Only One Wave

Only One Wave
Author: Jenifer Ruff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2021-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781954447134

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A tsunami strikes a small island in the Pacific Ocean, leaving destruction and utter madness in its wake. After the natural disaster, CDC epidemiologist Dr. Madeline Hamilton and her fiancé, FBI operative Quinn Traynor, go to Nalowale Island to investigate a deadly outbreak of unknown origin. Victims become aggressive and irrational, suffering from insomnia, hallucinations, and eventual death. But not everyone cooperates with the agents' efforts to save lives. Devon Wheeler's fortune depends on completing construction of the Azure Cove Resort. He's hiding something, and he'll do whatever it takes to open the luxury complex on time, even if it means concealing critical information related to the outbreak.When all communications to and from the island shut down and the wave of illness climbs toward a calamitous crash, Madeline uncovers something terrifying?and impossible.Under quarantine conditions and without the help of modern equipment, Madeline and Quinn must make sense of a bizarre outbreak that will forever change the world's understanding of viral pathogens. With time running out, that understanding may come at an incredible price.This is the explosive third adventure in the FBI & CDC Thriller Series by USA Today bestselling author Jenifer Ruff. Mystery and medical thriller fans of James Patterson, Michael Crichton, and James Rollins will love Only One Wave: The Tsunami Effect."Only One Wave is a gripping thriller led by captivating characters and an enthralling story that will wash over you, page after page. In this harrowing account of the aftermath of a tsunami, Jenifer Ruff takes you to ground zero of the disaster's mighty power, wrapping it with a haunting mystery. I loved every minute of it."-Timothy Browne - USA Today Best-Selling Author

Wave

Wave
Author: Sonali Deraniyagala
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2013-03-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0771025386

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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.

Only One Wave

Only One Wave
Author: Jenifer Ruff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781954447158

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A tsunami strikes a small island in the Pacific Ocean, leaving destruction and utter madness in its wake. Is it the next pandemic? After the natural disaster, CDC epidemiologist Dr. Madeline Hamilton and her fiancé, FBI operative Quinn Traynor, go to Nalowale Island to investigate a deadly outbreak of unknown origin. Victims become aggressive and irrational, suffering from insomnia, hallucinations, and eventual death. But not everyone cooperates with the agents' efforts to save lives. Devon Wheeler's fortune depends on completing construction of the Azure Cove Resort. He's hiding something, and he'll do whatever it takes to open the luxury complex on time, even if it means concealing critical information related to the outbreak. Under quarantine conditions, with all communications to and from the island shut down, the wave of illness climbs toward a calamitous crash. Then Madeline uncovers something terrifying...and impossible. The investigation requires huge leaps of faith and significant acts of courage, but what they discover, and what they take home with them, will change lives forever.  "Once again, Jenifer Ruff delivers a heart-pumping thriller! The well-crafted twists surrounding this medical mystery will keep you guessing until the end."- Audrey J. Cole, USA Today bestselling author "A gripping thriller...I loved every minute of it." - Timothy Browne, USA Today bestselling author This is the third adventure in the FBI & CDC Thriller Series. Mystery and medical thriller fans of James Patterson, Michael Crichton, and A.G. Riddle will be hooked. Only One Wave: The Tsunami Effect can be read as a standalone novel with no confusion.

Wave

Wave
Author: Wil Mara
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2010-05-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429936622

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Winner of the New Jersey Notable Book Award! It's a beautiful day on the New Jersey shore. The residents of Long Beach Island—a narrow strip of land connected to the mainland by a single bridge—are going about their daily routines, enjoying the lovely weather. They have no idea that far out to sea, a plane carrying a nuclear device has crashed. The resultant explosion triggers a massive underwater landslide . . . and a massive tsunami forms, heading straight for Long Beach Island. By the time anyone realizes the water is coming, it's almost too late. The National Guard is deployed—on the mainland, since the fast-approaching thirty-foot-high wall of water will flatten everything on the island. Terrified residents stream toward the slender lifeline of the bridge, causing the island's first—and last—major traffic jam. In the frantic struggle to reach safety, strangers offer help to people they've never seen before and neighbors turn against neighbors. Some cannot decide which precious possessions must be saved, and so take nothing—or refuse to leave. Others attempt to profit from the panic, looting abandoned homes and businesses. Time is running out. The first wave will hit in less than three hours. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

One Wave at a Time

One Wave at a Time
Author: Ed Atkin
Publisher: Virtualbookworm Publishing
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2003-01-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780966606614

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It has been great fun organizing our collection of letters, accounts, thoughts and memories into this tale of an incredible 20-year adventure; reliving a tropical paradise, exploring a rain forest, a high mountain. Fleeing in terror from pirates. Camping with wild animals in Africa. It began so long ago. How very little we knew of the life ahead. How our senses would be stretched and filled. We have experienced so much more than we ever envisioned. Now we find ourselves at another crossroads. What do we really want to do next- we have hardly more than scratched the surface of this wonderful planet? Shall we go on traveling and exploring? Should we make short or long trips? Visit warm climes, or cold? Establish a land base? A permanent home for Oriana? In the United States? On which coast? In which State? How about New Zealand or South Africa? We are planners and dreamers. Travelers, explorers and provisioners. Savers and innovators. Foragers, readers, relaxers . . loners. The drummer we followed: a child, unbound. Our world only limited by imagination. How could we ever be the same?

