Ford, Jeanne Marie
Summary: "Over the years, many women have made contributions to surfing. Margo Oberg was the world's first female professional surfer, but she wasn't the last. Other athletes, including Lisa Andersen, Layne Beachley, Stephanie Gilmore, and Carissa Moore have made their marks on the sport too. Learn more about each woman's struggles and successes, and find out what makes them trailblazers."--Provided by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 797.3 FORSummary: Nancy is surfing on a secluded beach, and finds herself on the feeding ground of a great white shark. Though she is stranded only 200 yards from shore, survival proves to be the ultimate test of wills, requiring all of Nancy's ingenuity, resourcefulness, and fortitude.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SHACopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SHA RATED PG-13Cardwell, Diane, 1964- author.
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio CardwellArtist Not Provided
Summary: When Merliah, a surfing champion from Malibu, discovers she is a mermaid, she sets off with her dolphin friend to rescue her mother, the queen of Oceana, and save the kingdom from her evil sister; when the evil mermaid Eris escapes to take over the throneof Oceana, it's up to Merliah and her friends to stop her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entert. 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Ponti, James
Summary: Rebel surfer-turned-field ops specialist Sydney finds herself in hot water while undercover on a marine research vessel, while her City Spies teammates investigate a suspected mole.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PONSummary: "Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love. Just as they become inseparable, Minato loses his life in an accident at sea. Hinako is so distraught that she can no longer even look at the ocean, but one day she sings a song...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY ANIME RIDSummary: A sensitive study of three surfing friends coming to terms with adulthood, during the Vietnam War. As the obstacles of their lives pull them apart, the call of the waves eventually brings them together one last time to test themselves against it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA BIGContents: disc 1. Broke (79:00) / director, Billy Corben ; 9.79 (79:00) / director, Daniel Gordon -- disc 2. There's no place like home (59:00) / directors, Maura Mandt and Josh Swade ; Benji (77:00) / directors, Coodie and Chike ; Ghosts of Ole Miss (51:00) / director, Fritz Mitchell -- disc 3. You don't know Bo (76:00) / director, Michael Bonfiglio ; Survive and advance (101:00) / director, Jonathan...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A young FBI agent chases a gang of bank robbers who's surfer leader will do anything for a thrill - and expects his followers to do the same.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD POIBenjamin, Melanie
Summary: "Southern California, 1960s: endless sunny days surfing in Malibu, followed by glittering neon nights at Whisky a Go Go. In an era when women are expected to be housewives, Carol Donnelly breaks the mold as a legendary female surfer struggling to compete in a male-dominated sport -- and her daughters, Mindy and Ginger, bear the weight of Carol's unconventional lifestyle. The Donnelly sisters...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction BenjaminCalkhoven, Laurie
Summary: Introduces the life and achievements of the surfer who won international fame in four Olympics and used his surfboard to save eight people from a capsized boat in California.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Sports CalkhovenSummary: Little big league: An inspiring family comedy adventure about a boy's determination to put the fun back into baseball after inheriting the Minnesota Twins.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD KiSummary: Barbie stars as Merliah, a surfing champion from Malibu. One minute she's a normal teenager and the next she learns a shocking family secret: she's a mermaid. Merliah and her dolphin friend Zuma set off on an undersea adventure to rescue her mother, the queen of Oceana. With help from her new mermaid friends, Merliah saves the ocean kingdom. In the end, she discovers what makes you different...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: J DVD Barbie Mermaid 2010Povletich, William
Summary: "Some Like It Cold chronicles the true story of twin brothers Lee and Larry Williams, whose love of surfing evolved in the most unlikely of geographies: off the shores of Lake Michigan. From their boyhood home in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the brothers trekked to the local beach with their longboards and their dreams to master the waves at spots like the Elbow and the Cove. The next six decades...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wisconsin Historical Society Press 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 POVSummary: Ramon Navarro, a third-generation subsistence fisherman and farmer who lives on the coast of Chile at Punta Lobos, learned to surf on a busted surfboard left by a visiting surfer. Since then he has become one of the top-ten big wave riders. He has used his surfing accomplishments to protect his home break, and he is admired around the world as an environmental activist: he fights resort...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Patagonia 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797 NAVFarid, Diana
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Ava loves to surf and to sing. Singing and reading Rumi poems settle her mild OCD, and catching waves with her best friend, Phoenix, lets her fit in--her olive skin looks tan, not foreign. But then Ava has to spend the summer before ninth grade volunteering at the hospital, to follow in her single mother's footsteps to become a doctor. And when Phoenix's past lymphoma surges...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC FARKempton, Jim
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.3 KEMOllestad, Norman.
Summary: Norman Ollestad was thrust into the world of competitive sports at a very young age by his father. Often paralyzed by fear, young Norman resented losing his childhood to his father's reckless and demanding adventures. Then, in February 1979, a chartered Cessna carrying 11-year-old Norman, his father, his father's girlfriend and the pilot, crashed into Southern California's San Gabriel...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 OLLESTAD, NORMAN OLLTheroux, Paul
Summary: "From legendary writer Paul Theroux comes an atmospheric novel following a big-wave surfer as he confronts aging, privilege, mortality, and whose lives we choose to remember"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC THEVan Zee, Amy
Summary: Through narrative nonfiction, tells the story of Bethany Hamilton, a young woman who survived a shark attack and continued her dream to surf.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Yogis, Jaimal
Summary: "In this meditative memoir--a compelling fusion of Barbarian Days and the journals of Thomas Merton--the author of Saltwater Buddha reflects on his "failing toward enlightenment," his continued search to find meaning and a greater understanding of the Divine in the world's oceans as well as everyday life."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 YOGIS, JAIMAL YOGSummary: A multigenerational insider's look at the origins of surfing, the colorful and subversive birth of surf culture, and the mythology and lure of the big wave. Explore big wave surfing from its early Hawaiian roots to its current status as a recreational lifestyle enjoyed worldwide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Classics 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC RIDSummary: Teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, loses her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcomes all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SOUCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Movie Soul 2011Copies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SOU RATED PGSummary: Teenage Rockhopper penguin Cody Maverick is an up-and-coming surfer who is about to enter his first pro competition. Followed by a documentary crew to film his experiences, Cody leaves Antarctica for the warmer climes in order to surf in the Big Z Memorial Surf Championship covered by the SPEN network. His hero, champion surfer Big Z, has been gone for ten years, and Cody wants to win the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007