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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 109 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.28 — 43,160 ratings — published 2015
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Malibu Rising Malibu Rising (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,379,279 ratings — published 2021
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The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.05 — 11,830 ratings — published 2010
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Breath Breath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.91 — 26,982 ratings — published 2008
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In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,159 ratings — published 2001
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Kook: What Surfing Taught Me About Love, Life, and Catching the Perfect Wave Kook: What Surfing Taught Me About Love, Life, and Catching the Perfect Wave (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 34 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.82 — 2,337 ratings — published 2010
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Caught Inside: A Surfer's Year on the California Coast Caught Inside: A Surfer's Year on the California Coast (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.86 — 906 ratings — published 1996
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Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,100 ratings — published 2009
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Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.17 — 30,057 ratings — published 2006
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Tapping the Source Tapping the Source (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,114 ratings — published 1984
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Pipe Dreams: A Surfer's Journey Pipe Dreams: A Surfer's Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,249 ratings — published 2003
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Dude! Dude! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.76 — 2,087 ratings — published 2018
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The History of Surfing The History of Surfing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.50 — 243 ratings — published 2009
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The Dawn Patrol (Boone Daniels #1) The Dawn Patrol (Boone Daniels #1)
by (shelved 16 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.03 — 9,047 ratings — published 2008
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Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption, and the Soul of Surfing Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption, and the Soul of Surfing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,265 ratings — published 2013
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Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.05 — 14,977 ratings — published 2004
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Eddie Would Go Eddie Would Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,087 ratings — published 2002
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Surf Is Where You Find It Surf Is Where You Find It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,196 ratings — published 2008
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Surf Science : An Introduction to Waves for Surfing Surf Science : An Introduction to Waves for Surfing (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.11 — 211 ratings — published 1905
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Raw Blue Raw Blue (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.71 — 3,797 ratings — published 2009
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The Wrong Mr. Right (Queen's Cove, #2) The Wrong Mr. Right (Queen's Cove, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.96 — 47,725 ratings — published 2022
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In Waves In Waves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.37 — 7,957 ratings — published 2019
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Liquid Comfort - A Surf Story Liquid Comfort - A Surf Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.01 — 85 ratings — published 2013
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The Gentleman's Hour (Boone Daniels, #2) The Gentleman's Hour (Boone Daniels, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,855 ratings — published 2011
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The Summer We Fell (The Summer, #1) The Summer We Fell (The Summer, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.99 — 42,167 ratings — published 2023
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Swell: A Sailing Surfer's Voyage of Awakening Swell: A Sailing Surfer's Voyage of Awakening (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.38 — 2,792 ratings — published 2018
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Surf's Up Surf's Up (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,317 ratings — published 2016
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The World in the Curl: An Unconventional History of Surfing The World in the Curl: An Unconventional History of Surfing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.10 — 127 ratings — published 2013
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West of Jesus: Surfing, Science and the Origins of Belief West of Jesus: Surfing, Science and the Origins of Belief (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.86 — 938 ratings — published 2006
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Making Mavericks Making Mavericks (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.36 — 605 ratings — published 2012
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The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.49 — 3,334 ratings — published 2023
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Bad Karma: The True Story of a Mexico Trip from Hell Bad Karma: The True Story of a Mexico Trip from Hell (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,011 ratings — published
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Alex, Approximately Alex, Approximately (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.93 — 55,864 ratings — published 2017
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Into the Blue Into the Blue (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.94 — 731 ratings — published 2016
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The Dogs of Winter The Dogs of Winter (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,218 ratings — published 1997
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The California Dreamers The California Dreamers (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,856 ratings — published 2025
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The Sea Ain't Mine Alone The Sea Ain't Mine Alone (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,114 ratings — published 2019
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Surf For Your Life: Mick Fanning Surf For Your Life: Mick Fanning (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.09 — 463 ratings — published 2009
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All Our Waves Are Water: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment and the Perfect Ride All Our Waves Are Water: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment and the Perfect Ride (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.24 — 539 ratings — published
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Chasing Forever Down (Great White Surf Saga) Chasing Forever Down (Great White Surf Saga)
by (shelved 7 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.02 — 936 ratings — published 2013
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Riptide Riptide (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.60 — 514 ratings — published 2013
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Surfer Chick Surfer Chick (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.71 — 470 ratings — published 2012
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Ghost Wave: The Discovery of Cortes Bank and the Biggest Wave on Earth Ghost Wave: The Discovery of Cortes Bank and the Biggest Wave on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.05 — 561 ratings — published 2011
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Under the Wave at Waimea Under the Wave at Waimea (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.70 — 2,007 ratings — published 2021
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Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku Waterman: The Life and Times of Duke Kahanamoku (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.06 — 287 ratings — published 2015
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The Fear Project: What Our Most Primal Emotion Taught Me About Survival, Success, Surfing . . . and Love The Fear Project: What Our Most Primal Emotion Taught Me About Survival, Success, Surfing . . . and Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.06 — 611 ratings — published 2013
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Tijuana Straits Tijuana Straits (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.81 — 922 ratings — published 2004
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Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.67 — 6,732 ratings — published 2009
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The Tribes of Palos Verdes The Tribes of Palos Verdes (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as surfing)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,238 ratings — published 1997
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On a Wave On a Wave (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as surfing)
avg rating 4.01 — 161 ratings — published 2002
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Sophie Kinsella
“I’ll bug you about this. I won’t let it go. Because that’s what you do when you care about someone.”
― Sophie Kinsella, The Burnout

Alysha Speer
“You never really know what's coming. A small wave, or maybe a big one. All you can really do is hope that when it comes, you can surf over it, instead of drown in its monstrosity.”
― Alysha Speer

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