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Barbarian Days
by William Finnegan
A surfing life from Hawaii to Fiji to San Francisco, and a writer's education. Pulitzer-winning memoir that non-surfers love.
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you want obsession written beautifully.
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you want a short book.
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Three things you will actually use
- Devotion shapes a life.
- Waves teach humility.
- Write what you love.
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