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• • • • books "I became really interested in this group, because they are like a tribe ... their lifestyle is financed by corporations, yet they live by their own rules, outside of social norms ... in snowboarding there is nothing better than breaki ng the ru les. " -Ari Marcopoulos TRANSITIONS AND EXITS (Ari Marcopoulos, Louise Neri, Diego Cortez, powerHouse Books, October 2000, $45) Photographer and self-procla imed cultural anthropologist Ari Marcopoulos paints a powerfu l picture of the new rock stars of the 21st century: sponsored snow- boarders travel ing the world in search of powder stardom. In the words of Jeff Galbraith (Contributing Editor, TransWorld Snowboarding Magazine), "Behind the camera crews, magazine spreads, and the whole MTV Winter Beach Haus affai r, a secret gathering of real super-beings is taking place ... Crispy Cosmonauts are preparing for a new world ... we board respective space crafts every week .. . to reconvene in space mountains across the galaxy." Also documented are the side effects of snow fame: hotel room living, recreationa l drugs, pornography, interna- tional fr iendships, freedoms, and the inevitable physical injuries that come along with the job. THE MOONLIGHT CHRONICLES: A WANDERING ARTISTS JOURNAL (Dan Price, Ten Speed Press, September 2000, $12.95) It started out as letters to family and friends from the road. It evolved into a magazine sponsored by the shoe company Simple. The Moonlight Chronicles houses journal entries doc- umenting the travels and thoughts of wandering artist, Dan Price. In his new book, Price's journal entries cover personal accounts of trekking, summer vacations and the challenges of ra ising two kids. SURF CLOWNS: SEVEN MENTAL MISSIONS (Charles Lyon and Leslie Connell Lyon, Bad Cat Books, January 2000, $29.95) Superheroes with a social conscience, the Surf Clowns surf, snowboard and skateboard their way through various missions in an effort to raise awareness about environ- mental issues, surfing and Hawaiian cu lture. These clowns battle pollution, chemica l warfare and intolerance with self-assured style. MAVERICK'S: THE STORY OF BIG-WAVE SURFING (Matt Warshaw, Daniel Duane, Chronicle Books, September 2000, $29.95) For a big-wave surfer, big is rarely big enough. But the legendary hugeness at Maverick's is where surf dreams are made and this book recounts the five most dangerous days in the break's history (including the sobering death of big-wave legend Mark Foo) . Warshaw dives deep into the history and cu lture of big-wave surfing and includes jaw-dropping photos that leave you gasping for air. HELLO GOODNIGHT: A LIFE OF GOA (David Tomory, Lonely Planet Publications, September 2000, $12.99) For those of you who think that hippies discovered the idyl- lic beaches of Goa, turn to this book for a history lesson . Tomory contrasts the horrors of the Portuguese Inquisition with the birth of a world-renowned rave scene filled with trance and techno junkies. He also sheds light on the larg- er issues of tourism and the cultura l and environmenta l deterioration, leaving us pondering Goa's future. 58 THE LAST DIVE: A FATHER AND SON'S FATAL DESCENT INTO THE OCEAN'S DEPTHS (Bernie Chowdhury, HarperColiins Publications, October 2000, $25) Nothing can prepare a diver for all the potential dan- gers of deepwater diving. Chowdhury charts the birth of an obsession for the father-son diving team Chris and Chrissy Rouse. The Rouses' quest for knowledge and fame investigating a wreck of a World War II German U-boat ult imately leads them both to die of decompression sickness. TEXT: NICOLE CHO