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A riveting and rollicking tour-de-force about the terrifying power of nature's most deadly phenomena — colossal waves — and the scientists and super surfers who are obsessed with them. The New York Times bestselling author of The Devil's Teeth probes the dramatic convergence of baffling... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
- - Editor travels the world to find biggest wave while encountering people a few raindrops short of a monsoon
- - Susan Casey explores what causes huge waves and the result it has on the earth.
Summary edit
Susan Casey explores the phenomenon of monster waves and how they have become an obsession for extreme surfers like Laird Hamilton — who serves as the author's guide as she takes the reader into the intense, white-knuckle world of 100-foot waves.
People edit
- Hamilton: Add a description of this character.
- Brett Lickle
- Laird Hamilton: World famous surfer.
- Keith Avery: Captain of the Discovery.
- Penny Holliday: Chief scientist on the Discovery.
- Ernest Shackleton: Famous arctic explorer that may have witnessed a rogue wave.
- Clark
- Lickle: Hamilton's long time surf buddy.
- Miller
- Sloane
- Garrett Mcnamara: World famous big wave surfer.
- Mike Parsons
- Dave Kalama
- Mcguire
- Arabonis
- Van Bastolaer
- Prickett
- Davi
- Jeff Clark
- Roberts
- Don Shearer
- Osborne
- Huscroft
- Wynn
- Janssen
- Teahupoo
- Davies
- Hornbaker
- Challenor
- Sean Collins
- Jo
- Jamie Mitchell
- Gabeira
- Gerlach
- Levinson
- Plafker
- Dave Ka
- Greg Long
- Doerner
- Ulrich
- Brett
- Denny
- Don King
- Kalama
Setting & Locations edit
- North Atlantic Ocean: Where the Discovery measured the biggest waves ever recorded in the open ocean.
- Southampton, England: The port that the Discovery left from.
- Hawaii
- North Pacific
- Maui
- Tahiti
- Oahu
- Egypt
- Alaska
- England
- California
- South Africa
- Lituya Bay
- Europe
- Ghost Tree
- Kauai
- North Atlantic
- Mavericks
- Jet Skis
- Australia
- Southampton
- Oregon
- Indonesia
- Cenotaph Island
- North Sea
- Lade
- San Diego
- Durban
- Japan
- Crescent City
- Paia
- Ensenada
- Baja
- Pacific Ocean
- Mexico
- East London
- Cadiz
- Antarctica
First Sentence edit
The clock read midnight when the hundred-foot wave hit the ship, rising from the North Atlantic out of the darkness.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
The Grand Empress
Broken Skulls
Schrödinger's Wave
Karma, Tiger Sharks, and the Golden Carrot
Wave Good-bye
Mavericks
"I Never Saw Anything Like It"
Killers
Heavy Weather
Egypt
Out, Way Out, on the Cortes Bank
The Wild Coast
At the Edge of the Horizon
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Glossary edit
- Rogue Wave: An abnormally large wave that's height is more than twice significant wave height. Also know as a monster wave, killer wave, abnormal wave, extreme wave, and freak wave.
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This book is in New York Times Bestsellers (Current). (authoritative list)
This book is in Rainy Day Books (Staff Picks for 2010). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Susan Casey (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-307-71583-8
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-307-71583-8
Page Count: 352
Awards edit
- John Lyman Book Award (2010: Science and Technology)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: GC227 .C37 2010
- Dewey: 551.463
Subjects edit
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Susan Casey Official Website
- New York Times: The NYT book review of "The Wave"
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