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2000 
Occhilupo, Mark; with Sarge
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
Review
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!"
2008
Occhilupo, Mark; and Baker, Tim
Occy - the rise and fall and rise of Mark Occhilupo
Edbury Press
Random House Australia Pty Ltd
Level 3, 100 Pacific Highway, North Sydney NSW 2060, Australia.
Soft cover, 311 pages, black and white and colour plates.
Review
Detailing Occy's surfing career from Kurnell grommet to World Champion in 1999 and retirement.
Vastly superior to the work that details the tour in 2000, noted above.
1965
Onley, Ross R :
 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.
Review
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.
Review
1982 
Orbelian, George :
Essential Surfing
Orbelian Arts 100 Alto Avenue San Francisco CA 94116
Soft cover, pages , black and white illustrations, Contents, List of Illustrations, Glossary.
Review
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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