'The Wave,' by Susan Casey

So today I am giving thanks to Ryan, who has alerted me to what looks like a fantastic read. I am yet to see this book, and I have to admit that I am a little ashamed that I have not yet taken the time to research or read what looks to be a tremendous story. Here is a brief description of what Ryan was talking about...

"From Susan Casey, bestselling author of The Devils" Teeth, comes 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 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. 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. The pioneer of extreme surfing is the legendary Laird Hamilton, who, with a group of friends in Hawaii, figured out how to board suicidally large waves of 70 and 80 feet. Casey follows this unique tribe of surfers as they seek to conquer the holy grail of their sport, a 100 foot wave. In this mesmerizing account, the exploits of Hamilton and his fellow surfers are juxtaposed against scientist" urgent efforts to understand the destructive powers of waves-from the tsunami that wiped out 250,000 people in the Pacific in 2004 to the 1,740-foot-wave that recently leveled part of the Alaskan coast. Like Jon Krakauerrs"s Into Thin Air, The Wave brilliantly portrays human beings confronting nature at its most ferocious."

And here is the Author herself!

So again, thank you Ryan for opening my eyes to a new read, I am already so stoked to go pick it up and get on it. To be honest I think I am going to send my girlfriend to Borders today to grab it for me!!! Once I'm done I will let all of you know what I think!

And since we are on the topic of books today, (man I love books, TV is so bogus) I should share with you an amazing website that you may or may not know of. It is http://www.surfbooks.com/ This site has every book you could possibly imagine. It is absolutely fantastic and everyone out there needs to get on it and start expanding your mind. READ READ READ!!!

In other news the 

Quiksilver Pro France  is ON in Pumping Conditions at Culs Nus Beach check it here http://surf.co.nz/news/world-news/2010/9/1574-quiksilver-pro-france-pumping-conditions-culs-nus-

They are also broadcasting live so if you are waiting for football get on your computer and check it out.

Surf is flat today with winds out of the NNW at 5 mph. Could see a pulse on Wed-Thurs so keep an eye on it. Thanks for reading and just remember READ READ READ is the theme of the day. So do yourself a favor, toss your TV out the window and pick up a book!!

Peace and Love

~Zapstix