The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the

The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean
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From Susan Casey, bestselling author of The Devilâ€™s Teeth, an astonishing book about colossal,Â ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out.

For centuries, mariners have spun tales of gargantuan waves, 100-feet high or taller. Until recently scientists disÂmissed these storiesâ€”waves that high would seem to violate the laws of physics. But in the past few decades, as a startling number of ships vanished and new evidence has emerged, oceanographers realized something scary was brewing in the planetâ€™s waters. They found their proof in February 2000, when a British research vessel was trapped in a vortex of impossibly mammoth waves in the North Seaâ€”including several that approached 100 feet.

As scientists scramble to understand this phenomenon, others view the giant waves as the ultimate challenge. These are extreme surfers who fly around the world trying to ride the oceanâ€™s most destructive monsters. The pioneer of extreme surfing is the legendary Laird Hamilton, who, with a group of friends in Hawaii, figured out how to board suicidally large waves of 70 and 80 feet. Casey follows this unique tribe of peoÂple as they seek to conquer the holy grail of their sport, a 100Â-foot wave.

In this mesmerizing account, the exploits of Hamilton and his fellow surfers are juxtaposed against scientistsâ€™ urgent efforts to understand the destructive powers of wavesâ€”from the tsunami that wiped out 250,000 people in the Pacific in 2004 to the 1,740-foot-wave that recently leveled part of the Alaskan coast.

Like Jon Krakauerâ€™s Into Thin Air, The Wave brilliantly portrays human beings confronting nature at its most ferocious.
Country USA
Brand Doubleday
Manufacturer Doubleday
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780767928847
ReleaseDate 2010-09-14
UnitCount 3
EANs 9780767928847

Country	USA
Brand	Doubleday
Manufacturer	Doubleday
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780767928847
ReleaseDate	2010-09-14
UnitCount	3
EANs	9780767928847

The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean

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