Archive for: Books

Been a busy bee this weekend and published my second book on Blurb. This time a short 60-pager about our trip to Tallinn back in May 2010.

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Just published a new book on Blurb: Boa viagem by Ben Ellis & Rosana Maragna, gonna take a few weeks to print and ship, but super stoked about it!

When I was in California back in May I had the pleasure of meeting surfing legend Shaun Tomson whilst he was giving a presentation about his book: The Surfer’s Code.

Month’s later I’ve just got around to reading his book. Very interesting stuff and definitely some valuable insights to be taken into the water with me next time I hit the surf. Here’s a video clip from his presentation that I filmed whilst in California. You’ve just to go love Shaun.

We officially entered British daylight savings time today, meaning it now gets dark at 5.30pm and the nights will close in until the end of December. Unfortunately this means less time in the water, but on the bright side it means more time for other activities such as reading.

The list below is a small selection of some of the fiction and non-fiction novels/biographies that I have bought over the few years (and by no means exhaustive). So if you find yourself with a spare few moments then get your head into one of the books on the list below.

If you’ve got any suggestions then please feel free to leave a comment.

Eddie Would Go: The Story of Eddie Aikau, Hawaiian Hero and Pioneer of Big Wave Surfing

Stealing the Wave: The Epic Struggle Between Ken Bradshaw and Mark Foo

DA Bull: Life over the Edge

Nat’s Nat and That’s That: A Surfing Legend

Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family and Fighting to Get Back on the Board

Riding the Magic Carpet: A Surfer’s Odyssey to Find the Perfect Wave

West of Jesus: Surfing, Science, and the Origins of Belief

Big Drop: Classic Big Wave Surfing

Surf Nation: In Search of the Fast Lefts and Hollow Rights of Britain and Ireland

Surf Rage: Turning Negatives into Positives

In need of some new surf literature and something to keep me company in the evenings when I am down in Newquay later this week (for my BSA Surf Instructor and Lifeguard course) I invested in a few new books (see below) courtesy of Amazon.

I’ll let you know what they were like when I’ve finished them :)