{"product_id":"in-search-of-captain-zero-9781585421770","title":"In Search of Captain Zero","description":"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 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. \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tarcherperigee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585421770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.09h x 5.99w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 Sep\/Oct 2002\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2002 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Allan Weisbecker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660658438300,"sku":"9781585421770","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c433b5ad-49d8-4ac9-bdae-dcb833442568.jpg?v=1603897232","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-search-of-captain-zero-9781585421770","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}