Journalist Peter Heller makes a stop here this evening on his barnstorming, Cesna-powered West Coast tour to talk about his discovery of surfing, and of falling in love again at midlife, both subjects of his memoir, Kook: What Surfing Taught Me About Life, Love and the Perfect Wave (Free Press). "People admire surfers so much (says Peter Heller) because they have bowed to a force greater than themselves—the wave—and have transformed themselves into beings who can respond to such power with grace, humility, and beauty. By the end of this powerful memoir, Heller has learned that surfing is not simply about staying up on your board; it's about love: of a woman, of living, of the sea." – Publishers Weekly. Peter Heller's previous books include The Whale Warriors.