have to offer, from calving glaciers to hurricane swells.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what motivates McNamara to go to such extremes--to risk everything for one thrilling ride? Is riding giant waves the ultimate exercise in control or surrender?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonal and emotional, readers will know GMac as never before, seeing for the first time the personal alongside the professional in an exciting, intimate look at what drives this inventive, iconoclastic man. Surfing awesome giants isn't just thrill seeking, he explains--it's about vanquishing fears and defeating obstacles past and present. Surfers and non-surfers alike will embrace McNamara's story--as they have William Finnegan's \u003cem\u003eBarbarian Days\u003c\/em\u003e--an its intimate look at the enigmatic pursuit of riding waves, big and small.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHound of the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e is a record of perseverance, passion, and healing. Thoughtful, suspenseful, and spiritually profound, McNamara reveals the beautiful soul of surfing through the eyes of one of its most daring and devoted disciples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarrett McNamara\u003c\/strong\u003e set a world record when he surfed a seventy-eight-foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal, in 2011, a record he smashed three years later at the same break. Propelled by the challenge and the rush, McNamara travels the globe to ride the most dangerous waves, from giant barrels breaking on shallow, jagged reefs to massive, open ocean hurricane swells.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what motivates McNamara to go to such extremes--to risk everything for one thrilling ride? Is catching giant waves the ultimate exercise in control or surrender?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his compelling and emotional memoir, readers will get to know McNamara as never before, seeing for the first time the personal alongside the professional in an exciting look at what drives this inventive, iconoclastic man. Surfing awesome giants isn't just thrill seeking, he explains--it's about vanquishing fears and defeating obstacles past and present. Surfers and nonsurfers alike will embrace McNamara's story--as they have William Finnegan's \u003cem\u003eBarbarian Days\u003c\/em\u003e--for an intimate take on the enigmatic pursuit of riding waves, big and small.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoughtful, suspenseful, and spiritually profound, \u003cem\u003eHound of the Sea \u003c\/em\u003eis a testament to perseverance, passion, and healing. \u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarrett McNamara\u003c\/strong\u003e set a world record when he surfed a seventy-eight-foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal, in 2011, a record he smashed three years later at the same break. Propelled by the challenge and the rush, McNamara travels the globe to ride the most dangerous waves, from giant barrels breaking on shallow, jagged reefs to massive, open ocean hurricane swells.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what motivates McNamara to go to such extremes--to risk everything for one thrilling ride? Is catching giant waves the ultimate exercise in control or surrender?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his compelling and emotional memoir, readers will get to know McNamara as never before, seeing for the first time the personal alongside the professional in an exciting look at what drives this inventive, iconoclastic man. Surfing awesome giants isn't just thrill seeking, he explains--it's about vanquishing fears and defeating obstacles past and present. Surfers and nonsurfers alike will embrace McNamara's story--as they have William Finnegan's \u003cem\u003eBarbarian Days\u003c\/em\u003e--for an intimate take on the enigmatic pursuit of riding waves, big and small.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoughtful, suspenseful, and spiritually profound, \u003cem\u003eHound of the Sea \u003c\/em\u003eis a testament to perseverance, passion, and healing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979048288557,"sku":"9780062343604","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/dkxEVk0yM1BSblRkT3I5VEJ4VFRoQT09.webp?v=1775818669","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/hound-of-the-sea-wild-man-wild-waves-wild-wisdom-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}