One Wave at a Time

One Wave at a Time
Author: Holly Thompson
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2018-04-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0807561134

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After his father dies, Kai experiences all kinds of emotions: sadness, anger, fear, guilt. Sometimes they crash and mix together. Other times, there are no emotions at all—just flatness. As Kai and his family adjust to life without Dad, the waves still roll in. But with the help of friends and one another, they learn to cope—and, eventually, heal. A lyrical story about grieving for anyone encountering loss.

Sarah and the Big Wave

Sarah and the Big Wave
Author: Bonnie Tsui
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2021-05-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250840430

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This stunning nonfiction picture book tells the inspiring story of Sarah Gerhardt, one of the first female big-wave surfers. Have you ever seen a big wave? One that’s twenty, thirty, forty, even fifty feet tall? Here’s a better question: Would you ever surf a big wave? Sarah Gerhardt did—and this is her story. Sarah and the Big Wave, a tale of perseverance and indomitable spirit, is about the first woman to ride the waves at Mavericks, one of the biggest and most dangerous surf breaks in the world.

Swell

Swell
Author: Evan Slater
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2012-05-09
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1452105936

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Wave watchers around the world know that no two waves are the same. Yet each and every wave that rises, peaks, and crashes onto the beach is generated by a much larger force originating thousands of miles away. Surf journalist team Evan Slater and Peter Taras capture the essence of waves and the swells that produce them in this breathtaking collection of wave photography. Slater characterizes four distinct swells from different corners of the globe and traces their journeys throughout the year from storm to seashore. His reflective, informative essays amplify these powerful images of hundreds of waves frozen in time, beautiful, simple, universal, yet wholly unique—and the best thing to watch on the planet.

Facing the Wave

Facing the Wave
Author: Gretel Ehrlich
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2014-03-11
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0307949273

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Kirkus Best Books of the Year • Kansas City Star Best Books of the Year A passionate student of Japanese poetry, theater, and art for much of her life, Gretel Ehrlich felt compelled to return to the earthquake-and-tsunami-devastated Tohoku coast to bear witness, listen to survivors, and experience their terror and exhilaration in villages and towns where all shelter and hope seemed lost. In an eloquent narrative that blends strong reportage, poetic observation, and deeply felt reflection, she takes us into the upside-down world of northeastern Japan, where nothing is certain and where the boundaries between living and dying have been erased by water. The stories of rice farmers, monks, and wanderers; of fishermen who drove their boats up the steep wall of the wave; and of an eighty-four-year-old geisha who survived the tsunami to hand down a song that only she still remembered are both harrowing and inspirational. Facing death, facing life, and coming to terms with impermanence are equally compelling in a landscape of surreal desolation, as the ghostly specter of Fukushima Daiichi, the nuclear power complex, spews radiation into the ocean and air. Facing the Wave is a testament to the buoyancy, spirit, humor, and strong-mindedness of those who must find their way in a suddenly shattered world.

Escaping the Giant Wave

Escaping the Giant Wave
Author: Peg Kehret
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2015-03-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481445537

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When an earthquake hits on their family vacation, can Kyle and his sister survive the following tsunami? The Worst Vacation Ever! Thirteen-year-old Kyle thought spending a vacation on the Oregon coast with his family would be great. He’d never flown before, and he’s never seen the Pacific Ocean. One evening Kyle is left in charge of his younger sister, BeeBee, while his parents attend an adults-only Salesman of the Year dinner on an elegant yacht. Then the earthquake comes—starting a fire in their hotel! As Kyle and BeeBee fight their way out through smoke and flame, Kyle remembers the sign at the beach that said after an earthquake everyone should go uphill and inland, as far from the ocean as possible. Giant tsunami waves—three or four stories high—can ride in from the sea and engulf anyone who doesn’t escape fast enough. Kyle and BeeBee flee uphill as a tsunami crashes over the beach, the hotel, and the town. The giant wave charges straight up the hillside and through the woods where the children are running for their lives. The perfect vacation has become a nightmare! Somehow Kyle and BeeBee have to outwit nature’s fury and save themselves from tsunami terror.