{"product_id":"2940033273256","title":"The Binomial Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this rollicking memoir author Paul Stevens recounts his efforts to become an ocean going sailor (at 60), a surfer (at 65), and a skier (at 68), by compensating his complete lack of sporting talent with sheer determination.\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way he gets a new body, and a whole new outlook on life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe inspiration to succeed at these sports springs from an experience early in life in which he mastered the binomial theorm.\u003cbr\u003eFunny yet informative this book on three sports which intersect at points also takes the reader on the inside track to longboard surfing in middle age by focusing on the journey itself to that first amazing ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Introduction - The Binomial Theorem - If Only You Were Here Yesterday! - No Way But Down - The Two Best Days of your Life - The Acid Test - Surfing is a Risky Business - Unfinished Business - So You Want to be a Sailor? - Quipping Up - Surfing Fit - Dubai - So You Want to Buy a Yacht? - Ski Lifts - The Jump Up \u0026amp; Drop - The Nature of the Beast - The We$t Coa$t Crui$e - It’s All About the Wind - Catching The Wave (\u0026amp; ) The Right (of) Way - Let’s Go! - The Nightmare Continues! - The Facts of Life - Can You Explain this? - Round the World - Again - No Way But Down (2) - Epilogue (1) - Have you Got Your Seats? - Epilogue (2) Murphy’s 10 Laws of Surfing]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Stevens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154630361328,"sku":"2940033273256","price":4.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940033273256_p0.jpg?v=1763658581","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940033273256","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}