The Surfin'ary: A Dictionary of Surfing Terms and Surfspeak

by Trevor Cralle

Book Overview

Informative and often hilarious, this bible of the cult of Kahuna is arranged in 3000 alphabetical entries, interspersed with information on the history of surfing, keys to iternational surf... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580081932
• ISBN13: 9781580081931
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

a great read!

I'm proof that this is a really entertaining book, even if you're not a surfer (I'm not). The author gets across a real feel for the surfing subculture. Anyone who is interested in surfing, the ocean, surf music, etc would love this book.

Hysterical Reference for the Surfin'Culture

I bought the original version of this book as a Christmas gift when it was released in 1991. It was so funny, I always intended on getting a copy for myself. I couldn't find a copy after that Christmas and it seemed to go out of print really quick. I have been looking for a used copy ever since. I was really "stoked" (buy the book to read a definition of "stoked") when I checked the web for used copies of the original that there was a new version out! I'm going to buy one and two more for gifts right after I finish this review. Although it's technically a reference book, I actually read it cover to cover before I wrapped it as a gift. I couldn't put it down. I found it fun, easy, and entertaining to read. Even a surfer could read it! (Just kidding. Chill out, Dude!)

This book is "in thar"

Trevor Cralle captures the essence of the combination of surfing, linguistics and geography. A true "geographer for peace".