David Rensin
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David Rensin has written and cowritten thirteen books, five of them New York Times bestsellers. His new book, All For a Few Perfect Waves: The Audacious Life and Legend of Rebel Surfer Miki Dora, was published by HarperEntertainment on April 8, 2008. The softcover was published on March 24, 2009.
According to Rensin, "There will never be another surfer like Miki 'Da Cat' Dora. For twenty years the dashing and enigmatic dark prince of California surfing dominated the Malibu waves and his peers' imaginations, blazing a rebel trail that would inspire generations to come. But when the sport exploded into the mainstream and surfing changed for ever, Dora's paradise was lost.
"Outraged at gridlocked swells and a s...more
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The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up by David Rensin (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.71 — 45 ratings — published 2003 3 editions |
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All for a Few Perfect Waves: The Audacious Life and Legend of Rebel Surfer Miki Dora by David Rensin (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.58 — 31 ratings — published 2007 2 editions |
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Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II by Louis Zamperini, David Rensin (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.27 — 15 ratings — published 2004 |
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Where Did I Go Right?: You're No One in Hollywood Unless Someone Wants You Dead by Bernie Brillstein, David Rensin (Goodreads author) avg rating 4.17 — 12 ratings — published 1999 4 editions |
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Yanni in Words by Yanni, David Rensin (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.25 — 16 ratings — published 2003 |
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Confessions of a Late Night Talk Show Host : The Autobiography of Larry Sanders by Garry Shandling, David Rensin (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.20 — 10 ratings — published 1998 5 editions |
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Promises I Made My Mother by Sam Haskell, David Rensin (Goodreads author) , Ray Romano avg rating 2.43 — 7 ratings — published 2009 2 editions |
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The Bob Book: A Celebration of the Ultimate OK Guy by David Rensin (Goodreads author), Bill Zehme avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 1991 2 editions |
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Devil at My Heels: A WW II Hero's Epic Saga of Torment, Survival, and Forgiveness by Louis Zamperini, David Rensin (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.00 — 2 ratings — published 2003 |
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All for a Few Perfect Waves: The Audacious Life and Legend of Rebel Surfer Miki Dora by David Rensin (Goodreads author) avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2009 |
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All for a Few Perfect Waves by David Rensin (Goodreads author) avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2008 |
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Yanni in Words by Yanni, David Rensin (Goodreads author) avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2003 |
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Devil at My Heels by Louis Zamperini, David Rensin (Goodreads author) avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2009 |
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gave Deeper: A Thriller (Hardcover) by Jeff Long |
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gave Rules for Saying Goodbye: A Novel (Hardcover) by Katherine Taylor (Goodreads author) |
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gave The Last Embrace (Hardcover) by Denise Hamilton |
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gave The Reader (Hardcover) by Bernhard Schlink |
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said "yes" to attending the event: ALL FOR A FEW PERFECT WAVES.
date: June 24, 2008 07:30AM location: Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla, CA, The United States description: Reading and signing "All for a Few Perfect Waves" | |||
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gave The Traveler (Fourth Realm, #1) by John Twelve Hawks |
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gave Cryptonomicon (Paperback) by Neal Stephenson |
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