Category Archives: Book Reviews

Book Review – Hound of the Sea: Wild Man. Wild Waves. Wild Wisdom by Garrett McNamara

Posted on August 11, 2017 by

Deserves to Be Read (4 out of 5 Stars) McNamara’s surf memoir is a worthy read if only for the fact that he was the first to conquer surfing a 100 ft wave.  This work chronicles McNamara’s life from childhood … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan

Posted on May 13, 2016 by

Exquisitely written – thoughtful, honest, credible, and adventurous When I heard about Mr. Finnegan’s memoir, chronicling his lifetime of surfing adventures intertwined with his journey as a writer, I knew it would be one of the best books I’ve read. … Continue reading →

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Re-Read/Review: “Dove” by Robin Lee Graham

Posted on April 18, 2016 by

I rarely read anything twice – If I am interested in a piece of fiction or a non-fiction work, I’ll take my time while reading so I can deeply digest and reflect on every aspect of content.  While engaging in … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Caught Inside – A Surfer’s Year on the California Coast” by Daniel Duane

Posted on March 3, 2016 by

Five Stars – Nostalgic – Exquisitely written expose’ on Surfing The book’s description on Amazon was more than enough to convince me to order a copy.  I read the preface as soon as it arrived and wasn’t able to put it … Continue reading →

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Best Books of 2015: Top 5 plus honorable mention

Posted on December 20, 2015 by

As we approach the close of 2015 and with the holiday season well underway, I thought now would be a good time to shout out about the top five books I read this year. Since I didn’t plug a “top … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Boys in the Boat – by Daniel James Brown

Posted on December 20, 2015 by

Daniel James Brown knew what he was doing before he set out to write this highly entertaining and interesting piece of non-fiction. In fact, for me it will likely go down as the best I’ve read in this decade. In … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “The Light Between Oceans” by M. L. Stedman

Posted on December 15, 2015 by

Extraordinary debut novel! Stedman’s debut novel is a compact study in highly charged emotions evoked from strong images of a bygone era. The author’s place descriptions and talent for developing unique voice and perspective drawn from each character’s point of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice” by Terry Tempest Williams

Posted on September 4, 2015 by

When a woman author is wedded to words, the result is a thing of beauty. When Women Were Birds is the best book of any genre that I’ve read in the past five years. I was captivated from the very … Continue reading →

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