{"product_id":"9781605290980","title":"Sweetness and Blood: How Surfing Spread from Hawaii and California to the Rest of the World, with Some Unexpected Results","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow did an obscure tribal sport from precolonial Hawaii--one that was nearly eliminated by Christian missionaries--jump oceans to California and Australia? And how did it become such a worldwide passion, even in places where the surf may be excellent but the society is highly conservative or superstitious about the sea?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this brilliantly written travel adventure, journalist (and surfer) Michael Scott Moore visits unlikely surfing destinations--Israel and the Gaza Strip, West Africa, Great Britain, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Cuba, and Morocco--to find out. Whether he is connecting eccentric surf legend Doc Paskowitz to the Arab-Israeli conflict, trying to deconstruct the terrorist bombing in a nightclub in Bali, or being chased by the German police while surfing a river break in Berlin, Moore masterfully weaves together politics, culture, history, and surfing to create a book like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rodale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129721241840,"sku":"9781605290980","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781605290980_p0.jpg?v=1763831213","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781605290980","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}