by Matt Warshaw (Author)
Now in paperback and updated to include forty new entries, this leviathan of surf literature (Surfing magazine) is a remarkable collection of expert knowledge, spine-tingling stories, and little-known trivia. With 1,500 alphabetical entries and 300 illustrations, The Encyclopedia of Surfing is the most comprehensive review of the people, places, events, equipment, vernacular, and lively history of this fascinating sport by one of surfing's most knowledgeable historians (San Francisco Chronicle).
Each year, the surf industry brings in $4.5 billion, and more than two-and-a-half million Americans, from California to Delaware, have caught the wave. The Encyclopedia of Surfing is a book that no surfer-or armchair adventurer-will be able to resist.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 816
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Harvest Books
Published: 24 Nov 2005
ISBN 10: 0156032511
ISBN 13: 9780156032513