One man, an engineer named Claude Sawyer, had disembarked at Durban, refusing to go any farther. Sawyer, who unsuccessfully tried to convince other passengers to get off the Waratah along with him. was outspoken about "the strange way ...
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 ocean’s most destructive monsters.
And with 72% of earth covered by water, this is serious business. Cut to sunset beach, Hawaii, a surf mecca of bleached hair and waxed boards. Here, conquering a 100-foot wave is seen as the ultimate challenge.
Traces the recent discovery of physics-defying ocean waves at heights previously thought impossible, describing the efforts of the scientific community to understand the phenomenon, the pursuits of extreme surfers to ride these waves, and ...
Laurie's classmates are changing from normal teenagers into chanting, saluting fanatics. 'The Wave' is sweeping through the school - and it is out of control.
Tells the story of a high school history class experiment that frighteningly demonstrated the power of fascism.
The Green Movement is, after all, what several American administrations have dreamed of since 1979. As with the Soviet Union, the Islamic republic's internal contradictions have finally taken their toll. American policy should obviously ...
She then has to consider how far she will go to protect all she holds dear. The Wave is a psychological thriller set in: Phuket, Thailand; Melbourne, Australia and Llandudno, Wales.
In 2033, she is asked by an editor to revisit her findings and report again. The text includes notes to her editor, excerpts from the 2023 series, and new material she writes in 2033.
The second stage was reached when, instead of trying to escape shorewards, where there were tufts of coarse grass upon a sandy bank, he turned and faced the thing.
This is a story about hunting for a monster. Unlike many monsters, however, this one is known to exist: the 100-foot wave.
The Wave is a must-read for anyone who finds themselves tumbling, and a beautiful reminder that we can reach out to others to keep our heads - and hearts - above water.
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 ...
The Wave is a gripping, seamless story of love, friendship, nonstop macho humor, and a looming natural disaster.
The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Blue Light" returns to the realm of science fiction.
Laurie isn't sure what to make of 'The Wave'. It had begun as a simple history experiment to liven up their World War II studies and had become a craze...
But there is no escaping the dawn, the wave is coming.."--Publisher
A woman and two men who have come together in a former incarnation--not altogether happily--now have a second opportunity to work out the problem of their relations. A philosophical romance.
Since childhood days he had been haunted by a Wave.
The wave From Algernon Blackwood