Welcome To Paradise, Now Go To Hell: A True Story Of Violence, Corruption And The Soul Of Surfing

Author: Smith Chas

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Price : $29.99 AUD
ISBN : 9781863956321
Publisher : Black Inc.
Imprint : Nero
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Weight (g) : 0.358
Publication date : 01 August 2013
Dimensions : 230mm X 152mm
Produced in : Australia
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Availability date : 01 December 2013
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Each winter, the North Shore of Hawaii is invaded by surfers, photographers, groupies, and drug dealers from around the world. Tension between the locals and the visitors is thick and often violent. Ostensibly, the draw card is the seven-mile stretch of beach with fifty-foot waves and the chance to win surfing's coveted Triple Crown title. But behind the scenes lurks a dark and seedy world of gangs, hedonism, extortion, murder and drugs as celebrity surfers and extraordinary athletes dance on waves. Respected journalist and surfer Chas Smith investigates one hugely anticipated season. With unprecedented access to all the colourful personalities and players, Chas reveals the singular culture, feuds and athleticism that make Oahu surfing's mecca. This seven billion-dollar industry's battle for the 2012 Triple Crown will be the most explosive yet.

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A wild and unflinching look at the adrenalin-soaked world of surfing.--Melbourne Herald Sun

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The Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal People have lived in the coastal landscape around Byron Bay for at least 22,000 years.We acknowledge and show respect for the original people on the land on which we are based. We respectfully acknowledge the ancient cultural presence in the Australian landscape by First Nation peoples and their ongoing traditional and spiritual custodianship of the marine areas, beaches, bush, rivers, lakes and mountains.