In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road

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	In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road Allan Weisbecker Tarcher, 2002 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 64 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

This is a journey worth taking

I stumbled onto this book and author by chance and months now after reading this book I feel like I am still on a journey that started the day I flipped opened the cover and started reading. This past spring I gave my second shot at surfing and this time it really stuck! That passion and stoke led me to find surf related books and I quickly found In Search of Captain Zero, Allan Weisbecker's website and other books. "Zero" is a surfer's journey and if you are looking for that kind of narrative-its certainly there amidst these pages. If you surf or even just love the ocean, his descriptions of surf sessions are amazing. However, much more is weaved into this journey as Weisbecker opens himself for all to see- the good, the bad and the ugly. Imagine Steinbeck's - Travels with Charley taking place in central america with a surfer's bent, substitute in some tequilla, and give it a whole lot more edge to the story. I found myself haunted by some of what this book said about myself, about friendships, and my ever present feelings of wanderlust. This is much different from Cosmic Banditos, but if you want something that sort of blends that pace with In Search of Captain Zero you really need to find his latest book "Can't You Get Along With Anyone?" published by Humdrumming in the UK. I give this 5 stars. It will always be one of my favorites.....

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found captain zero

fast paced and beautifuly written
i read it in a day and its no small book
i found the author managed to drag me in and keep me enthrawled
now i gotta buy cosmic banditos
cant wait

Excellent Read

This book is interesting on many levels: anyone who has ever thought about packing it up and heading down to the end of the road in Central America will find interesting Weisbecker's observations about the surf culture and expat culture he encounters along the way. And the outlandish stories from his colorful past help pepper this otherwise tragic story with humor and humanity.

Having since visited a lot of the places in the book, and having met some of the characters in the book along the way, I have come to know just how accurate and insightful Allan's observations were: this book is a straight-up slice of expat life, with adventure, humor and sadness rounding out what is, in essence, a surf adventure.

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A great author

The best surf book i have ever read! He also has two other books out there that i would recommend to anyone who buys this one.

In Search of Captain Zero

I own a home in Pavones, mainly due to this book which helped me get in touch with my purpose in life. Being near the same age of the author, I was going through similar circumstances and even though I am a different gender we think very similarly. If you like waves and have a sense of humor and strong character this book is for you.

I have just finished reading Allan's new book. "Can't You Get Along With Anyone? a writer's memoir and a tale of a lost surfer's paradise." Paradise can also be an Alcatraz with flowers under adverse conditions. I recommend this read as well. ISBN 1-905532-33-4

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