{"product_id":"surfer-magazine-1960-2020-9780847871490","title":"Surfer Magazine: 1960-2020","description":"\u003cb\u003eOver its six decades in print (1960-2020) the legendary \u003ci\u003eSurfer\u003c\/i\u003e magazine was considered to be the bible of surfing and surf culture. This carefully curated anthology, showcasing the best covers and interior pages serves as a quintessential reference guide to the history of surfing, surf style and design.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFounded in 1960 by surfer, artist, and filmmaker John Severson, \u003ci\u003eSurfer\u003c\/i\u003e was the longest continuously published surf magazine, referred to as \"the bible of the sport.\" \u003ci\u003eSurfer\u003c\/i\u003e was firmly established as the sport's leading voice, serving as a template for a small but growing number of surf magazines around the world. Featuring a mix of travel articles, contest reporting, surf spot profiles, big wave pictorials, and surfer interviews, \u003ci\u003eSurfer \u003c\/i\u003eworked with the world's best photographers, writers, and graphic designers. This voluminous anthology features the most time-less, inspirational, and historically significant covers and interior pages from the magazine's extensive archive and depicts the chronological progression of the sport, the gear, the style, and the world's top surfers throughout the decades, from Mickey Dora to Kelly Slater and Laird Hamilton. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the perfect book for those who surf or spend time in the ocean and for anyone interested in a historical reference guide to modern day surfing and its highly influential style and subculture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrant Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e was the photo editor of \u003ci\u003eSurfer \u003c\/i\u003emagazine for 17 years (2003-2020). He is the photo editor at Surfer's Journal and continues his career as a surf photographer. \u003cb\u003eBeau Flemister\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist, travel writer, and novelist. Based in Hawaii, he is a former editor at \u003ci\u003eSurfing Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, has traveled to over 70 different countries, and has published articles in \u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutside Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLonely Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSurfer's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. \u003cb\u003eWilliam Finnegan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir \u003ci\u003eBarbarian Days: A Surfing Life\u003c\/i\u003e and a staff writer at the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rizzoli International Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50628902060306,"sku":"9780847871490","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f9ad9bff-f49f-4db6-8177-4aa5f5d610d1.jpg?v=1732712781","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/surfer-magazine-1960-2020-9780847871490","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}