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Riding the Magic Carpet: A Surfer's Odyssey to Find the Perfect Wave | 
 enlarge | Author: Tom Anderson
Publisher: Summersdale Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: £8.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 6952
Media: Paperback
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1840245026
EAN: 9781840245028
ASIN: 1840245026
Publication Date: June 5, 2006
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Pack your bags and board! December 16, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A very entertaining read. The book gives a great insight into travelling and reaching personal goals whether you're a surfer or not.
Inspirational stuff August 30, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have read a few surfin yarns in my time, and this one really stands out from the rest. It perfectly captures the obsessive devotion to surfing which many of us suffer from, the author describes his sessions vividly and believably . The title is a bit cheesy, and I approached this book with scepticism, but it was on the money from start to finish, I was unable to put it down, except to go for a surf! Motivational stuff!
Terrific read, 100% recommended May 14, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is killer! It's been said already in most reviews here, but it really does make you want to pack your boards and go an experience something new. It makes you want to surf some new waves, meet some new people and eat some new food. Well travelled surfers will probably learn a thing or two about the countries they have been to, I know I did, and new surfers can dream about experiences yet to come.
a fantastic read March 27, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a book i just couldnt put down.. As a surfer myself and having read countless of surf stories by other writers in surf magaines and books, I have to applaud Tom's style.. its not easy to write about the stoke and joy that surfing brings to you because its such an intricate feeling which is hard to describe but Tom nails this from the very first page.
Surfers can relate to what he writes about, for example, Jeffreys Bay was the one wave that Tom felt he should ride before he dies and made it his life mission to surf there, Mine was exactly the same but the location being G-Land (in Indonesia). So in alot of ways, the book made me think back to my previous surfing experiences and although similar in some ways the writer's, made me appreciate how much surfing has enriched my life. Needless to say i Surf alot more often now!
its a must read for any surfer, you'l be surprised by how much you can relate to it and its like reading a book about yourself at times!
10/10
Amazing, surf writing as good as it gets!! February 15, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I loved this book. First it was writen by a Welsh guy so (if your British) you already feel more in touch. Second, it really captures the life of a devoted surfer, searching for that perfect wave. Every step of the book, Tom (the authur) managed to capture not just what it's like to surf but also to travel to different countries, with different cultures, different climates, different cautions but not through the eyes of the travelling masses who, as Tom says, just seem to be travelling to compete with all the other travellers, who's done this who's done that blah blah blah! He told the story through the eyes of a surfer travelling around world class surfing destinations and really appreciating the places he visited and also explained a bit of the history of each destination, from the cold of Northern Scotland to the tropics. It's not just for surfers either anybody can enjoy this book, he manages to explain any surfing terms of which a none surfer might not be familiar with (it even has a glossary in the back with definitions of some of the 'surf' terms used in the book). Basically this book comes highly recommended - but be warned, if your having a bit of a wave drought, or short of cash, then this book could leave you climbing the walls for the next trip!!
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