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On a Wave

Thad Ziolkowski
On a Wave Book PDF

Author : Thad Ziolkowski
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780802198129

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On a Wave by Thad Ziolkowski Pdf

In this wry and exhilarating coming-of-age story, a prizewinning poet poignantly looks back at his adolescent surfing years. As a disenchanted, unemployed English professor, Thad Ziolkowski decides one day to sneak away from his temp job in Manhattan and catch a wave off a dingy Queens shoreline. In the meager cold waves, he contemplates how he could have possibly become a semidepressed, chain-smoking, aimless man when, for a few shining years of his boyhood, he was invincible. His lapsed love affair with the ocean begins amid the late-sixties counterculture in coastal Florida. After his parents’ divorce, nine-year-old Thad escapes from his difficult family—notably a new brooding and explosive stepfather—by heading for the thrilling, uncharted waters of the local beach. In the embrace of the surf, he is able to stay offshore for years, until his life is upended once again, this time by a double tragedy that deposits him at a crossroads between a life in the waves and a life on land. Lyrical and disarmingly funny, On a Wave is a glorious portrait of youth that reminds readers of Tobias Wolff’s This Boy’s Life and Frank Conroy’s Stop-Time. “A sharp, self-conscious portrait of the artist as a young grommet.” —The New Yorker

Let's Ride a Wave!

Chris Ferrie
Let s Ride a Wave Book PDF

Author : Chris Ferrie
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781728230207

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Let's Ride a Wave! by Chris Ferrie Pdf

Equip the next generation of scientists with a brand new series from Chris Ferrie, the #1 science author for kids! Waves are all around us! And what starts out as a fun day at the beach leads to even more fun for Red Kangaroo, as she learns that waves exist beyond the ocean. There are waves our eyes cannot see and waves only our ears can hear! Dive into this fascinating study of light and sound waves with Dr. Chris and Red Kangaroo! Chris Ferrie offers a kid-friendly introduction to wave physics in this installment of his new Everyday Science Academy series. Written by an expert, with real-world and practical examples, young readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and mathematical concepts to help answer many of their "why" questions. Perfect for elementary-aged children and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Backmatter includes a glossary, comprehension questions aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy and experiments kids can easily do at school or at home!

Wave

Sonali Deraniyagala
Wave Book PDF

Author : Sonali Deraniyagala
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780771025389

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Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala Pdf

A brave, intimate, beautifully crafted memoir by a survivor of the tsunami that struck the Sri Lankan coast in 2004 and took her entire family. On December 26, Boxing Day, Sonali Deraniyagala, her English husband, her parents, her two young sons, and a close friend were ending Christmas vacation at the seaside resort of Yala on the south coast of Sri Lanka when a wave suddenly overtook them. She was only to learn later that this was a tsunami that devastated coastlines through Southeast Asia. When the water began to encroach closer to their hotel, they began to run, but in an instant, water engulfed them, Sonali was separated from her family, and all was lost. Sonali Deraniyagala has written an extraordinarily honest, utterly engrossing account of the surreal tragedy of a devastating event that all at once ended her life as she knew it and her journey since in search of understanding and redemption. It is also a remarkable portrait of a young family's life and what came before, with all the small moments and larger dreams that suddenly and irrevocably ended.

A Wave

John Ashbery
A Wave Book PDF

Author : John Ashbery
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781480459083

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A Wave by John Ashbery Pdf

One of Ashbery’s most acclaimed and beloved collections since Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, filled with his signature wit and generous intelligence The poems in John Ashbery’s award-winning 1984 collection A Wave address the impermanence of language, the nature of mortality, and the fluidity of consciousness—matters of life and death that in other hands might run the risk of sentimentality. For John Ashbery, however, these considerations provide an opportunity to display his prodigious poetic gifts: the unerring ear for our evolving modern language and its ever-expanding universe of meanings, the fierce eye trained on glimmers underwater, and the wry humor that runs through observations both surprising and familiar. As the poem “The Path to the White Moon” has it, “We know what is coming, that we are moving / Dangerously and gracefully / Toward the resolution of time / Blurred but alive with many separate meanings / Inside this conversation.” The long title poem of A Wave, which closes the book, is considered one of Ashbery’s most distinguished works, praised by critic Helen Vendler for its “genius for a free and accurate American rendition of very elusive inner feelings, and especially for transitive states between feelings.” Winner of both the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize and the Bollingen Prize, this book is one to be read, reread, and remembered.

