Tunnel Vision: The true story of my probably insane quest to become a professional surfer [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Mcleod, Sullivan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1741757134 ISBN 13: 9781741757132

Casa editrice: Allen & Unwin, 2009

Riassunto

It started as a joke and then got serious. Sort of. Sullivan McLeod decides to combine his two favourite things - surfing and travelling - in a last-ditch attempt to get a career. Despite the fact that he is unfit physically, financially and possibly mentally, his grand plan is to become a professional surfer. Sully's quest takes him to competitions in Indonesia, South Africa, England, France Portugal, Spain, Brazil and Hawaii. Along the way, even though everything he owns is stolen and he gets locked up in a holding cell, he still manages to catch the wave of a lifetime. Luckily, his experience as a stand-up comedian helps him see the funny side of nearly everything. If you've ever dreamed of being a professional even though you're clearly an amateur, this book will show you what it's like to be single-minded in the pursuit of a goal and what a great (if hair-raising) time you can have along the way.

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L'autore:

Sullivan McLeod grew up with three brothers in Margaret River and still lives there (often in a tree house) when he's not travelling. He performed around the world as a stand-up comedian for seven years with gigs at Melbourne Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Festival, London Comedy Store, Improv Comedy Club (LA) and The Comedy Store (LA). Apart from being a restless vagabond, he has been a door-to-door salesman for a telecommunication company (Sydney), a spy for a Greek Restaurant (Rhodes), an assistant to a professor to check the originality of ideas (European Patent Office, Holland), a canvasser for dodgy solicitors to see if anyone wanted to sue their landlord (London), an audience member paid to laugh at lame jokes for live TV shows (Hollywood), a driver of a drilling rig without a truck driver's licence (Kalgoorlie), and a stooge for a magician in his street show in London. And he's been a professional surfer for nine months.

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• Editore: Allen & Unwin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1741757134
• ISBN 13: 9781741757132
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 281