pods for primates : a catalogue of surfboards in australia since 1900
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Noll, Greg With Gabbard, Andrea: 
1989 Da Bull – Life Over The Edge
North Atlantic Books, PO Box 12327 Berkley, CA 94712 
Soft cover,193 pages, 31 b/w photographs 
Review
A chronologically scattered but interesting account of surfing and a life. 
Features include ...
- Australian/Olympic tour 1956 (pages 70 –74), 
- surfboard design (pages 93 – 100) 
- the infamous “da Cat’s Theory of Evolution” ad for Greg Noll Surfboards (photo section). 
Neely, Peter :
1994 Indo Surf & Lingo
P.T. Indografika Utama, Kuta, Bali, Indonesia 
First edition 1990
Soft cover, 69 pages, 35 colour photographs, 6 black and white photographs, 5 black and white maps, 11 pages advertising.
Review
Early Indonesian surf guide with a large section devoted to language translations.
neely 1994
Neely, Peter :
2003 Indo Surf & Lingo
"Published by Peter Neely
www.indosurf.com.au 
PO Box 714 Noosa Q 4567 Australia
First edition 1992. 
The original Surfer's Guidebook to Bali and all Indonesia. 
Regularly updated and reprinted every few months in Kuta, Bali.
Soft cover, 144 pages, 100 colour photographs, 5 color maps, 20 pages 
advertising, 2 pages Discount Vouchers (worth over $200)."
Review
2003 Edition update and image contributed, with thanks by Peter Neely.
neely 1994
Nelson, Chris and Taylor, Demi :
How to be a Surfer.
Penguin Books Ltd.
80 Strand, London WC2R ORL, England. 2003
Soft cover, 152 pages, 23 colour photographic plates, black and white photographs and illiustrations, Glossary.
Illustrations by Zac Sandler
Review
Very basic juvenile instructional book directed at UK surfers.
Chapters on History (Chapter 2) and Design (Chapter 4) are rudimentary.
The illustrations are an unappealing combination of and surfers and boards drawn over original photographs.
This copy, courtesy of Shoalhaven City Library.
1874
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Note
This is not a complete list of surfing books, only books read and reviewed  for this site are listed.
For more comprehensive lists go to...
The Surfing Bibliography - Surfing Books
- Steven  Whelan's comprehensive list of books, film, video and magazines, listed alphabetically.
From England,
and/or
The Water Log Surfing Bibliography
- excellent listing of books and journals by Daved Marsh, listed by category. From USA.
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