A softcover trade re-issue of the original hardcover version published in 2001 and now out-of-print.   Meticulously researched by Gary Lynch during the last 15 years of Blake s life, and written by Lynch and Malcolm Gault-Williams, the book has continued to generate interest. Not really surprising perhaps, given what an innovator and pioneer Blake was in surfing during the early- to mid-20th century.   From his friendship with Duke Kahanamoku, to his work on lighter, hollow boards, his experiments with the first surfboard fin and attempts at sailboarding, this book is a must-have item for anyone fascinated by surfing s roots and history. And this softcover issue makes it a very affordable addition to every library or bookshelf.    About the book:   In surfing there are a handful of pioneers who stand out as giants for their contributions to the development and evolution of the sport. In the first half of the 20th century there are two who stand out even among the giants Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, certainly, and after him, Thomas Edward Blake.   Almost anyone who enjoys the ocean unknowingly benefits from the life of Tom Blake. An accomplished competitive swimmer and paddleboarder, Blake s technical innovations encompassed such diverse areas as lifeguarding and rescue equipment, and the design and manufacturing of surfboards, paddleboards and sailboards. He engaged in historical research and restoration of traditional Hawaiian surfing equipment at a time when there was little recognition of surfing s importance in pre-contact Hawaiian culture. He was a pioneer in surf photography and publishing. Few surfers had more influence on 20th century surfing than Tom Blake. In fact, it can be argued that he was the originator of the surfing lifestyle many people around the world enjoy and appreciate today. Significantly, his innovations and applications related to ocean rescue helped save many lives, and various contemporary forms of his novel ideas are still in use today.   Blake's lifelong journey in surfing began with a most unusual coincidence. Born in 1902 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, when Blake was just 18 he met Duke Kahanamoku now acknowledged as the father of modern surfing in Detroit. The internationally renowned Olympic swimmer was on his way back home after winning a gold medal in Antwerp, Belgium, and was the star attraction at a local theater that was showing a newsreel film about the games. Blake introduced himself to the Hawaiian in the theater s lobby and a friendship began that, with Kahanamoku s inspiration and encouragement, led to Blake moving first to the California coast and then to Hawaii. Along the way, like his mentor Kahanamoku, he became a lifeguard, surfer and part-time Hollywood actor.   Blake s list of firsts is too long to summarize here. He became a record-breaking swimmer and paddleboard racer. He designed, built and patented the first lightweight, hollow surfboards and paddleboards. He was the first to place a stabilizing fin on a surfboard. He built the first waterproof camera housing to take close up photographs of surfers in action, some of which were published in National Geographic magazine. He invented and marketed the first aluminum rescue torpedoes and life-saving rings. He was also, it is believed, the first surfer to ride waves at the internationally renowned California surf spot, Malibu. All this, and more, he did in the years prior to World War II, when surfing was still the obscure pursuit of perhaps a few hundred aficionados, mostly in Hawaii and on the West Coast.   An aesthete, athlete, and inventor Blake was profoundly spiritual and a committed vegetarian. He developed his own unique philosophy of life that he summed up with the phrase, nature = God.

Tom Blake: The Uncommon Journey of a Pioneer Waterman

Lynch, Gary

Gault-Williams, Malcolm

Hoopes, William K.

Sports & Outdoors

Croul Family Foundation

Our big brains, our language ability, and our intelligence make us uniquely human. 
But barely 10,000 years ago (a mere blip in evolutionary time) human-like creatures called "Boskops" flourished in South Africa. They possessed extraordinary features: forebrains roughly 50% larger than ours, and estimated IQs to match--far surpassing our own. Many of these huge fossil skulls have been discovered over the last century, but most of us have never heard of this scientific marvel.
Prominent neuroscientists Gary Lynch and Richard Granger compare the contents of the Boskop brain and our own brains today, and arrive at startling conclusions about our intelligence and creativity. Connecting cutting-edge theories of genetics, evolution, language, memory, learning, and intelligence, Lynch and Granger show the implications of large brains for a broad array of fields, from the current state of the art in Alzheimer's and other brain disorders, to new advances in brain-based robots that see and converse with us, and the means by which neural prosthetics-- replacement parts for the brain--are being designed and tested. The authors demystify the complexities of our brains in this fascinating and accessible book, and give us tantalizing insights into our humanity--its past, and its future.

