{"product_id":"scratching-the-horizon-9781250031594","title":"Scratching the Horizon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScratching the Horizon \u003c\/i\u003epresents a bitchin' love letter to sand and sea, and a spirited inside account of life with the \"first family\" of American surfing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1956, Dorian \"Doc\" Paskowitz stepped away from a successful medical practice and began a lifelong surfing odyssey that grew to include his wife Juliette, and their nine children. Together, the Paskowitz clan lived a vagabonding bohemian existence, eschewing material possessions in favor of intangible riches like health and good cheer . . . all the while careening along the world's coastlines in search of the perfect wave. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eScratching the Horizon, \u003c\/i\u003e Izzy Paskowitz looks back at his unusual upbringing, and his lifelong passion for the sport that carries his family's stamp. As the fourth-oldest child in a family of inveterate surfers, rock stars, and beach bums, he is uniquely qualified to shine a light on a childhood that has come to symbolize the surfing credo, a reckless young adulthood that nearly cost him his sanity, and a maturing sense of self and purpose that allows him to lift others on the back of his experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the father of a son with autism and the founder of \"Surfers Healing,\" a foundation devoted to expanding the horizons of children with autism through surfing, Paskowitz has found a way to connect the surreal aspects of his childhood to the harsh realities of adulthood, and he shares these discoveries in this wickedly entertaining and transforming memoir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Izzy Paskowitz,Daniel Paisner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.53w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250031594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIZZY PASKOWITZ has competed in, and won, dozens of longboard titles, including the 1988 Hang Ten World Championship. He and his wife, Danielle, own and operate the world-famous Paskowitz Surf Camp. They also run the nonprofit organization Surfers Healing, which offers free surfing day camps to hundreds of autistic children and their families each year. Paskowitz lives with his family in San Juan Capistrano, California. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eScratching the Horizon\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e DANIEL PAISNER is the author or co-author of more than sixty books, including many \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. As a ghostwriter, he has collaborated with such leading personalities as tennis great Serena Williams; football legend Ray Lewis; two-term Ohio governor John Kasich; Academy Award-winning actors Denzel Washington, Whoopi Goldberg and Anthony Quinn; and, former world-champion longboard surfer Izzy Paskowitz. He is the winner of two NAACP Image Awards for his work with \u003ci\u003eShark Tank \u003c\/i\u003epanelist and serial entrepreneur Daymond John. His novel \u003ci\u003eA Single Happened Thing\u003c\/i\u003e was named an Indies Finalist as best book of the year (literary fiction) by the editors of Foreword Reviews, and his previous novel, \u003ci\u003eMourning Wood\u003c\/i\u003e, and a non-fiction account of the aftermath of the historic home run race of 1998--\u003ci\u003eThe Ball: Mark McGwire's 70th Home Run Ball and the Marketing of the American Dream--\u003c\/i\u003eboth long out of print, were reissued in new digital and paperback editions.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44298787127411,"sku":"9781250031594","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_75172653-65ee-4db7-920b-a1b79b8bb446.jpg?v=1770814688","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/scratching-the-horizon-9781250031594","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}