{"product_id":"cocaine-and-surfing-by-chas-smith-9780733638718","title":"Cocaine and Surfing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eScar Tissue\u003c\/i\u003e by Anthony Kiedis, \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf of Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e by Jordan Belfort, \u003ci\u003eMP: The Life of Michael Peterson\u003c\/i\u003e by Sean Doherty, and \u003ci\u003eOccy: The Rise and Fall of Mark Occhilupo\u003c\/i\u003e by Tim Baker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere is an allure about surfers - they look like clean, bronzed athletes who love nature and tread lightly on the earth. But there has always been a darker side to surf culture. Chas Smith, ex-war correspondent and surf enthusiast, tells the no-holds-barred love affair of cocaine and surfing, and it makes for one hell of a story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSurf trade shows in the 1980s were flooded in cocaine. The surf tour of the 1990s had virtually every competitor racking rails with the judges and the media before paddling out for heats. And in the new 21st century, it has become completely untethered. There have been overdoses, bar fights, murders, and cover-ups fuelled almost purely by cocaine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCocaine's place in surfing's past is mythic. Its place in surfing's present is undeniable. Its place in surfing's future is certain. There is something all too similar in riding a wave and smashing a bump. The rush is intense, beautiful, and all too short. Altogether, it is a great untold story and Smith has interviewed everyone who matters, dug into the vibrant history to create a rip-roaring ride through surf culture that is enthralling, hilarious, and utterly fascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fascinating expose of surfing's untold story' \u003ci\u003eGQ Australia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340684542188,"sku":"9780733638718","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5087473482449.jpg?v=1772165342","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/cocaine-and-surfing-by-chas-smith-9780733638718","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}