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Salts and Suits: The Amazing True Story of How a Group of Young Surfers Became Industry Giants
Author(s): Phil Jarratt (Author)
- Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
- Publication Date: 1 April 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 266 pages
- ISBN-10: 1740667409
- ISBN-13: 9781740667401
Book Description
Salts and Suits is the amazing true story of how a group of young beach bums turned their passion for riding big waves into the world's fastest-growing leisure industry, surviving wipe-outs, drug busts, rip-offs, recessions and the constant pressure to act and dress like grown-ups.
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About the Author
Author lives in Noosa, Australia. Phil Jarratt is a journalist, author, publisher and filmmaker with more than 50 years of experience in Australian and international media. He is a former editor of Tracks, associate editor of Surfer and editor and publisher of Australian Surfers Journal. He is regarded as one of the foremost global authorities on surfing and has worked inside the executive ranks of two of the world's biggest surf brands, Rip Curl and Quiksilver, where he was a senior marketing executive for 10 years. He has written more than 40 books covering primarily surfing and sport-related biography. He lives in Noosa Heads, Queensland, and surfs every day there are waves.
