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boardrider
Since 05 Apr 2006
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 Thu Jun 11, 09 7:21 pm OT: Kiting - Surfing books ? |
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Anyone have any suggestions for a good read ?
I've read :
' Caught Inside ' 
Multiple real life short surf stories that will raise the hair on your neck. Includes first hand accounts of the death of Mark Foo at Mavricks.
' In Search of Captain Zero '
An 'On The Road ' style account of one surfers journey through Mexico, and into central America in search of surf and a long lost friend.
Any kiter stories out there ? Any other good surf books you guys have read ? |
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Kraemer
Since 24 Apr 2006
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Sky Pilot
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| Thu Jun 11, 09 9:39 pm |
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| Duke Kahanamuku's World of Surfing ! The way the legend saw things. a classic. |
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DrewB
Since 16 Aug 2006
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PDX
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| Fri Jun 12, 09 7:05 am |
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This on is a bit of a stretch: "Tapping the Source" by Ken Numm. Not quite as good as those other two you mention, but a quick read.
The Surfers Journal always has good book recommendations.
Sticking with the nautical theme, there is a series of book by Wilbur Smith that chronicles the adventures of British privateers in the 1600's. Sailing, sword fights, high sea warfare, swashbuckling and a little soft core porn. Start with "Birds of Prey". You'll love it!
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jcohenx
Since 28 Aug 2007
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Portland
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| Fri Jun 12, 09 9:36 am surfing books |
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Breath--Tim Winton
A very good short novel about 2 boys in Australia in the '70s learning big wave surfing from an expat Pro from the States. Filled with great descriptions of the fear when surfing a mile out in 10 to 20 foot waves for the first time. A cautionary tale about the darker side of being an adrenaline junkie. One of my favorite books of last year, should be available in paperback now.
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jcohenx
Since 28 Aug 2007
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| Fri Jun 12, 09 9:40 am |
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| DrewB wrote: | .
Sticking with the nautical theme, there is a series of book by Wilbur Smith that chronicles the adventures of British privateers in the 1600's. Sailing, sword fights, high sea warfare, swashbuckling and a little soft core porn. Start with "Birds of War" or "War Birds" (i can't remember the title). You'll love it! |
For nautical fiction, the Horatio Hornblower series by C.S. Forester is not to be missed. Follow the life of a young officer in the British Navy during the early 19th century as he rises up the ranks from Midshipman to Admiral. The most descriptive and riveting nautical fiction I've ever read. The first 3 books were adapted into A&E mini-series' a few years ago if you want to get a taste before committing to the books.
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DrewB
Since 16 Aug 2006
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| Fri Jun 12, 09 11:27 am |
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| jcohenx wrote: | | DrewB wrote: | .
Sticking with the nautical theme, there is a series of book by Wilbur Smith that chronicles the adventures of British privateers in the 1600's. Sailing, sword fights, high sea warfare, swashbuckling and a little soft core porn. Start with "Birds of War" or "War Birds" (i can't remember the title). You'll love it! |
For nautical fiction, the Horatio Hornblower series by C.S. Forester is not to be missed. Follow the life of a young officer in the British Navy during the early 19th century as he rises up the ranks from Midshipman to Admiral. The most descriptive and riveting nautical fiction I've ever read. The first 3 books were adapted into A&E mini-series' a few years ago if you want to get a taste before committing to the books. |
I read a couple of the Hornblowers. They were good, but I like the Wilbur Smith way better. I tried to read the Patrick O'brien series, including "Master and Commander & The Far Side of the World". Those books suck! |
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jcohenx
Since 28 Aug 2007
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Portland
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| Fri Jun 12, 09 11:51 am |
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| DrewB wrote: | | jcohenx wrote: | | DrewB wrote: | .
Sticking with the nautical theme, there is a series of book by Wilbur Smith that chronicles the adventures of British privateers in the 1600's. Sailing, sword fights, high sea warfare, swashbuckling and a little soft core porn. Start with "Birds of War" or "War Birds" (i can't remember the title). You'll love it! |
For nautical fiction, the Horatio Hornblower series by C.S. Forester is not to be missed. Follow the life of a young officer in the British Navy during the early 19th century as he rises up the ranks from Midshipman to Admiral. The most descriptive and riveting nautical fiction I've ever read. The first 3 books were adapted into A&E mini-series' a few years ago if you want to get a taste before committing to the books. |
I read a couple of the Hornblowers. They were good, but I like the Wilbur Smith way better. I tried to read the Patrick O'brien series, including "Master and Commander & The Far Side of the World". Those books suck! |
Agreed, I was not impressed by Pat O'Brien. I was even less impressed by Patrick Robinson's Arnold Morgan series (I'm sensing a pattern here of mediocre nautical writers named Pat). USS Nimitz was ok but then he go so formulaic that one could think they were all written with a Mad Libs. His bile against China is extreme and his reverence of Navy S.E.A.L.s borders on the homoerotic.
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boardrider
Since 05 Apr 2006
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| Fri Jun 12, 09 1:31 pm |
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Thx for the recommendations guys 
'swashbuckling and a little soft core porn' sounds interesting  |
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DrewB
Since 16 Aug 2006
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| Fri Jun 12, 09 2:03 pm |
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| boardrider wrote: | | 'swashbuckling and a little soft core porn' sounds interesting |
Word
Nothing like soft core porn is written by a dude. |
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Kruse
Since 21 Oct 2005
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| Sat Jun 13, 09 11:40 am |
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| Not really a surfing book but I thought,"Sex Lives of Cannibals",basically a true story about living on an island near the equator, was hilarious and very interesting. |
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pauls
Since 20 Jun 2005
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Northern Portugal
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| Sat Jun 13, 09 11:03 pm |
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| robert g barrett - the ultimate aphrodisiac - surf, sex, drugs and more - very funny (like all barretts books) Ozzy author you'll probably have to order it |
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