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Crazy for the Storm by Norman Ollestad (2009, Hardcover) 
Crazy for the Storm by Norman Ollestad (2009, Hardcover)

 
Crazy for the Storm by Norman Ollestad (2009, Hardcover)

Publisher: Ecco Pr
Publication Date: 2009-06-02
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0061766720
ISBN-13: 9780061766725
Product ID: EPID71156927
Description: Set amid the spontaneous, uninhibited surf culture of Malibu and Mexico in the late 1970s, this riveting memoir, written in crisp Hemingwayesque prose, recalls Ollestad's childhood and the magnetic man whose determination and love infuri...
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Synopsis
Set amid the spontaneous, uninhibited surf culture of Malibu and Mexico in the late 1970s, this riveting memoir, written in crisp Hemingwayesque prose, recalls Ollestad's childhood and the magnetic man whose determination and love infuriated and inspired him--and ultimately saved his life.

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Publication Date:2009-06-02

Size
Length:272 pages
Height:9.5 in
Width:6.5 in
Thickness:1.2 in
Weight:16.8 oz

Publisher's Note
A personal account set against a backdrop of southern California's surf culture in the late 1970s describes the author's struggles with constant fear in the face of his father's thrill-seeking personality, his forced participation in dangerous ski and surf sports, and his efforts to survive a plane crash that killed his father and stranded him in the Gabriel Mountains. 300,000 first printing.

Industry Reviews
"[In this] engrossing story of adventure, survival and psychological exploration....Ollestad hits several notes that should make his memoir irresistible to those looking for page-turning but thought-provoking summer reading along the lines of Jon Krakauer's INTO THIN AIR."
(05/15/2009)

"Ollestad...succeeds in making this book an elegant memoir as well as a transformative coming-of-age tale. When he leaves his father's limp body behind on the icy plateau...it's clear he takes his first perilous steps not just into survival, but into adulthood."
(06/14/2009)

"[A] breathtaking 'memoir of survival,'....[This] portrait of a father's consuming love for his son...will keep you up late into the night."
(06/14/2009)

"There's enough drama in the plane crash alone to sustain a novel, but Ollestad has done something much more. He's written a beautiful story about a thrill-loving father...who taught his boy not just how to live but also but how to thrive."
(06/28/2009)

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