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Crazy for the storm : a memoir of survival  Cover Image Book Book

Crazy for the storm : a memoir of survival / Norman Ollestad.

Ollestad, Norman. (Author).

Summary:

Set amid the spontaneous, uninhibited surf culture of Malibu and Mexico in the late 1970s, this riveting memoir, written in crisp Hemingwayesque prose, recalls Ollestad's childhood and the magnetic man whose determination and love infuriated and inspired him--and ultimately saved his life.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780061766725
  • ISBN: 9780061766725 :
  • ISBN: 0061766720 :
  • Physical Description: 272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: [New York] : Ecco, [2009]

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General Note:
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
BIO OLL
Citation/References Note:
Bklst 04/01/2009
PW 03/23/2009
Kirkus 05/15/2009
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.2 11 137743.
Subject: Ollestad, Norman > Childhood and youth.
Ollestad, Norman > Family.
Ollestad, Norman, 1935-1979.
Aircraft accident victims > California > Biography.
Aircraft accidents > California > San Bernardino Mountains.
Child surfers > California > Biography.
Downhill ski racing > United States > Biography.
Fathers and sons > United States.
Fathers > Death.
Competition (Psychology)

Available copies

  • 13 of 13 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cass County Library-Harrisonville 979.4 OLL (Text) 0002203543521 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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