{"product_id":"9780143796718","title":"Church of the Open Sky","description":"Author: Young, Nat\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143796718\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 20 Aug 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 252 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTall tales from the surf.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat makes for a surfing life? With a blaze of groundbreaking performances and a swag of titles claimed from all over the world to his name, Australian world champion surfer Nat Young might know. His seventieth birthday inspired some reflection on exactly that, and on the waves and characters that have marked his remarkable life - Miki Dora and Midget Farrelly to name a few.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut surfing for Nat Young - and so many like-minded surfers - has never been about winning, never been about the sport. It's a calling, an endless quest, a philosophy, a religion. Most of all, surfing is a way of life that has underpinned his other identities as board shaper, film producer, writer, raconteur, conservationist, activist, pilot, husband, father.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCandid and wryly observed,\u003ci\u003e Church of the Open Sky\u003c\/i\u003e explores what it means to be a surfer, with a collection of true stories of Nat's surfing life - and the friends, foes and heroes he's met along the way.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48181149270174,"sku":"UBD-9780143796718","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143796718.jpg?v=1787399094","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143796718","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}