{"title":"Paul Holmes","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaul Holmes, books \u0026amp; photos.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"livre-de-surf-paul-holmes-dale-velzy-is-hawk","title":"Surf Book: PAUL HOLMES - Dale Velzy Is Hawk","description":"\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e \n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e“Dale Velzy is Hawk”\u003c\/span\u003e is a book based on the history and career of the \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003elegendary Dale Velzy\u003c\/span\u003e , an iconic figure in surf culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Book written in English by \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003ePaul Holmes\u003c\/span\u003e .\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e 192 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Hardcover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e : 24cm x 28cm.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eThe incredible adventures of an iconic California surfer\u003c\/span\u003e : cowboy, biker, hot-rodder, shaping pioneer and iconic character who played an essential role in the birth of the $10 billion boardsports business.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis large format of \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e256 pages\u003c\/span\u003e of very high quality, with more than \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e250 photos\u003c\/span\u003e illustrating the life and career of this \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003elegendary shaper\u003c\/span\u003e , was written by Paul Holmes, former editor of Surfer Magazine. His research included \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003ehundreds of hours of interviews\u003c\/span\u003e with Hawk himself and dozens with his friends, associates, collaborators and contemporaries. This book is much more than the \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003eextraordinary and colorful story of Velzy\u003c\/span\u003e , it is \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003ealso that of the development of the surf lifestyle and the entire industry\u003c\/span\u003e that stems from it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"\u003eWhat the critics say\u003c\/span\u003e :\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003e\"\"Dale Velzy is Hawk\" is a gem in surf literature: in-depth and very precise investigations, fine writing and a splendid presentation. Velzy made an immense contribution to shaping and defined surf culture more than anyone else. Author Paul Holmes is one of the most respected surf journalists, and in Velzy he finds here the most salutary and entertaining of iconic figures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;\"\u003e- Matt Warshaw, author of \"The Encyclopedia of Surfing\" and \"The History of Surfing\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003e\"Holmes speaks in this beautiful book about the craft of surfing with incredible passion and discernment. With Velzy, he has also found a subject through which the entire social history of modern surfing can be deciphered and he has not missed the opportunity to explore it in great detail.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e– Pacific Longboarder Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003e“This magnificent large format book traces the entire story, from his birth to his death, of the father figure of surfing through an immense photo and text portrait.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e-The Surfers Journal\u003c\/span\u003e .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003e\"This superb book by Holmes is a must-have in surf journalism. Thanks to his meticulous and brilliantly illustrated research, it is fast becoming a true collector's item. If you're looking to decipher the history of surfing, you need to understand California and Dale Velzy. 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