357 books
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Surf Books
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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as surf)
avg rating 4.28 — 41,415 ratings — published 2015
Surf Is Where You Find It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as surf)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,150 ratings — published 2008
In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as surf)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,065 ratings — published 2001
Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as surf)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,041 ratings — published 2009
Kook: What Surfing Taught Me About Love, Life, and Catching the Perfect Wave (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as surf)
avg rating 3.82 — 2,279 ratings — published 2010
Caught Inside: A Surfer's Year on the California Coast (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as surf)
avg rating 3.87 — 887 ratings — published 1996
Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as surf)
avg rating 4.17 — 29,378 ratings — published 2006
Tapping the Source (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as surf)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,004 ratings — published 1984
The Dogs of Winter (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as surf)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,182 ratings — published 1997
Pipe Dreams: A Surfer's Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as surf)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,217 ratings — published 2003
The Dawn Patrol (Boone Daniels #1)
by (shelved 10 times as surf)
avg rating 4.02 — 8,781 ratings — published 2008
Surf Science : An Introduction to Waves for Surfing (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as surf)
avg rating 4.11 — 207 ratings — published 1905
West of Jesus: Surfing, Science and the Origins of Belief (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as surf)
avg rating 3.85 — 925 ratings — published 2006
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as surf)
avg rating 4.04 — 11,671 ratings — published 2010
The History of Surfing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as surf)
avg rating 4.51 — 228 ratings — published 2009
Eddie Would Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as surf)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,048 ratings — published 2002
All for a Few Perfect Waves: The Audacious Life and Legend of Rebel Surfer Miki Dora (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as surf)
avg rating 3.98 — 454 ratings — published 2007
Surf For Your Life: Mick Fanning (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as surf)
avg rating 4.09 — 450 ratings — published 2009
It's Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as surf)
avg rating 3.77 — 1,550 ratings — published
Swell: A Sailing Surfer's Voyage of Awakening (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as surf)
avg rating 4.38 — 2,715 ratings — published 2018
Kelly Slater: For the Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as surf)
avg rating 4.21 — 158 ratings — published 2008
Mindfulness and Surfing: Reflections for Saltwater Souls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as surf)
avg rating 3.47 — 244 ratings — published
Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption, and the Soul of Surfing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as surf)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,236 ratings — published 2013
Grey Skies, Green Waves: A Surfer's Journey Around the UK and Ireland (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as surf)
avg rating 3.86 — 221 ratings — published 2010
The Wrong Mr. Right (Queen's Cove, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as surf)
avg rating 3.96 — 46,193 ratings — published 2022
Malibu Rising (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as surf)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,324,250 ratings — published 2021
Wilder Love (Love and Chaos, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as surf)
avg rating 4.10 — 6,690 ratings — published 2019
Bad Karma: The True Story of a Mexico Trip from Hell (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as surf)
avg rating 3.97 — 4,920 ratings — published
Hound of the Sea: Wild Man. Wild Waves. Wild Wisdom. (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as surf)
avg rating 3.99 — 549 ratings — published 2016
The Gentleman's Hour (Boone Daniels, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as surf)
avg rating 4.13 — 5,699 ratings — published 2011
Riding the Magic Carpet: A Surfer's Odyssey to Find the Perfect Wave (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as surf)
avg rating 4.05 — 165 ratings — published 2006
The World in the Curl: An Unconventional History of Surfing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as surf)
avg rating 4.10 — 126 ratings — published 2013
MP: The Life of Michael Peterson (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as surf)
avg rating 4.18 — 193 ratings — published 2005
Tijuana Straits (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as surf)
avg rating 3.80 — 913 ratings — published 2004
Force of Nature: Mind, Body, Soul (And, of Course, Surfing)
by (shelved 4 times as surf)
avg rating 3.90 — 849 ratings — published 2008
No Bad Waves: Talking Story with Mickey Munoz (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as surf)
avg rating 4.25 — 60 ratings — published 2011
The Summer We Fell (The Summer, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as surf)
avg rating 4.00 — 40,199 ratings — published 2023
Cocaine + Surfing: A Sordid History of Surfing's Greatest Love Affair (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as surf)
avg rating 3.49 — 462 ratings — published
The California Surf Project (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as surf)
avg rating 4.45 — 96 ratings — published 2009
Surfing with Sartre: An Aquatic Inquiry into a Life of Meaning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as surf)
avg rating 3.54 — 269 ratings — published
Surf Shack: Laid-Back Living by the Water (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as surf)
avg rating 4.14 — 256 ratings — published
LeRoy Grannis: Surf Photography of the 1960s and 1970s (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as surf)
avg rating 4.64 — 14 ratings — published 2013
Californios: a Surf Noir Collection (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as surf)
avg rating 3.79 — 43 ratings — published 2012
Chasing Forever Down (Great White Surf Saga)
by (shelved 3 times as surf)
avg rating 4.03 — 934 ratings — published 2013
The Winter of Frankie Machine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as surf)
avg rating 4.19 — 16,604 ratings — published 2006
Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as surf)
avg rating 4.05 — 14,743 ratings — published 2004
The Surf Girl Handbook: The Essential Guide for Surf Chicks Everywhere (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as surf)
avg rating 4.06 — 32 ratings — published 2011
The Complete Guide to Surf Fitness: The Definitive Guide to Surf Training Whatever Your Level (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as surf)
avg rating 3.73 — 22 ratings — published 2010
“The main thing you remember is the noise. That green wall of water cascading around you sounds kind of brutal, kind of dangerous, but time has stopped, so all you do is try to hang on and hope that nature, the ocean, treats you well.”
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“If we remain rooted in our integrity and envision life in its intense, original beauty, we can create an authentic mindset allowing us to surf freely on the waves of our aspirations. ("Into a new life")”
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