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Author susan casey speaks with living on earths steve curwood about her book, the wave. Its about massive ocean waves the science behind both monsters of up to 1,700 feet that destroy supertankers and the kinds of 100foot. Most of the book is about a crazy sport called tow surfing. It is a novelization of a teleplay by johnny dawkins for the movie the wave, a fictionalized account of the third wave teaching experiment by ron jones that took place in an ellwood p.
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From susan casey, the new york times bestselling author of the wave and the devils teeth, a breathtaking journey through the extraordinary world of dolphins. The body of 34yearold mother of four susan susie casey was found in the yellowstone river in 2008. As susan casey reports in her masterful book, the wave, californiaborn but hawaiibred surfing legend laird hamilton, perhaps superstitiously, always carries a ti leaf along with him as he. In pursuit of rogues, freaks and giants of the ocean, and so reads the book itself, something that i can testify too having poured through this magnificent book, intent.
But this isnt your average high school drama story. A true story of obsession and survival among americas great white sharks, is the former editor in chief of o, the oprah magazine. An interview with susan casey, author of the wave canadian. From susan casey, bestselling author of the devils teeth, an astonishing book. On the one hand, it would be a relief to end the wave. Since the dawn of recorded history, humans have felt a kinship with the sleek and beautiful dolphin, an animal whose playfulness, sociability, and intelligence seem like an aquatic mirror of mankind. He creates a group called the wave, complete with a logo, mottos, and a salute. Susan casey, author of new york times bestsellers the wave and the devils teeth. In pursuit of the rogues, freaks, and giants of the ocean, susan casey takes the reader on a journey of excitement and awe. She describes the holy hush that surfers feel when theyre in a wave.
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