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Chasing DreamsChasing Dreams by Aaron Jennings
Buy new: £5.76 / Used from: £3.42
a coming of age backpacking and surf classic - a must read
Saltwater Buddha: A Surfers Quest to Find Zen on the SeaSaltwater Buddha: A Surfers Quest to Find Zen on the Sea by Jaimal Yogis
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £5.23
Surfing and spirituality
Surf Nation: In Search of the Fast Lefts and Hollow Rights of Britain and IrelandSurf Nation: In Search of the Fast Lefts and Hollow Rights of Britain and Ireland by Alex Wade
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £3.33
for every surfer not just UK
Riding the Magic Carpet: A Surfer's Odyssey to Find the Perfect WaveRiding the Magic Carpet: A Surfer's Odyssey to Find the Perfect Wave by Tom Anderson
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £3.16
great surf travel read
Are You Experienced?Are You Experienced? by William Sutcliffe
Buy new: £5.71 / Used from: £0.01
classic backpacking read
The Gringo Trail: A Darkly Comic Road-Trip Through South AmericaThe Gringo Trail: A Darkly Comic Road-Trip Through South America by Mark Mann
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £2.80
above average backpacking story
The BeachThe Beach by Alex Garland
Buy used from: £0.01
film was crap but the book's good
BreathBreath by Tim Winton
Buy new: £9.49 / Used from: £2.40
genius
Indo Surf and Lingo: Guidebooks to Surfing Bali and All Indonesia: Special Tenth Anniversary Collector's EditionIndo Surf and Lingo: Guidebooks to Surfing Bali and All Indonesia: Special Tenth Anniversary Collector's Edition by Peter Neely
Buy used from: £68.77
if you're going surfing in Indo you NEED this
The Answer is Never: A Skateboarder's History of the WorldThe Answer is Never: A Skateboarder's History of the World by Jocko Weyland
Buy used from: £0.01
okay, I know this isn't travel or surf but it's a damn good skate book
ShantaramShantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Buy new: £6.57 / Used from: £3.66
A must for any traveller to India and yes India does have surf, not much but some.
In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the RoadIn Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road by A.C. Weisbecker
Buy new: £8.26 / Used from: £4.99
awesome read
Force of Nature: Mind, Body, Soul, And, of Course, SurfingForce of Nature: Mind, Body, Soul, And, of Course, Surfing by Laird Hamilton
Buy new: £14.51 / Used from: £13.96
expensive but worth it
All for a Few Perfect Waves: The Audacious Life and Legend of Rebel Surfer Miki DoraAll for a Few Perfect Waves: The Audacious Life and Legend of Rebel Surfer Miki Dora by David Rensin
Buy new: £9.07 / Used from: £7.25
the truth behind the legend