The Wave

The Wave

2010 • 432 pages

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Average rating3.6

15

This was a fascinating book and well worth listening to. Although long, I learned a lot and found myself trolling Google for images and movies of rogue waves. I still cannot imagine the 1700-ft wave that smacked Lituya Bay, Alaska in 1958. That's nearly 1/3 of a mile. Tall. Clearly, hundred-foot waves are not the impossibility scientists once believed, and this is a fascinating peek into the surfers who seek out these monster waves.

September 19, 2011