04138cam a2200889 4500 527133902 TxAuBib 20211107120000.0 ||||||s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307715838 0307715833 B003F3PLGM Amazon bfdb98ee-ea98-489a-b837-ce2b0854f882 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 25063 25063 25063 460753 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Casey, Susan. The Wave [Libby] : In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2010. dolphins. surf. sport. Nature. Surfing. sea. waves. Science. Theoretical Physics. ocean animals. Evolutionary Biology. marine biology. sea creatures. Fish. sports. Wildlife. Ocean. Oceanography. ocean waves. sports books. science books. nature books. surf book. surfing books. science book. physics books. science gifts. sport books. surf books. ocean book. gifts for surfers. surfing gifts. dolphin gifts. surfer gifts. aviation gifts. mechanic gifts. marine biology books. marine biology gifts. wave book. surfer gifts for men. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 9MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Nature. Science. Sports & Recreations. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>From Susan Casey, bestselling author of <i>The Devil’s Teeth</i>, an astonishing book about colossal,&#160; ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out.</b><br /> <br /> 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 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 planet’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 Sea—including several that approached 100 feet.<br /> <br /> 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.... Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/BFD/B98/EE/WaveInPursuitoftheRoguesFreaksandGian9780307715838.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=BFDB98EE-EA98-489A-B837-CE2B0854F882&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/BFD/B98/EE/WaveInPursuitoftheRoguesFreaksandGian9780307715838.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=BFDB98EE-EA98-489A-B837-CE2B0854F882&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/BFD/B98/EE/WaveInPursuitoftheRoguesFreaksandGian9780307715838.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=BFDB98EE-EA98-489A-B837-CE2B0854F882&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)