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Occhilupo, Mark; with Sarge
2000 Occy - a Surfer's Year
Harper Collins Publishers
25 Ryde Road Pymble , Sydney NSW 2073, Australia.
Soft cover, 268 pages, 24 colour photographs, 56 black and white photographs.
Reprinted 2001
* This book probably seemed like a good idea at the time.
Reported, with thanks,  by Greg Clark, Sept 2003..
"I read some of your reviews of books etc and would have to say that having just read Occy that you were too charitible. It would have to be the worst example of surf journalism ever!"
Onley, Ross R :
1965 The Young Sportsman's Guide to Surfing
Thomas Nelson and Sons
May 1968 Printing (Image,left)
Scholastic Book Services, New York.
Soft cover, 96 pages, 52 black and white photographs, 1 black and white illustration, Glossary (Chapter VIII), Index.
*Very basic beginner's guide that has not ben updated from the 1965 edition. The photographs are uncredited and uninsipiring, although they are suitable illustrations of the text. Of most interest are the manufacturing photographs, pages 17 to 21. The illustration, page 14, is probably the worst template drawing of a surfboard ever printed.
1969
Onley, Ross R  and Graham, Richard :
Kings of the Surf
G.P. Putman's Sons, New York.
Hard cover, 192 pages, black and white photographs, Index. 1969.
Orbelian, George :
1982 Essential Surfing
Orbelian Arts 100 Alto Avenue San Francisco CA 94116
Soft cover, pages , black and white illustrations, Contents, List of Illustrations, Glossary.
*Hardcore  basic introduction to surfboard construction (pages 3 to 65) and surfing (pages 66 to 79).The surfboard design and construction material is current (includes Thruster), accurrate, detailed and clearly explained and illustrated.  Highly recomended.
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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 USA, listed by category. From USA..
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