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Book review - The Code by Shaun Tomson with Patrick Moser.
The Code, Shaun Tomson with Patrick Moser, Pan Macmillan, ISBN: 9781770104501
SHAUN Tomson, an ex-Durbanite, aims to help turn a person’s hopes into actions by getting them to write them down and say them aloud with his book, The Code.
Shaun described this as making a promise to one’s self.
The 132-page book covers many topics, from faith and courage to creativity and determination, but above all else it is about the promises a person makes to themselves about their future. The stories will inspire you to believe in yourself and to believe in the power that each and every person has to shape their lives through the power of “I will”.
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Shaun is an entrepreneur and inspirational speaker who now lives in Santa Barbara, California, with his wife, Carla, and son, Luke.
He is a former World Surfing Champion, and has been listed as one of the 25 most influential surfers of the century (Surfer, 1999) and one of the 16 greatest surfers of all time (Surfing, 2004).
He has a BCom from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a master of science in leadership from Northeastern University and has created two popular apparel brands: Instinct in the 1980s and Solitude in the ’90s.
He is the author of Surfer’s Code (2006), producer of the documentary film, Bustin’ Down the Door (2006), and a former board member of Surfrider Foundation and the Santa Barbara Boys and Girls Club.
Patrick Moser, editor of Pacific Passages: An Anthology of Surf Writing, initially collaborated with Shaun on Surfer’s Code: 12 Simple Lessons for Riding through Life.
Since then he has written articles for The Surfer’s Journal and Surfer.
He currently teaches writing and French language at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, where he also offers a course on the history and culture of surfing.
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