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 Author Name: Norene Sandifer
Title: THE ART OF ROCK SKIPPING: HOW, WHERE, & WHY TO SKIP
Binding: Paperback
Type: BOOK
Publisher: PUBLISHERS GROUP WEST
ISBN Number: 1570614342 / 9781570614347
Seller ID: 1136285
Skipping rocks across the water can be a solitary or group activity, athletically competitive or meditatively energizing. Most people have tried it at least once in their lives, but half of the people surveyed do not know how to successfully skip a rock. Designed with four-color graphics and photography, this upbeat and informative book explores all facets of this age-old activity, with games for both seasoned and beginning skippers - and comes with a stone perfect for skipping.
'Some of life's most rewarding activities are the simplest. Take rock skipping. Hidden within this timeless, instinctual pastime is a world of physicality, contemplation, fun, and competition. Rock skipping can be a solitary or group activity, athletically competitive or meditatively energizing, a simple diversion or a trigger for creative thought. Most people have tried rock skipping at least once in their childhood but oddly enough, half of people surveyed do not know how to successfully skip a rock. Designed with four-color graphics and photography, this upbeat and informative book package explores all of the facets of this age-old activity. It features sections on the why, where, and how-to of rock skipping, games for both the seasoned skipper and interested beginners, and includes a stone perfect for rock skipping.
If you haven't skipped a rock since childhood, it's time to try again. Sure, it's fun, but it's also meditative-a Zen moment at your fingertips, if you will. It can even be athletic: The permutations of tosses, form, and style are endless, challenging our physical skills and inspiring contests for the most skips, longest distance, and biggest stone.
This book is a blend of wisdom, humor, and the basics on how to practice-and even master-the art of rock skipping. At the end you'll find a near-perfect stone to show you what type of rock is easiest to skip. It is yours to zoom or zing or simply to contemplate.
EXCERPT:
Where land and water meet, millions of stones are waiting: round, flat, and polished smooth by tide and time. Who hasn't felt the sudden urge to pick up a rock and skip it, with a flick of the wrist, back into the water' Whether you find yourself standing on a beach or riverbank or at the edge of a very large puddle, the simple act of skipping a stone appeals to our eternal fantasy of flight and possibility. Propelled by one simple motion, the stone skips and soars-for a few seconds defying mass and gravity-before it inevitably falls back to earth.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Norene Sandifer is a graphic arts and printing professional. She lives in Seattle.
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