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Surfboard Manufacturers
Surfing Cams
Surfing is enjoyed on almost
every ocean beach with wave big enough to ride. The sport was originated
in Hawaii but has become the ultimate American watersport. Please check
out the Surfing books listed below or if you are in the market for a
great surfboard scan through the surfboard manufacturers listed above.
What's that sound coming from the beach? That's the rustle of
pages turning, as would-be immortals look themselves up in The
Encyclopedia of Surfing, surfing's first comprehensive reference
book. The Encyclopedia of Surfing chronicles nearly every bit
of wave-riding--its history, places, mythology, champions,
tragedies, in-jokes, and minutiae. Author Matt Warshaw, former
editor of
Surfer magazine, and his fellow researchers took three years
to put together this prodigious tome. The most surprising thing
about the book is its terrific readability. Though the 1,500 entries
are organized in typical encyclopedic style, one after the other
alphabetically, none of them--not a single one--is completely
boring. Not even the one on the technicalities of fin placement. In
fact, the book is a trap, leading unsuspecting readers on a
wandering journey from pioneer surfer Duke Kahanamoku to the
development of hollow boards to the lifeguards who used them to
lifeguard Eddie Aikau to his home in Waimea Bay to.... Suddenly,
hours have gone by and there's still the huge entry on Gidget to
read. Illustrated like a dictionary, this book has only one or two
small black-and-white photos every couple of pages. A history of
surfing introduces the entries; at the end, a bibliography, round-up
of surf contest results, and lists of movies, magazines, and music
provide the big finish. Though Warshaw's first three books were entertaining looks at surfers and surfing,
this one makes him the official Kahuna of surf lore. Surfing is a
multi-billion-dollar industry, flinging hordes of people and buckets
of money into the waves each year. The Encyclopedia of Surfing
is its new bible. --Therese Littleton
From Publishers Weekly
This volume is a gift to surfers, both neophytes and pros. Warshaw,
a former pro-surfer and editor of Surfer magazine, offers the
sport's first all-encompassing encyclopedia. "Cheater five," "Malibu
U," "Gidget"-if you can name it, Warshaw's included it in his
exhaustive catalog. There are entries for each physical part of the
wave (such as the lip, curl and trough); detailed discussions of
surf movies, magazines and books; types of surfboards, including
both physical descriptions and the philosophy of surfing each
("animosity between shortboarders and longboarders has been present
to one degree or another since the 1970s"); and bios of pro surfers
and board shapers. Warshaw doesn't gloss over the sport's ugly
sides, and devotes several pages to such topics as "violence and
surfing," "localism," "surf rage," and "sharks and surfing." He
offers helpful information for each country, state or county where
surfing is popular-from Oregon to Californian, Maine to Florida, and
from the Great Lakes to Texas. This is an indispensable tome for any
surfer.
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Book Description
Surfing is an icon of America’s free spirit and symbolizes
youth, adventure, and rebellion. For decades it has
influenced our culture in everything from movies to music,
from fashion to lifestyle.
Like those who ride the wave, "Surfing USA!" is
refreshingly different. Something more than a boring
history. Something more than a timeline and a photo gallery.
Consider it your personally guided tour through the history
of one of the most popular and thrilling sports in American
history.
Author Ben Marcus knows and loves the sport like nothing
else, and has lived it. Here, the former editor of "Surfer"
magazine and current freelancer for such publications as
"Surfer’s Journal" brings you up close and personal to the
exciting world of surfing.
Marcus’s lively narrative is complemented by an extensive
variety of art that includes fabulous period images (vintage
postcards, album covers, movie posters, and more) and
colorful current photographs of surfers in action. More than
250 illustrations were selected especially to add to your
appreciation of this remarkable sensation. Enjoy!
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New York Sportscene, July 2002
With incredible vintage and recent photography, Stoked! illustrates
beautifully that surfers are tuned to a different rhythm...
Book Description
$39.95 hardcover * 1-58685-213-2 * May 10 x 10 in, 224 pp, 150 Color
Photographs, Rights: W, Sports Once the sport of Polynesian kings,
surfing embodies the ultimate encounter between man and nature.
Played out on the beaches and breaking waves of the world's
continental fringes, surfing is the epitome of a classic cult of
freedom and individual expression-an arena not only for survival but
for grace under pressure, style, and artistic invention. Yet surfing
is more than just riding the waves-it's a lifestyle, a state of
mind, a subculture with its own codes and heroes. In Stoked: A
History of Surf Culture, surf journalist Drew Kampion traces the
evolution of the modern beach culture and the challenging, beautiful
sport that gave rise to it. From its Polynesian origins and the
early days of Duke Kahanamoku's beach boys, to the California-style
surfing cult that exploded in the 1960s, to the international pro
circuits and radical big-wave contests of today, Stoked tells the
compelling story that has inspired entire genres of music, movies,
fashion, and art. Drew Kampion is a writer, editor, and photographer
who lives on Whidbey Island near Seattle. He graduated from
California State College at Northridge and is a former editor of
Surfer, Surfing, and Windsurfer magazines. Kampion is an avid surfer
and writes about the sport regularly.
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