Hound of the Sea: Wild Man, Wild Waves, Wild Wisdom by Garrett McNamara

Hound of the Sea:  Wild Man, Wild Waves, Wild Wisdom by Garrett McNamara and Karen Karbo is a 286-page hardcover published in 2016 by Harper Wave and is a stated first edition.  The dust jacket and book are in very good condition. Book Summary Garrett McNamara set a world record when he surfed an78-foot wave in Nazare, Portugal, in 2011, a record he smashed three years later at the same break. Propelled by the challenge in the rush, McNamara travels the globe to ride the most dangerous waves, from giant barrels breaking on shallow, jagged reefs to massive, open ocean hurricanes swells. But what motivates McNamara to go to such extremes--to risk everything for one thrilling ride? Is catching giant waves the ultimate exercising control or surrender? Through his compelling and emotional memoir, readers will get to know McNamara as never before, seeing for the first time the personal alongside the professional in an exciting look at what drives this inventive, iconoclastic man. Thoughtful