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“Laird is flat out surfing’s biggest, boldest, bravest. He is the best big-wave surfer in the world today, bar none.”

— Surfer Magazine

New in paperback, the Los Angeles Times bestseller…

Force of Nature

Mind, Body, Soul and, of Course, Surfing

BY LAIRD HAMILTON

Laird Hamilton has been hailed as the world’s greatest big-wave surfer. His first book, Force of Nature, allows readers a rare glimpse inside the unique philosophy that shaped his life. From his hardscrabble upbringing (abandoned by his biological father while still a baby and a high school dropout by the 11^th grade) to becoming a world-renown legend in the surfing world and the subject of Susan Casey’s highly anticipated new book The Wave which profiles the subculture of extreme surfing. In his own book, FORCE OF NATURE: Mind, Body, Soul, and of Course Surfing (Rodale Books; Paperback; $19.99; August 31 2010; 260 pages with 80 color photographs; ISBN 13: 978-1-60961-102-6). Hamilton details how he came to do exactly what he loves (while being surrounded by nature and family, radiating peak health and fitness, and becoming the world’s best in the process) and how readers can do the same in their lives.

In Force of Nature, Hamilton explains that it’s not about chasing trophies or accolades or cash. It’s about quality over quantity and being true to your physical, mental, and spiritual roots. Not only is it possible to thrive in the modern world without adopting its harmful habits, it’s essential. Hamilton mastered this balance and he makes a compelling and articulate case that anyone who wants to can do the same.

Force of Nature gives readers the tools to achieve their peak fitness in mind, body, soul (and, of course, surfing) and the inspiration to tackle their fears and follow their dreams. Hamilton and a bevy of top names in the world of sports training, nutrition, entertainment, and spirituality, including former pro volleyball player Gabrielle Reece, surf legend Dave Kalama, fitness gurus Paul Chek, T.R. Goodman and Don Wildman, and Food Network star Giada DiLaurentis all contribute their expertise.

This rare glimpse inside the mind, and behind the body, of one of the world’s greatest athletes is also an indispensable roadmap for anyone looking to tune into their own mind and body and for living their best life—now.

LAIRD HAMILTON, the guiding genius of big-wave surfing, has been featured in such magazines as National Geo­graphic, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Outside, Men’s Journal, Time, GQ, and People. He has been profiled by 60 Minutes and starred in the film Riding Giants. He divides his time between the Hawaiian islands and Malibu, California.

Follow Laird and bestselling author, Susan Casey as they seek to conquer the hundred-foot wave in THE WAVE–an astonishing new book about colossal ship-swallowing waves, and the surfers who seek them out. In stores September 14, 2010-

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This book is a deeply authoritative and cutting-edge guide to peak fitness in mind, body, soul, and surfing. It comes directly from the source and his inner circle, which includes those at the vanguard of sports, training, nutrition, and more. Former pro volleyball player Gabrielle Reece, surf legend Dave Kalama, fitness gurus Paul Chek, T.R. Goodman and Don Wildman, and Food Network star Giada DiLaurentis all contribute their expertise. Readers will get an all-access pass into an elite world filled with definitive and provocative ideas.

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11-13-2009

Check out “10 Foods That I Love” by Laird.  All 10 foods are listed in Laird’s book “Force of Nature” along with great recipes and Laird’s “My Must Take Supplement List”

I love sushi, I love Japanese food, I love Hawaiian food- I love food in general.  But when I get down to specifics, these are the 10 things I’d have the hardest time giving up.

1.  ORGANIC, FREE-RANGE BEEF: Meat’s at the top of the list.  I’d last about a week (maybe) as a vegetarian.  Everybody’s biochemistry is different; some people thrive on a high-carbohydrate diet.  I’m not one of them.

2.  LOCALLY CAUGHT OPAH: Opah, also known as moonfish, is a white fish found in Hawaiian waters.  It lives at depths between 50 and 4000 meters down, often in the company of tuna and billfish.

3. PAPAYA:  A perfectly ripe papaya is a beautiful thing.  Along with its delicious  taste, it contains papain, an enzyme that helps digest proteins and acts as a natural anti –inflammatory in your system.

4. PINEAPPLE:  Pineapple is another awesome fruit.  Like papaya, it contains a powerful digestive enzyme, this one called bromelain (which helps heal bruising).  Pineapple’s loaded with antioxidants, too, as well as a trace mineral called managese, which is essential to build bone and connective tissue.

5. MUSTARD: I love the old-fashioned stone-ground stuff.  It’s a flavor that really appeals to me, so this fact is a bonus:  Mustard is so dense with minerals, phyonutrients, and omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids that up until the 20th century, it was considered a medicine rather than a food.

All 10 are listed in Laird’s Book – Force of Nature – get your copy or autographed copy today. Makes a great gift!

Force of Nature

Mind, Body, Soul and, of Course, Surfing
BY LAIRD HAMILTON

“Meet a man who is to his sport what Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, and Lance Armstrong are to theirs.” — Lesley Stahl, 60 Minutes

“Laird is flat out surfing’s biggest, boldest, bravest. He is the best big-wave surfer in the world today, bar none.”  — Surfer Magazine

Laird Hamilton has been hailed as the world’s greatest big-wave surfer. His first book, Force of Nature, allows readers a rare glimpse inside the unique philosophy that has created his circumstances, and not the other way around. After all, this is a man whose biological father abandoned him shortly after he was born; whose first job was working on a pig farm; who dropped out of school in eleventh grade. And then the career decision: surfer. Though earning enough to pay the rent as any kind of surfer is next to impossible, Hamilton has ended up in the place we all desire to be: doing exactly what he loves, becoming the world’s best in the process, making a great living, being surrounded by nature and family, radiating peak health and fitness, and succeeding by any definition of the word.

How did he get there? And more importantly, how can the rest of us join him?

Force of Nature is a detailed map to that destination, with Laird Hamilton as the reader’s guide. It’s not about chasing trophies or accolades or cash. It’s about quality over quantity and being true to your physical, mental, and spiritual roots. Not only is it possible to thrive in the modern world without adopting its harmful habits: it’s essential. And not only has Hamilton mastered this balance, he makes a compelling and articulate case that anyone who wants to can do the same.

This book is a deeply authoritative and cutting-edge guide to peak fitness in mind, body, soul, and surfing. It comes directly from the source and his inner circle, which includes those at the vanguard of sports, training, nutrition, and more. Former pro volleyball player Gabrielle Reece, surf legend Dave Kalama, fitness gurus Paul Chek, T.R. Goodman and Don Wildman, and Food Network star Giada DiLaurentis all contribute their expertise. Readers will get an all-access pass into an elite world filled with definitive and provocative ideas.

LAIRD HAMILTON, the guiding genius of big-wave surfing, has been featured in such magazines as National Geo¬graphic, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Outside, Men’s Journal, Time, GQ, and People. He has been profiled by 60 Minutes and starred in the film Riding Giants. He divides his time between the Hawaiian islands and Malibu, California.

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