The Lost Coast: Stories from the Surf

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Summary: Find the LOST COAST!
Review: Drew Kampion is the pre-eminent surfing writer. As editor of Surfer Magazine in the tumultuous late '60s and contributing editor to Surfing Magazine in the '70s and '80s, Kampion was responsible for lyrical, truthful and decidedly insightful nonfiction and fiction writing in both magazines. No one can evoke the feeling of sliding down a green wall of water, or illustrate the lifestyle as Kampion can. He is the author of several books, including Stoked!, Waves and The Way of the Surfer. In Lost Coast Drew collects fiction pieces from previously published magazines and presents them with woodcut-like illustrations that enhance the volume. There is no one writing about surfing today who can draw on the past, look ahead to the future and offer the reader the exquisite joy of walking on water as Drew Kampion can. He is an enormous talent, not simply a "surfing writer."

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Summary: It takes you there!
Review: I picked up Lost Coast because the cover looked interesting - and basically couldn't put it down. This is an amazing collection of surf stories. You really feel as though you're out in the impact zone, trying to paddle into a huge, advancing wave - or paddle away from a killer whale that has decided to eat you for breakfast!

If you like the ocean, like cool adventure stories, like to explore new and exotic places through the written word, you'll defintely enjoy this book.