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Mp : The Life Of Michael Peterson
Paperback Edition: 1/2007
The only authorised biography of MP, a "tortured genius" and a surfing icon who embodied the zeitgeist of his time.
For three years MP was the best surfer in the world, hands down. The gangly, long-haired rebel from Coolangatta breathed saltwater, and ruled the waves with savage, groundbreaking surfing.
He was worshipped like a god - other surfers simply got out of the water to watch him, and girls threw themselves at him. But once you discover his dark beginnings, you'll understand why MP was destined never to be your average guy.
Michael Peterson was a tortured genius . . . and one complex cat. An undiagnosed schizophrenic, MP despised the fame his surfing powers attracted, and he retreated into a world of hard drugs, fast cars and shadows.
He hit rock bottom after a car chase that took 35 police cars to stop him. After years of jail and psychiatric institutions he emerged, alive, but bearing the scars of battle.
For 20 years Michael Peterson's exploits in and out of the water existed only as a series of mythological tales, passed down by the surfing tribe - until Sean Doherty, editor of Tracks, sorted fact from fiction.
Pages : 352
Publisher : Harper Collins
Publication date : 2007-09-01
Subjects: Non-fiction, Lifestyle, Sport And Leisure, Medicine, Health And Personal Development