Catch a Wave

Peter Ames Carlin
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Author : Peter Ames Carlin
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007-06-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781594868993

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Catch a Wave by Peter Ames Carlin Pdf

Now the subject of the movie Love & Mercy, starring John Cusack! Brian, Carl, and Dennis Wilson, along with Mike Love and Al Jardine--better known as the Beach Boys--rocketed out of a working-class Los Angeles suburb in the early sixties, and their sun-and-surf sound captured the imagination of kids across the world. In a few short years, they rode the wave all the way to the top, standing with the Beatles as one of the world's biggest bands. Despite their utopian visions, infectious hooks, and stunning harmonies, the Beach Boys were beset by drug abuse, jealousy, and terrifying mental illness. In Catch a Wave, Peter Ames Carlin pulls back the curtain on Brian Wilson, one of popular music's most revered luminaries, as well as its biggest mystery. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and never-before heard studio recordings, Carlin follows the Beach Boys from their earliest days through Brian's deepening emotional problems to his triumphant re-emergence with the release of Smile, the legendarily unreleased album he had originally shelved.

Wave Phenomena

Dudley H. Towne
Wave Phenomena Book PDF

Author : Dudley H. Towne
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486145150

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Wave Phenomena by Dudley H. Towne Pdf

Brilliantly written undergraduate-level text emphasizes optics, acoustics; covers transverse waves on a string, acoustic plane waves, boundary-value problems, much more. Numerous problems (half with solutions).

My Life with the Wave

Catherine Cowan
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Author : Catherine Cowan
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780060562007

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My Life with the Wave by Catherine Cowan Pdf

My first trip to the seashore, one wave tore away from the sea. She caught my hand, and we raced away together across the sand. Based on a story by Nobel Prize laureate Octavio Paz, this delightful tale of a boy and his pet wave is charmingly retold with beautiful new illustrations. See if you can find the hidden cat, dog, mouse, whale, and sea horse in almost every picture! Ages 3 – 8

Ghost Wave

Chris Dixon
Ghost Wave Book PDF

Author : Chris Dixon
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781452110097

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Ghost Wave by Chris Dixon Pdf

“Takes us to a place of almost mythic power and tells a story that unfolds like a long ride on a killer wave . . . compellingly written.” —Sebastian Junger, New York Times–bestselling author Rising from the depths of the North Pacific lies a fabled island, now submerged just fifteen feet below the surface of the ocean. Rumors and warnings about Cortes Bank abound, but among big wave surfers, this legendary rock is famous for one simple (and massive) reason: this is the home of the biggest rideable wave on the face of the earth. In this dramatic work of narrative nonfiction, journalist Chris Dixon unlocks the secrets of Cortes Bank and pulls readers into the harrowing world of big wave surfing and high seas adventure above the most enigmatic and dangerous rock in the sea. The true story of this Everest of the sea will thrill anyone with an abiding curiosity of and respect for mother ocean. “A terrific, deeply researched tale about a truly wild place. You couldn’t make up Cortes Bank, or the characters who’ve tried to make it theirs.” —William Finnegan, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life “A first-rate account of an amazing phenomenon and the people who tried to conquer and exploit it. A great read.” —Winston Groom, New York Times–bestselling author of Forrest Gump “After reading Chris’ most excellent account of the monstrous waves of the mysterious Cortes Bank—the Bermuda Triangle of the Pacific—I never thought I would ever consider riding a wave like this. But after surviving a five-foot, head-first fall from the stage earlier this year, I think I might be ready.” —Jimmy Buffett