Big Brain: The Origins and Future of Human Intelligence (MacSci)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Granger, Richard

Psychology & Counseling

St.Martin's Press

In this groundbreaking look at the evolution of our brains, eminent neuroscientists Gary Lynch and Richard Granger uncover the mysteries of the outsize intelligence of our ancestors, who had bigger brains than humans living today. Weaving together history, science, and the latest theories of artificial intelligence, Lynch and Granger demystify the complexities of our brains, and show us how our memory, cognition, and intelligence actually function, as well as what mechanisms in the brain can potentially be enhanced, improving on the current design. Author of The Emotional Brain, Joseph LeDoux praised it as "provocative and fascinating," and, writing in the New Scientist, Willian Calvin called it "a popular account of how brains enlarge, in both evolutionary and developmental terms" and "a much needed book."

St. Martin's: Griffin

Turning Uncertainty Into Growth, Innovation and Value. A thought provoking book on how leaders transform uncertainty into a clear and distinct market advantage. Learn about this uncertainty transformation and how leaders create new products and revenue streams, improve margins through more efficient allocation of risk investments, and provide distinct market advantage via greater speed to market. Enabled by a market driven mindset and made possible with deep uncertainty insight, capabilities and competencies, this book begins the journey into unleashing value through investment in risk and uncertainty. "Uncertainty Advantage: Leadership Lessons for Turning Risk Outside-In" chronicles the decade long journey of leaders who have been able to transform risk into market advantage. The book provides:
<ul>
<li>Case studies on companies such as John Hyundai, Starbucks, Trumpf, Roche, and Intel</li>
<li>Five "Uncertainty Advantage" principles</li>
<li>A decade of application research and interaction with dozens of companies and growth leaders who prove that pursuing a market driven strategy to navigating uncertainty will gain measurable market advantage.</li>
</ul>The Table of Contents Section 1: Turning Risk Outside In: A Market Driven Strategy to Uncertainty<ol>
<li> The Opportunity</li>
<li> The Landscape of Uncertainty</li>
<li> The Transformation Agenda</li>
</ol>Section II: Principles of Execution<ol>
<li>Focus: The Quest for Market Advantage Should Keep You Up at Night</li>
<li>Navigation: You Cannot Manage Risk, You Can Only Navigate Uncertainty</li>
<li>Urgency: Markets Move Fast, but Organizations Do Not</li>
<li>Details: The Devil's in the Details, and This Demands Relentless Pursuit</li>
<li>Priority: Growth Trumps Risk</li>
</ol>Epilogue: The Circle of UncertaintyThis is a must-read for anyone in business, either as an employee, manager, executive or owner. uncertaintyadvantage.com

Uncertainty Advantage: Leadership Lessons for Turning Risk Outside-In

Business & Money

Job Hunting & Careers

Archway Publishing

Tom Blake: Surfing 1922-1932, Deluxe Edition

Arts & Photography

Individual Artists

T. Adler Books

Thomas Blake--born in rural Wisconsin in 1902--was the most important and essential figure in the history of modern surfing, as a designer, a surfer, a ''water stuntman'' in films, and as a person and persona. In 1922 Blake bought a small travel camera and began what would become an ongoing photographic essay on his life and the surfing world which defined it. Tom Blake: Surfing 1922-1932 beautifully reproduces this photographic series, documenting the seminal world of California and Hawaii surfing in the 1920s and 1930s. The book is available in a hardcover edition as well as a limited edition packaged in a slipcase.

Tom Blake: Surfing 1922-1932

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