The Surfboard is Dan Kieran's account of a week he spent in Cornwall
building a seven-foot surfboard, even though he had never surfed a day
in his life. He did this at a time when he felt he had reached his
personal and professional limits: he needed to find a way to break
through. Interspersed with the story of making the board - the intricate
craft he had to learn, and the clarity of mind that came with that
challenge - are the reflections on the obstacles, rewards and
realisations he encountered while starting and running a successful
business. This startlingly honest book is a finely crafted meditation on
the importance of making things for their own sake and pushing beyond
our preconceived limitations.