He quickly becomes caught in southern californias surfing culture and takes solace among the waves as he learns to surf. And then neither is the beach or the brilliantly done plot of nunns novel. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. In kem nunns first novel, tapping the source 1984, huntington beach. It was a sunny day and the patch of dirt in back of the texaco was hot beneath his feet. Ike turner, a kid from californias inland empire, comes to huntington beach in search of his sister. Ike tucker, 18, is a skinny, naive kid in a southwest desert town. Kem nunn inspired point break and explored the dark side. This is a story about the history of judaism and the ultimate impact it has had on. Two years ago, however, ellen ran off to california, partly ike thinks guiltily because of her brothers vaguely incestuous inclinations. Tapping the source by kem nunn, 1985, dell edition, in english.
At its core tapping the source is a meditation on loneliness. Tapping the source kem nunn born 1948 is an american novelist, surfer, magazine and television writer from california. Heres a great new movie that is coming out on november 12, 2010. To reveal more would be to ruin this fivestar book. After a leisurely start, in which author kem nunn introduces ike and us newbies who are reading tapping the source to the world of surfing, the novel, a national book award finalist, turns into a gripping pageturner with more twists and turns than the pacific coast highway. His novels have been described as surfnoir for their dark themes, political overtones and surf settings. Tapping the source is kem nunns first novel, and it won critical acclaim. The sun was straight overhead and dancing in the polished metal.
We hear that universal pictures is developing tapping the source, based on the novel by surf noir writer kem nunn. I am featured in the movie, along with 115 renowned scientists, actors, authors, olympic at. The letter did not say why the feds sought the records, but ap noted that machens office is reportedly conducting a criminal investigation to uncover the source of information that ap published. While summarizing the source, a novel by james michener, it helps to focus on the books sweeping nature. To ask other readers questions about tapping the source, please sign up. President trump on saturday angrily accused former president barack obama of orchestrating a nixonwatergate plot to tap the phones at his trump tower headquarters last fall in. Ike is beginning to lose himself in the surfing and drugs scene and the plot line is almost lost with him or seems to become unimportant, at least. One, two, three four this could well be the end of my dreams gave it all i had, now i see it slip away things are never as close as they seem we keep turning. Tapping the source book by kem nunn official publisher. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. Cynthia brian and william gladstone at an event for tapping the source 2010 michael beckwith, cynthia brian, and neale donald walsch at an. A writer who is one of a rare breed, who isnt afraid to plot and tell a story. Ike parker is growing up in a small town in the california desert, with no.
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