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Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku

by David Davis

Recommendations from our site

Our most recommended books

Golf Is Not A Game Of Perfect by Bob Rotella

The Complete Upmanship by Stephen Potter

The Games by Marshall Brant

Paralympic Heroes by Cathy Wood

Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard

Zen Putting: Mastering the Mental Game on the Greens by Joseph Parent

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Golf Is Not A Game Of Perfect
by Bob Rotella

The Complete Upmanship
by Stephen Potter

The Games
by Marshall Brant

Paralympic Heroes
by Cathy Wood

Let My People Go Surfing
by Yvon Chouinard

Zen Putting: Mastering the Mental Game on the Greens
by Joseph Parent