Pipe Dreams, Kelly Slater
Pipe Dreams, Kelly Slater
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Pipe Dreams
A Surfer's Journey

Author: Kelly Slater

Narrator: Todd Haberkorn

Unabridged: 8 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/28/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Soon to be an ABC reality series entitled Ultimate Surfer, starring 11-time World Surf League champion Kelly SlaterEleven-time world surfing champion, actor, and American heartthrob Kelly Slater tells his inspiring story of triumph over adversity From Beach Blanket Bingo to Baywatch to Blue Crush, surfing has fascinated people for years, and Kelly Slater is the sport’s hottest star. He has won more world championships than any other competitor, and he continues to change peoples’ minds about what can and can’t be done on a surfboard. His wild ride has included fame, fortune, a stint on Baywatch, and a high-profile relationship with Pamela Anderson. Not bad for a skinny kid from a broken home in Cocoa Beach, Florida. In Pipe Dreams, Kelly takes the reader into oceans around the world to take on thunderous walls of water and shares the outrageous stories, solemn moments, and undeniable spirit that have made him a superstar.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Kelly Slater

Kelly Slater is a world-champion surfer who came out of semi-retirement in 2002. When he has time he sings with his band, The Surfers. He owns the Kelly Slater Boardrider's Club, a clothing and surf shop in Los Angeles, where he lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Broghan on May 27, 2018

The book was great and taught me a lot about surfing......more

Goodreads review by Ignacio on November 13, 2020

A surfing life biography and a few good tips to improve your surfing. In a way, it is also the account of a quest for self mastery.......more

Goodreads review by Harrison on August 12, 2019

I absolutely loved this book. Not only is it a book of interest to me, but the way it is written makes it so much better. Before reading this book, I only knew Kelly Slater as this great surfer. After reading this book and learning about his life story, I appreciate him so much more from where he be......more

Goodreads review by Katrin on January 17, 2013

I read this to "close a gap" in my surfbook collection. Kelly Slater is probably the most important and most successful surfer around, and the way he constantly (and still) stays at the top as well as all his style innovations certainly deserve admiration. But this book is really bad. Despite the fac......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on February 27, 2011

Pipe Dreams is a biography of surfing world champion Kelly Slater. This was the first sports related book I'd read, and it's refreshing and also interesting to follow the life of an athlete whom I've admired since day one. We see the private life of Kelly Slater, beginning with his childhood in Coco......more

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