NPR's Scott Simon talks to author David Litt on his memoir "It's Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Pursuit of Common Ground." Like a lot of people, David Litt fell into a funk - ...

The mouth of the San Lorenzo river in Santa Cruz, Calif., isn't a great place to surf. Rocks, pollution and swift currents make it precarious almost year-round. But before the construction of a harbor ...