Mindful Thoughts for Surfers - Balance and Salt Water Flow by Sam Bleakley

$12.99 AUD

Category: Surfing | Series: Mindful Thoughts Ser.

Mindful Thoughts for Surfers explores how meditative a life on the surfboard can be. These 25 insightful musings will inspire beginners and experts alike. The immediacy of the surfer's surroundings and the interaction with the vast ocean and all of its wonderful wildlife creates the perfect opportunity to practise mindfulness. Sam Bleakley is an international longboard surfing champion and advocate for all forms of waveriding. With an interest in Buddhism and Taoism, he discusses such subjects as: Decluttering thoughts and identificationEmbracing imperfectionThe metaphors and parallels of the water with our livesThe spiritual connection to natureRecovering from injuryHeightened senses and the connection between body and mindBlue mindfulness, flow and resilienceThrough these subjects he explores how riding the waves is the ultimate meditation and offers an astute awareness of what the oceans tell us about our place in the natural world--if we would just listen. His illuminating meditations, each beautifully illustrated, make this book perfect for dipping into and offer a gentle gateway into life-affirming awareness for everyone. If you like this you might also be interested in Mindfulness and Surfing . . . ...Show more

Smooth/Radical - the Keith Paull Story by Chris 'Swag' Gudenswager

$50.00 AUD

Category: Surfing

The Surfer's Travel Guide by Chris Rennie

$29.95 AUD

Category: Surfing | Series: Renniks Ser.

Right now there are thousands of waves breaking on beaches all around Australia. Some will be tempting 4ft, over white sand, in crystal water, others will be bone crunching 10ft, grinding over shallow reefs, and scaring the hell out of all in sight. This guide will get you to all those places and provid e you with plenty if essential information. ...Show more

Long Bombs to Snake: Stories from Australian Sports by John Harms

$19.99 AUD

Category: SPORT

Long Bombs To Snake is the magazine of the Almanac community. It is 68 pages of quality feature-length writing on numerous sports by twelve of our talented Almanac contributors such as Mathilde de Hauteclocque, Matt Quartermaine, Mickey Randall, Dips O'Donnell, Matt Watson, John Harms, Callum O'Connor a nd more. Fresh pieces from creative voices. ...Show more

The Shane Gang: Surviving the Sixties, Surfboards, Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll and Ugh Boots

$38.00 AUD

Category: Surfing

So ... You Wanna Be a Surfer? - 85+ Years of Australian Surfing History by Chris 'Swag' Gudenswager

$39.95 AUD

Category: Surfing

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan

$24.99 AUD

Category: Surfing

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY 2016 WINNER OF THE 2016 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE Surfing only looks like a sport. To devotees, it is something else entirely: a beautiful addiction, a mental and physical study, a passionate way of life. William Finnegan first started surfi ng as a young boy in California and Hawaii. Barbarian Days is his immersive memoir of a life spent travelling the world chasing waves through the South Pacific, Australia, Asia, Africa and beyond. Finnegan describes the edgy yet enduring brotherhood forged among the swell of the surf; and recalling his own apprenticeship to the world's most famous and challenging waves, he considers the intense relationship formed between man, board and water. Barbarian Days is an old-school adventure story, a social history, an extraordinary exploration of one man's gradual mastering of an exacting and little-understood art. It is a memoir of dangerous obsession and enchantment. ...Show more

To the Four Corners of the World - The Lost Journals of Peter Troy PB

$39.99 AUD

Category: Surfing

Turning Point 2 by Rusty Miller

$30.00 AUD

Category: SPORT

Perspective by Ellyse Perry

$39.99 AUD

Category: Sporting Biography | Reading Level: 3 Biography

A POINT OF VIEW , A STATE OF MIND - PERSPECTIVE IS EVERYTHING. A book of shared insights from one of Australia's most exceptional athletes. Ellyse Perry is among the all-time cricket greats, and the only player, female or male, to represent Australia in both cricket and football World Cups, making her international debut in both sports at the age of 16. Perspective is about sitting back from the world you're involved in and evaluating what it means to you. What are the important things that you know make experiences special? What are the things that motivate you? What are the things that give you joy? The things that challenge you but, ultimately, make you a better person? Most importantly, who are the people whose unwavering help and support you couldn't go without? From the lessons of a high-performance athlete's career to appreciating the small things in life, this inspiring illustrated book features stories and reflections from Ellyse's childhood and career on the themes of dreaming, belief, work, resilience, appreciation, opportunity, balance and perseverance - and their importance in everything we do. This empowering book is a unique view from one of Australia's most admired sports stars about what it is to be an elite athlete. ...Show more

Richo - The Terry Richardson Story by Terry Richardson; Rob Reynolds

$30.00 AUD

Category: Surfing

From Michael Peterson to Kelly Slater, single-fins to computerised shaping, from Aussie Pipe to Banzai, Richo held his own. This is the inside-out story of professional surfing from one of the sport's great survivors.

The Surfer's Travel Guide Australia 9th Ed - In Depth Descriptions for Every Major Surf Break in Australia by Over The Falls Press (Produced by); Chris Rennie; Michael Pitt (Editor)

$37.95 AUD

Category: Surfing

Right now there are thousands of waves breaking on beaches all around Australia. Some will be a tempting 4ft, over white sand, in crystal clear water, others will be a bone crunching 10ft, grinding over shallow reefs, and scaring the hell out of all in sight. That is the magic of Australia's coastline. It's diversity and enormity.This guide will get you to all those places and provide you with plenty of essential information and a good laugh along the way. It's a real surfer's travel guide. It includes: - In-depth wave descriptions for every major surf break in Australia. - A comprehensive accommodation, food and party guide, as well as flat day fun activities. - Surf survival techniques, road-trip planning, 4wd tips, advice on buying second hand cars and weather forecasting. - Detailed surf maps.It also has other essential information such as a beer guide (who knows what a Butcher or a Bobbie is?) and a complete healthy travel section to keep you fit for the surf.There's enough information to keep the most intrepid travellers satisfied."I've been surfing in Australia for the past 35 years and it got me to waves I've never heard of. Great beer guide too!"Ross Clarke-Jones Australian big wave surfer, surf explorer, tow-in pioneer, lunatic. "It's the ultimate travel guide, every surfer should have one"Tracks Magazine"It sends the right message to surfers: exploration, adventure, care for the environment and to have a good time"Surfrider Foundation ...Show more