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9 Best Surfing Books

Goal: Find the best Surfing books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best surfing books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

9 Best Surfing Books

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1

Barbarian Days

A Surfing Life

by William Finnegan

Also recommended by:

Paul Graham, Barack Obama

2

Let My People Go Surfing

The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

by Yvon Chouinard

Also recommended by:

Patrick O'Shaughnessy

3

For the Love

by Kelly Slater

4

Girl in the Curl

A Century of Women in Surfing

by Andrea Gabbard

5

Mr. Sunset

The Jeff Hakman Story

by Phil Jarratt

6

Surfing

1778–Today

by Jim Heimann

7

The Code

The Power of 'I Will'

by Shaun Tomson

8

The History of Surfing

by Matt Warshaw

9

The Wave

In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean

by Susan Casey

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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