The Killer Guide | Paperback | 4/c illustrations Sports & Recreation / Water Sports / Surfing Gorgeously illustrated, The Book of Surfing covers everything readers need to know about surf trips, iconic surf movies, profiles of surfing greats, practical advice for being a greener surfer, travel essentials—and how surfing conquered the world! Surfers are heirs to a rich legacy. From Polynesian princes whose names have been lost to history to lantern-jawed champs and wave-riding iconoclasts, surfers are tuned deeply into the natural rhythms of the planet. It’s a way of living and a way of being—a physical act that can lead to a state of soaring, sustained euphoria, as well as a billion-dollar industry and a professional sport with its own millionaire superstars.