Dude: Fun with Dude and Betty by Lisa Pliscou, Tom Dunne
Whoa!
Dude!
Learning to read surf-speak has never been so easy, or so much fun! It's, like, totally radical! (If you need a little extra help, check out the non-bogus glossary at the back of the book.) For beach boys and surfer girls of all ages.
"Dreaming about the art of catching waves? Dude is Surfer Speak 101.”
--(Duke Boyd, surf icon, Hang Ten cofounder, and author of
Legends of Surfing: The Greatest Surfriders from Duke Kahanamoku to Kelly Slater)
Julie Cox
"What a fun read! I totally dig Dude. :)”
--(Julie Cox, Director of Operations, California Surf Museum, and pro surfer)
Matt Warshaw
"The best and funniest book for mini-groms I've seen in years.
Old-school Dick and Jane fans will love it too!”
--(Matt Warshaw, author of The Encyclopedia of Surfing
)
Jerome Lynn Hall
"Lisa Pliscou's updated love letter to a bygone era keeps it simple, real, and delightfully ‘rad,' just like Dude!”
--(Jerome Lynn Hall, Professor of Surf Culture and History, University of San Diego
)
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