The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean

"Susan Casey is a seasoned chronicler of the ocean and someone I look up to enormously. She’s written books about dolphin communication, the Farallon Islands and diving with sharks, and then there’s The Wave , which takes place in Hawaii, where Casey lived at the time, and she follows around legendary surfer Laird Hamilton as he attempts to surf a 100-foot-wave – something that’s never been done before. She also does her background research, providing a lot of science on currents, wave formation and the changing ocean, as well as first-hand accounts from ship captains and insurance companies about monster waves that will scare most landlubbers into never taking a cruise again. I’m also looking forward to Susan Casey’s new book, The Underworld , which came out earlier this month. It’s all about the deep sea and I know that she was on some of the same expeditions that I cover in my book. I’m so excited to read it."