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''Richie is one of the most inspiring people I''ve ever met, and his story is testament to the healing power of the ocean.'' Kelly SlaterGoes surfing, beats cancer. One man''s inspirational story.Richie Lovett might be the world’s unluckiest surfer . . . or its luckiest. We’re not quite sure which.He’s been attacked by a shark, washed into the Indonesian jungle by a tsunami, before finally being diagnosed with cancer. Unlucky? Possibly. One thing we know for sure, Richie Lovett is a survivor; he’s still here today, and what hasn’t killed him has only made him stronger.When doctors told him the cancer in his leg was buried so deep he’d never surf again, Richie – one of the world’s best surfers – begged to differ. After radical surgery to rebuild his leg, Rich set about the challenge of learning to surf all over again, discovering plenty about life, and himself, in the process.The Big Sea is one of sport’s most inspiring stories. But you don’t have to be a surfer or a sportsperson to know what it feels like to confront challenges. This is vital reading for anyone who’s had to face adversity or felt like they were about to be wiped out.Engagingly honest, Richie Lovett shows us that attitude is everything.

Golden Daze tells the story of Australian surfing one year at a time through the lives of our greatest surfers. The book takes a deep dive into a significant year of their surfing lives. Years when they won, years when they lost. Years where their surfing and their surfboards changed the game. Grommet years when the days never ended. Years where they surfed up the coast, down the coast and globetrotted into the great unknown.Years when both surfing and society changed. Years when they made high art, experienced spiritual awakenings or were just tubed out of their minds. Even years where they survived the embrace of a great white shark. Part journal, part biography, part surf culture memoir, in Golden Daze, world renowned surf writer and bestselling author Sean Doherty gives a fascinating insight into what makes Australian surfing tick.Surfing Australia''s Hall of Fame recognises the nation''s most influential and iconic surfers. Every year the current members of the Hall of Fame vote to induct a new surfer. You will find all of these surfers, from Peter Troy to Tyler Wright in Golden Daze.

On the evening of the 30th of January, the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," Brigadier Taylor received a phone call at his home from his daughter. She asked him to please speak with the woman that she was handling the phone to. The woman took his daughter''s phone and asked Mr. Taylor if he knew why this was such a special day? Taylor answered, "no" and was told by the woman that he had a very short memory. The woman then reminded him of the massacre in Derry. Taylor then told the woman on the other end of the phone to get to the point of the phone call. She told him that a lot of innocent people died that day due to his and other British soldier''s hatred of the Irish. She also told him that after all these years the tears are strill flowing from the relatives of those who were killed on that "Bloody Sunday," Her next words were haunting to the old General.

"I am in a vineyard here in Lyon and I am going to shoot your daughter while you listen to her pleading for her life and then you will know how all the family members suffered when you killed their loved ones."

The next thing Tyalor heard was his daughter saying a prayer and the sound of the gun being fired. The woman came back on the phone and told Taylor, "She was a good looking girl and i hope you have an open casket. Have a nice day."