In Search of Captain Zero, Allan C. Weisbecker
In Search of Captain Zero, Allan C. Weisbecker
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In Search of Captain Zero
A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road

Author: Allan C. Weisbecker

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 11 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/15/2008

Synopsis

In 1996, Allan Weisbecker sold his home and his possessions, loaded his dog and surfboards into his truck, and set off in search of his longtime friend and surfing companion, Christopher, who had vanished into the depths of Central America. In this rollicking memoir of his quest from Mexico to Costa Rica to unravel the circumstances of Christopher's disappearance, Weisbecker intimately describes the people he befriended, the bandits he evaded, and the waves he caught and lost en route to finding his friend. Along the way, he shares hilarious stories of his adventures with Christopher in their carefree youth as globetrotting, potdealing beach bums. A tale of lost innocence and enduring friendship, In Search of Captain Zero is a trip unlike any other.

About Allan C. Weisbecker

Allan C. Weisbecker, novelist, screenwriter, memoirist, and surfer, is the author of Cosmic Banditos, In Search of Captain Zero, and Can’t You Get Along with Anyone?: A Writer’s Memoir and a Tale of a Lost Surfer’s Paradise. He has written articles for surfing magazines and has collaborated in writing screen and television scripts, including Crime Story and Miami Vice.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Otis on January 09, 2007

Almost every surfer I know has recommended this, so I finally read it. I've never really found a surf book I liked, but this was closest. I'm not sure if the author and I would have been surf buddies (he's 50, a longboarder, picks fights, and used to run drugs), but he's definitely a great story-tel......more

Goodreads review by Elena on May 05, 2008

As a recent convert to the love of surfing, I practically devoured this book for it's "On the Road" with a surfing twist story. It was a great memoir with great surf descriptions, I could practically feel the waves under me as I read some of his prose. For those who don't surf, it's as close as you......more

Goodreads review by noah herrera on November 10, 2011

In Search of Captain Zero by Allan Weisbecker is a true story about Allan and his venture of finding his best friend Christopher. Before he leaves he sells his house and takes his dog and his truck with a camper he calls “La Casita” through Mexico and Central America. His story is told from his per......more

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