NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Surfing icon Laird Hamilton offers inspiration to anyone who wants
to elevate their ordinary landlocked lives to do extraordinary things. When Laird Hamilton
surfs you must watch. When he speaks I listen. And when he writes a book I'm damn sure gonna
read it. Twice.-Eddie Vedder Grammy Award-winning lead vocalist of Pearl Jam Millions of us
increasingly seek happiness in fads and self-help books reaching upward every day toward some
enlightened state that we wish to attain. Laird Hamilton is more intent on looking inward and
appreciating the brilliant creatures we already are. In Liferider Laird uses five key
pillars-Death & Fear Heart Body Soul and Everything Is Connected-to illustrate his unique
worldview and life practices. This is Laird Hamilton in his own words-raw honest and
unvarnished-on topics he has rarely explored before. Based on extensive interviews and
conversations between Laird and his coauthor Julian Borra with additional insights from
Laird's wife pro-volleyball player Gabby Reece Liferider takes on human resilience
relationships business technology risk-taking and the importance of respecting the natural
world all through the lens of Laird's extraordinary life both in and beyond the ocean.Praise
for LiferiderLaird is a hero if you want him to be. That's up to your perception. He
challenges himself and he challenges those around him. He shows us that the deeper we puncture
into life the more vibrant the colors get. The Laird Hamilton I know-real faulty moody
deeply loving and communal-comes through on every page of Liferider.-Josh Brolin
Award-Winning Actor Laird Hamilton is a true individualist unafraid to carve his own path.
These thoughtful mediations offer a unique window - illuminating and inspiring - into one of
America's great innovators.-Rory Kennedy Documentary Filmmaker
