A Lineup of Good Reads
Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel
If you’re looking for the perfect books for the surfers on
your Christmas list or something special for yourself, take a look at these
books SurfWriter Girls found for you.
To share the stoke or have an armchair adventure, these ocean and surf-themed books are just the thing for whiling away a cold, winter day by a warm fireplace.
Deep Focus (The
Deep Series), by Nick Sullivan, is a fun, escapist novel where much of the
action takes place in the pristine waters of the Cayman Islands during the
ill-fated film shoot of a science fiction movie. When strange incidents and
mishaps start happening and the leading lady goes missing, it's up to the dive masters
on the production, Boone Fischer and Emily Durand, to figure out what's going
on in the troubled waters surrounding this movie before it fades to
black.
Five Hundred Summer Stories: A Life in IMAX, by Greg MacGillivray, documentary
filmmaker and 70mm IMAX pioneer, tells about his start in Hollywood working on
blockbusters The Shining and Speed and his
career filming larger-than-life nature movies, from under the sea to the top of
Mt. Everest. An Academy Award Nominee for The Living Sea documentary
and renowned for his films Mt. Everest, Dolphins, Coral
Reef Adventures, The Alps, To the Arctic, MacGillivray's
book is a treasure trove of stories and photos.
The Swell, by
Allie Reynolds, is a surfing thriller that critics are calling "Point
Break meets Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None."
When Kenna Ward goes on a surfing trip to a remote Australian beach, hoping to
find some epic waves, she gets more than she bargained for when members of the
group she's with start to go missing. The island paradise is more deadly than
she imagines and her chances of staying alive will call on Kenna's ability
to read people as well as she does the ever-changing tides.
Turn and Go! 50 Years of Surf Writings, by Steve Pezman, is a collection of stories, musings, and
reviews from this former longtime editor of Surfer magazine
and The Surfer's Journal. Written by a waverider who has been at
the epicenter of the surfing revolution since the 1960s, this book tells how
the sport has grown from a fad into a way of life and a major industry,
about the surfers themselves, and why they keep paddling out to challenge the
waves.
Wayward, by Chris
Burkhard, is the latest book by this leading surfing and nature photographer,
who gives new meaning to the phrase "off the beaten path." This
collection of striking photos and the personal stories behind them, takes you
on a wilderness adventure from Russia and Iceland to the Aleutian Islands, to
icy fortresses, dazzling Northern Lights-painted skies, and mist-covered
beaches. Far from civilization, Burkhard's camera captures the stillness and
majesty of places that few people have seen.
Where the Crawdads Sing,
by Delia Owens, is a bestselling novel and new movie that combines the world of
nature with a coming-of-age story and a murder mystery. Set in the marsh lands
along the North Carolina coast, it's a tale of self-discovery, love and
scientific observations in an environment where the marsh itself wraps its aura
around everything. Filled with surprises, danger and a main character - Kya,
the Marsh Girl - who will win your heart and admiration with her resilience and
beauty as she fights for her very survival.
And, as an extra gift for someone you care about or to
yourself, SurfWriter Girls recommend the classic book Gift from the Sea
written by Anne Morrow Lindbergh in 1955.
Lindbergh, the wife of famed aviator Charles Lindberg,
reminds us that the best gifts of all may not come from stores, but be waiting
for us to discover on the beach.
Sunny Magdaug and Patti
Kishel hold the exclusive rights to this copyrighted material. Publications
wishing to reprint it may contact them at surfwriter.girls@gmail.com
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