Books by Drew Kampion
The Book of Waves
“Everything is waves. The universe of space and matter is charged with energy ... waves of energy. Like echoes of the heartbeat of the absolute being, waves give expression to the divine will. They give form to the universe ... waves pass through everything – steel, stone, flesh and blood and water and air and space alike. Waves are the imprint, the signature, not only of life, but of existence itself.”
– Drew Kampion
Copies of The Book of Waves are available from time to time. If you’re interested, email me and I’ll be on the lookout for you. – drew
The Way of the Surfer focuses on the “soul of surfing” and riding waves as a life path. Profiles of eleven icons of modern surf culture reveal both both the physical and the spiritual dimensions of surfing. Between these profiles, a series of short essays describes the evolution of surfing and surf culture. Published by Harry N. Abrams, the book is copiously illustrated with over 150 portrait and action pics by top surf photographers.
The Surfers:
1) Woody Brown - surf pioneer, over 90 and still surfing
2) John Severson - co-inventor of surf culture and Surfer mag
3) Dick Brewer - top surfboard builder, psychedelic guru
4) Nat Young - 1966 World Champ, surfboard pioneer, iconoclastic Aussie
5) Bill Hamilton - top star, dropped out to do it all on Kauai
6) Rolf Aurness - 1970 World Champ, son of Gunsmoke Jim, mysto seeker
7) Gerry Lopez - Zen surfer, Pipeline master, movie star
8) Tom Curren - 3-time World Champ, huge fame, soul man
9) Lisa Andersen - 4-time champ, most popular female surfer of all time
10) Kelly Slater - 10-time Champ, best surfer in the world
11) Titus Kinimaka - Hawaiian warrior, tow-in surfer & king of Hanalei.
Copies of The Way of the Surfer are available from time to time. If you’re interested, email me and I’ll be on the lookout for you. – drew
The Way of the Surfer
Stoked! A History of Surf Culture
World's most authoritative history of surfing has been reissued in a beautiful revised and updated edition published by Gibbs Smith (Utah).
Though now out of print, I have a few copies of the First Edition of Stoked! available at $75 per copy (inscribed & signed), plus $10.00 Priority Mail in the USA; $15 outside USA.
Send check or money order (total $85 US; $90 outside USA) to:
Drew Kampion
851 Sixth Street
Langley, Washington 98260 USA