The Wave

Susan Casey
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Author : Susan Casey
Publisher : Anchor Canada
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780385666688

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The Wave by Susan Casey Pdf

A riveting and rollicking tour-de-force about the terrifying power of nature's most deadly phenomena — colossal waves — and the scientists and super surfers who are obsessed with them. The New York Times bestselling author of The Devil's Teeth probes the dramatic convergence of baffling gargantuan waves that pummel oil rigs and sink massive ships, the extreme surfers willing to stare down death in order to ride them, and the marine scientists trying to unlock the physics of these waves, the climate changes that are provoking them, and what chaos they might wreak. Susan Casey explores the phenomenon of monster waves and how they have become an obsession for extreme surfers like Laird Hamilton — who serves as the author's guide as she takes the reader into the intense, white-knuckle world of 100-foot waves.

Light Can Be Both Wave and Particle

Ellen Gilchrist
Light Can Be Both Wave and Particle Book PDF

Author : Ellen Gilchrist
Publisher : Diversion Books
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781635763454

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Light Can Be Both Wave and Particle by Ellen Gilchrist Pdf

Fiction from a National Book Award-winning author and “short-story writer of substantial gifts and reputation” (The New York Times). From National Book Award Winner Ellen Gilchrist, a pillar of Southern literature hailed by the Washington Post as “a national treasure,” comes a colorful collection of short stories integrating favorite characters with captivating newcomers. Rhoda’s reveling in her childhood and infinite possibility in “The Tree Fort” and “The Time Capsule” is juxtaposed with her darker adulthood in “Mexico.” Nora Jane returns alongside Lin Tan Sing, a Chinese medical student and geneticist who predicts the birth of her twins. Fans of Gilchrist won’t want to miss the author’s exploration of the many stages of life—and the lightness and darkness each can bring. “Several stories in Gilchrist’s latest collection are distinguished by her old magic—they have energy and gusto and humor, and a dark layer of knowledge beneath their nostalgic tone.”—Publishers Weekly “A validation of the author’s skill and versatility. Gilchrist creates new experiences for characters from earlier stories and … creates new characters who reveal her skill in portraying character and place.”—Library Journal

Wave

Suzy Lee
Wave Book PDF

Author : Suzy Lee
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 081185924X

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Wave by Suzy Lee Pdf

A sunny day, a curious little girl, a playful wave. Step into these deceptively simple pages for a day at the sea - and a joyful story that begins and ends with a wave.

Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave

David Yee
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Author : David Yee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1770912576

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Carried Away on the Crest of a Wave by David Yee Pdf

Winner of the 2013 Carol Bolt Award, David Yee's play explores the impact of the cataclysmic 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Stop-Time

Frank Conroy
Stop Time Book PDF

Author : Frank Conroy
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1977-02-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101549490

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Stop-Time by Frank Conroy Pdf

First published in 1967, Stop-Time was immediately recognized as a masterpiece of modern American autobiography, a brilliant portrayal of one boy's passage from childhood to adolescence and beyond. Here is Frank Conroy's wry, sad, beautiful tale of life on the road; of odd jobs and lost friendships, brutal schools and first loves; of a father's early death and a son's exhilarating escape into manhood.

Wave Warrior

Lesley Choyce
Wave Warrior Book PDF

Author : Lesley Choyce
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781551436470

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Wave Warrior by Lesley Choyce Pdf

Ben wants to learn to surf like everyone else in his Nova Scotia town, but he gives up after his first disastrous attempt, until he meets Ray, a surfing veteran from California who promises to teach him the sport.

Hat on a Pond

Dara Wier
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Author : Dara Wier
Publisher : Wave Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : UOM:39015054295509

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Hat on a Pond by Dara Wier Pdf

Dara Wier's poems call to mind "the philosophical comedy of Wallace Stevens and Wislawa Szymborska . . . [and] draw a reader away from a recognizable world into one in which women waltz with bears, houseflies chat with colonels, and the absence of sound makes a material presence."--Harvard Review