The Science and Culture of Surfing (Hardcover)

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Origins of surfing.- Chapter 3: Why are there waves?- Chapter 4: What forms my break? -Chapter 5: Surf Safety and Hazard Management.- Chapter 6: Surfers as Rescuers.- Chapter 7: Surf Medicine.- Chapter 8: Surf Therapy.- Chapter 9: Sonic Waves and Acid Screens: Surf Culture and the long '70s.- Chapter 10: Digital disruption, generational change and the future of surf magazines.- Chapter 11: Surfing Feminism.- Chapter 12: Surf Tourism.- Chapter 13: Economics & Commercialisation.- Chapter 14: Surf Industry.- Chapter 15: The future of surfing.