The Battle for Paradise: Surfing, Tuna, and One Town's Quest to Save a Wave by Evans, Jeremy - 2015-10-01

University of Nebraska Press, 2015. Hardcover. Good +/Good +. 6x0x9. Excellent hardcover copy; from library with expected stickers and stamps. Clean and solid with unmarked text. Jacket is protected in plastic cover, no wear to jacket. Binding is tight and square. Books that sell for $9 or more ship in a box; under $9 in a bubble mailer. Expedited and international orders may ship in a flat rate envelope rather than a box due to cost constraints. All US-addressed items ship with complimentary delivery confirmation.

Lincoln. 2015. October 2015. University of Nebraska Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780803246898. 6 x 9 • 2 maps. 240 pages. hardcover. . keywords: Sports Surfing Environment. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Pavones, a town located on the southern tip of Costa Rica, is a haven for surfers, expatriates, and fishermen seeking a place to start over. Located on the Golfo Dulce (Sweet Gulf), a marine sanctuary and one of the few tropical fjords in the world, Pavones is home to a legendary surf break and a cottage fishing industry. In 2004 a multinational company received approval to install the world's first yellowfin tuna farm near the mouth of the Golfo Dulce. The tuna farm as planned would pollute the area, endanger sea turtles, affect the existing fish population, and threaten the world-class wave. A lawsuit was filed just in time, and the project was successfully stalled. Thus began an unlikely alliance of local surfers, fishermen, and global environmental groups to save a wave… Read More

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Hardback. New. Pavones, a town located on the southern tip of Costa Rica, is a haven for surfers, expatriates, and fishermen seeking a place to start over. In The Battle for Paradise, Jeremy Evans travels to Pavones to uncover the story of how this ragtag group stood up to a multinational company and how a shadowy figure from the town's violent past became an unlikely hero.

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Univ of Nebraska Pr, 2015. Hardcover. New. 212 pages. 9.25x6.50x0.75 inches.