{"product_id":"scratching-the-horizon-izzy-paskowitz-9781250031594","title":"Scratching the Horizon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScratching the Horizon \u003c\/i\u003epresents a bitchin' love letter to sand and sea, and a spirited inside account of life with the first family of American surfing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1956, Dorian Doc Paskowitz stepped away from a successful medical practice and began a lifelong surfing odyssey that grew to include his wife Juliette, and their nine children. Together, the Paskowitz clan lived a vagabonding bohemian existence, eschewing material possessions in favor of intangible riches like health and good cheer . . . all the while careening along the world's coastlines in search of the perfect wave. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eScratching the Horizon, \u003c\/i\u003e Izzy Paskowitz looks back at his unusual upbringing, and his lifelong passion for the sport that carries his family's stamp. As the fourth-oldest child in a family of inveterate surfers, rock stars, and beach bums, he is uniquely qualified to shine a light on a childhood that has come to symbolize the surfing credo, a reckless young adulthood that nearly cost him his sanity, and a maturing sense of self and purpose that allows him to lift others on the back of his experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the father of a son with autism and the founder of Surfers Healing, a foundation devoted to expanding the horizons of children with autism through surfing, Paskowitz has found a way to connect the surreal aspects of his childhood to the harsh realities of adulthood, and he shares these discoveries in this wickedly entertaining and transforming memoir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Izzy Paskowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250031591\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250031594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.53w x 0.82d","brand":"Izzy Paskowitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947902337279,"sku":"9781250031594","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1abb1afd-cbee-4450-8a8c-a55b2adfb793.jpg?v=1681521467","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scratching-the-horizon-izzy-paskowitz-9781250031594","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}