Books About Surfing

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silveraris started the topic in Friday, 6 Jul 2018 at 5:37pm

Hey gang, I've recently gotten into surfing and I am looking to find a good book or two that will introduce me to this world a little better.

It doesn't really matter what genre it is, I'm just keen for any insight into the beautiful and often mystical world of surfing.

Cheers!

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overthefalls Wednesday, 3 Sep 2025 at 6:28am

It might be more appropriate to discuss The Callahan Phenomenon in the new thread titled Content Creators and Surf Travel. I think it will be an interesting discussion about the ethics of exposing lesser-known surf spots.

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john.callahan Wednesday, 3 Sep 2025 at 4:02pm
seaslug wrote:

This thread is so much better than the vax/covid one :)

Thank You - maybe I should write a book about it.

surfEXPLORE: How to Sell Black Cats to Witches in Spite of Your Haters and Make a Fortune Doing It

Now taking pre-orders!

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john.callahan Wednesday, 3 Sep 2025 at 4:01pm
overthefalls wrote:

the ethics of exposing lesser-known surf spots.

I have actually discussed this topic at least 4, 672 times previously, but would be happy to do so yet again for either Stu or Steve in a formal interview context.

The topic IS addressed quite a few times in my book, surfEXPLORE: Discovering New Surfing Locations Worldwide, now available for preorder on The Nile, Amazon and many other sites worldwide

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tearymasseuse Wednesday, 3 Sep 2025 at 4:10pm

…ummmm

;)

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tubeshooter Wednesday, 3 Sep 2025 at 9:12pm
john.callahan wrote:

Back to Number #1 on Amazon, New Releases in Surfing -

Thanks for all your preorders, my marketing campaign appears to be extremely effective!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/new-releases/books/16672/ref=zg_b_hnr_16672_1

And back to Number#3 today.
The volume of orders on all those books listed must be fairly low at this point to see such fluctuations.

Anyway, I'll sleep better knowing that from now on every time you see a black cat you'll think of me.

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AndyM Wednesday, 3 Sep 2025 at 10:01pm

He’s dropped to 4.
That How To Wing Foil book is really giving him a hiding.