{"product_id":"scratching-the-horizon-9781250031594","title":"Scratching the Horizon","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bitchin' love letter to sand and sea, and a spirited inside account of life with the \"first family\" of American surfing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250031594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 289\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":"Default Title","offer_id":36648508817564,"sku":"9781250031594","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e2fd74cf-e42c-4464-b6f7-99d597eda933.jpg?v=1603870237","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/scratching-the-horizon-9781250031594","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}