Ask anyone who lives more than 100 miles inland what their impression of a surfer is, and it’s likely based on movie characters such as Sean Pean’s Jeff Spicoli from “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” Matt Adler’s Rick Kane from “The North Shore,” or even Patrick Swayze’s Bodhi from “Point Break.” In other words, surfers aren’t stereotypically known as being smart. But a new book by University of California at Santa Barbara professors Peter Neushul and Peter Westwick is hoping to change that stereotype by putting a historical spin on surfers and the sport they thrive on.
“The World in the Curl: An Unconventional History of Surfing” focuses on … More
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