The Wave
In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean
Written by Susan Casey
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2010
Price: $27.95
From Susan Casey, bestselling author of The Devil’s Teeth, an astonishing book about colossal, 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 dismissed these stories—waves that high would seem to violate the laws...
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The Wave
In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean
Written by Susan Casey
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2010
Price: $9.99
From Susan Casey, bestselling author of The Devil’s Teeth, an astonishing book about colossal, 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 dismissed these stories—waves that high would seem to violate the laws...
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Thread
Text by Christian Beamish
Preface by Ari Marcopolous
Photographed by Patrick Trefz
Introduction by Charles Weherenberg
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: April 21, 2009
Price: $29.95
Photographer and filmmaker Patrick Trefz spent more than two years wandering country roads, always in search of the best way to the beach.
Thread follows Trefz on his travels from the Basque Country to Steinbeck country, from New York City to West African island nations, scaling fences and hunkering down in...
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Dancing the Wave
Audacity, Equilibrium, and Other Mysteries of Surfing
Written by Jean-Etienne Poirier
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: July 29, 2003
Price: $16.95
There is no greater or more powerful or more pure human rapport with the elements than that experienced by a surfer dancing with the ocean. In
Dancing the Wave, Jean-Etienne Poirier brings alive the world of surfing by offering historical, anthropological, and cultural perspectives on this increasingly popular sport. By...
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