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It's Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground

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A GOODREADS MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF SUMMER 2025 A TOWN & COUNTRY BEST BOOK OF SUMMER 2025 A former Obama speechwriter moves to the Jersey Shore and learns to surf with the help of his brother-in-law: a tattooed, truck-driving Joe Rogan superfan. David, the Yale-educated writer with a fear of sharks, and Matt, the daredevil electrician with a shed full of surfboards, had never been close. But as America’s crises piled up and David spiraled into existential dread, he noticed that his brother-in-law was thriving. He began to suspect Matt’s favorite hobby had something to do with it. David started taking surf lessons. For months, he wiped out on waves the height of daffodils. Yet, after realizing that surfing could change him both in and out of the water, he set an audacious goal: riding a big wave in Hawaii. He searched for an expert he could trust to guide and protect him—and when he couldn’t find one, he asked Matt. Together, they set out on a journey that spanned coasts, and even continents, before taking them to Oahu’s famously dangerous North Shore. It’s Only Drowning is a laugh-out-loud love letter to surfing—and so much more. It’s an ode to embarking on adventures at any age. It’s a blueprint for becoming braver at a time when it takes courage just to read the news. Most of all, it’s the story of an unlikely friendship, one that crosses the fault lines of education, ideology, and culture tearing so many of us apart. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gallery Books


Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 24, 2025


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1668035359


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 51


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.3 x 9 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #3,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Pacific Islanders Biographies #1 in Surfing #68 in Memoirs (Books)


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  • Wonderful tale!
Format: Kindle
A wonderful look at the ways we are divided and brought together. I am thrilled he tried surfing at an “advanced age,” and became good enough to do what he aimed for. And I am also thrilled that he managed to find common ground with his very different brother-in-law. Yes, it probably did change both of them somewhat. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2025 by happy reader

  • The Best Book of the Year
Format: Hardcover
David Litt writes beautifully, weaving a story that is important and compelling to Americans right now. Whatever I can write to inspire you to read this book-consider it written, please! Just to read a good writer, writing a good story is more than worth the price. And Mr. Litt, please write more for us to keep our reading binge going! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2025 by Movie Maven

  • Awesome
Format: Hardcover
Highly reccomend. David is brilliant, insightful and funny as always. This is a perfect summertime read for all to enjoy!
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2025 by Nicholas Brooke

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