Crazy for the storm : a memoir of survival / Norman Ollestad.
Set amid the spontaneous, uninhibited surf culture of Malibu and Mexico in the late 1970s, this riveting memoir, written in crisp Hemingwayesque prose, recalls Ollestad's childhood and the magnetic man whose determination and love infuriated and inspired him--and ultimately saved his life.
Record details
- ISBN: 0061766720
- ISBN: 9780061766725
- ISBN: 1554684854
- Physical Description: 272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Ecco, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.2 11 137743.
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- Ollestad, Norman, 1935-1979.
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Aircraft accident victims > California > Biography.
Aircraft accidents > California > San Bernardino Mountains.
Child surfers > California > Biography.
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Available copies
- 26 of 26 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 26 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO OLLESTAD (Text) | 36015000710489 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | B OLLESTAD (Text) | 34208202261888 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 979.405 OLL (Text) | 22281500076990 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | B Ollestad, Norman (Text) | 0112517222934 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | B Oll (Text) | 30308100855676 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | B OLLESTAD Oll (Text) | 33630004186024 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | OLLESTAD (Text) | 33258006336528 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| High Point Library | B Ollestad N Ollestad (Text) | 30519008831128 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| J.C. Holliday Library | B Ollestad (Text) | 810191000779057 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | PBK (Text) | 39149006525943 | Young Adult Fiction School Reader | Available | - |
