Famed Malibu surfer Dora died in 2002 at age 67, in Montecito, Calif., but his legend lives on. He entered the post-WWII Malibu surfing scene just as the new lightweight balsa boards were introduced and riding a wave became "the center of gravity of his very existence." Writer Stecyk and former Surfer and Surfing editor Kampion capture Dora's mystique with fluid, evocative text illustrated with 60 color and 30 black-and-white photos. With quiet reverence, they pay tribute to a surfing iconoclast.