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The Surfer's Path

 

Welcome to my personal virtual home on the web. If you were here in the flesh (or if I was), I'd brew you a cup and we could hang out for a while. Alas, the best I can do is invite you to make yourself comfortable and show you around my unworthy domain:

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The Way of the Surfer - Surfing as a life path, told through profiles of 11 prominent surfers from Woody Brown and John Severson to Kelly Slater and Lisa Andersen. An excerpt from my newest book, published by Harry N. Abrams (New York).

Stoked! A History of Surf Culture - Completely redesigned, revised, and updated 2nd edition, published by Gibbs Smith (Utah) in the Summer of '03. Read an excerpt and check out a special offer on remaining First 
Edition copies.

Stormrider Guide North America - The definitive surf guide, loaded with maps, brilliant photos, surf history, and state-by-state environmental assessments. Includes chapters on weather and wave science along with an abundance of useful travel tips and information. Plus four other guides!

The Lost Coast - A collection of 18 of my surf stories to be published by Gibbs Smith in Spring 2004. Illustrated by San Francisco artist Jeff Petersen. Read an excerpt from one of the stories, "Peace and War."

The Teachings of Don Redondo - A legend in his own mind and an apprentice with problems, as told to me by the hapless and perennial junior-college scholar, Careless Constipeda. And check out Don's very own store for whacko T-shirts and coffee (or cerveza) mugs!

The Book of Waves - An excerpt from the out-of-print classic. 

From the Quiver - Other pieces from my portfolio, including The Giraffe Project, Inside Passages, MeteorMan.

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Big swells welt to corduroy off
Sunset Beach, Oahu, December 1977

"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."

The Book of Waves

Footnote

Welcome to my website - my online environment, thanks to the help of Gordy Coale here on Whidbey Island in Washington, USA. If you want to reach me the email address is drew@drewkampion.com

© Drew Kampion, 2006

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