I Surf, Therefore I Am: A Philosophy of Surfing
by Peter Kreeft
St. Augustine's Press, 2008
Cloth: 978-1-58731-377-6 | eISBN: 978-1-58731-382-0
Library of Congress Classification GV839.5.K74 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification 797.32
TOC
Contents Non-Introduction Ten Reasons Why Everyone Should Surf 1. Because It Makes You Happy: Why Surfers Smile (Aristotle) 2. Because It Makes You Mystical: Stoke as Instant Nirvana (Buddha) 3. Because It Makes You Peaceful: Surfing as Disorganized Religion (Confucius and Lao Tzu) 4. Because It Makes You Good: The Ten Commandments of the Sea (Moses) 5. Because It Makes You Christ-like: The Cross as a Surfboard (Jesus) 6. Because It Makes You Heavenly: Surfing in Heaven (Plato) 7. Because It Makes You Sexy: Why Surfing Is Better than Sex (Freud) 8. Because It Makes You Rich: Five Surfing Lessons for Wall Street (Machiavelli) 9. Because It Makes You Wise: Surfing as the Antidote to Bullshit (Socrates) 10. Because Now You Can: Why the Bodyboard Is the Greatest Invention since Printing (Morey) Bodyboarding for Beginners: A Practical Handbook A. Theory: A Defense of the Bodyboard (the Manifesto) B. Practice: Seven Lessons in Bodyboarding (the Handbook) 1. How to Wait 2. How to Wipe Out 3. How to Find the Wave 4. Two Easy Ways to Catch a Wave 5. Seven Steps to Heaven: Seven Kinds of Rides 6. How to Ride Down the Wave Face 7. How to Get in the Green Room Non-conclusion
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