West of Jesus: Surfing, Science, and the Origins of Belief
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West of Jesus: Surfing, Science, and the Origins of Belief
Steven Kotler
West of Jesus: Surfing, Science, and the Origins of Belief
Steven Kotler
Descripción
After spending two years in bed with Lyme disease, Steven Kotler had lost everything: his health, his job, his girl, and, he was beginning to suspect, his mind. Kotler, not a religious man, suddenly found himself drawn to the sport of surfing as if it were the cornerstone of a new faith. Why, he wondered, when there was nothing left to believe in, could he begin to believe in something as unlikely as surfing? What was belief anyway? How did it work in the body, the brain, our culture, and human history? With the help of everyone from rebel surfers to rocket scientists, Kotler undertakes a three-year globetrotting quest. The results are a startling mix of big waves and bigger ideas: a surfer's journey into the biological underpinnings of belief itself.
Steven Kotler's novel The Angle Quickest for Flight was a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller and won the William L. Crawford IAFA Fantasy Award. His nonfiction has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, GQ, Discover, Outside, Details, Wired, Men's Journal, and elsewhere. He lives in Los Angeles.
Praise for West of Jesus:
West of Jesus is one of the smartest books ever about the sport and religion of surfing.-Los Angeles Magazine
The ideal book for any readers who have ever asked themselves, 'How did surfing take over my life?' Kotler brings us closer to the answers via a wild, globe-trotting journey in search of surfing's much-referenced but rarely discussed spiritual side.-Los Angeles Times
A surprisingly entertaining nonfiction account of his own spiritual quest through surfing... Kotler is often laugh-out-loud funny.-San Francisco Chronicle
Kotler's tale starts slow and then, like a seasoned surfer calibrating his board to his ride, monumentally catches stride...Call it mysterioso or the oceanic feeling, what Kotler's seeking is nothing less than the big explanation.-Village Voice
Detalles
Formato | Tapa suave |
Número de Páginas | 272 |
Lenguaje | Inglés |
Editorial | Bloomsbury USA |
Fecha de Publicación | 2007-06-01 |
Dimensiones | 8.24" x 6.6" x 0.71" pulgadas |
Letra Grande | No |
Con Ilustraciones | No |
Acerca del Autor
Kotler, Steven
STEVEN KOTLER is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and Founder and Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is the author of over a dozen books, including The Art of Impossible, The Rise of Superman, Abundance, and Bold. His work has been translated into over 50 languages and appeared in over 100 publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, and Forbes.Garantía & Otros
Garantía: | 30 dias por defectos de fabrica |
Peso: | 0.245 kg |
SKU: | 9781596913448 |
Publicado en Unimart.com: | 01/10/24 |
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