{"product_id":"in-search-of-captain-zero-paperback","title":"In Search of Captain Zero - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllan C. Weisbecker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1996, Allan Weisbecker sold his home and his possessions, loaded his dog and surfboards into his truck, and set off in search of his long-time surfing companion, Patrick, 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 Patrick's disappearance, Weisbecker intimately describes the people he befriended, the bandits he evaded, the waves he caught and lost en route to finding his friend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Search of Captain Zero\u003c\/b\u003e is, according to \u003cb\u003eOutside\u003c\/b\u003e magazine, \"A subtly affecting tale of friendship and duty. [It] deserves a spot on the microbus dashboard as a hell of a cautionary tale about finding paradise and smoking it away.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road\u003c\/b\u003e is a Booksense 76 Top Ten selection for September\/October.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllan C. Weisbecker\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, screenwriter, lifelong surfer, and award-winning photojournalist whose work appears in \u003cb\u003eSmithsonian, Men's Journal, Popular Photography, American Photo, Sailing, Surfer, Surfing\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Surfer's Journal\u003c\/b\u003e. He is the author of \u003cb\u003eCosmic Banditos\u003c\/b\u003e, a novel said by reviewers to out-gonzo \u003cb\u003eHunter S. Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e. Weisbecker lives on Long Island, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.09 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47399181222066,"sku":"9781585421770","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/38cb6d7f62473d4cdec050d9c01117ba.webp?v=1778066692","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/in-search-of-captain-zero-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}