Contents


Cover

Title Page

Contents

Copyright

Epigraph

Part I: Under the Wave at Waimea

The Island of No Bad Days

Epic Surf

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Drunk on the Road

The Search for the Hundred-Foot Wave

Portents

Picking Up the Pieces

Intrusions

Repetitions

Hapai

Leftovers

Under the Wave at Waimea

Part II: The History of a Hero

Haole—The Scar

Special Forces

The Mark of the Beast

Father Figures

Adrift

Rehearsals

Wipeout

Welcome to the Wave

Competition

A Rescue

Surf Bunnies

The Year of the Rat

Naming a Wave

A House at Jocko’s

“I Want Your Life”

Mr. Joe

Reality Check

The Ultimate Wave

The Kiss of Life

Part III: The Paddle-Out

Lies

“Unidentified Male”

Kapu

Pau

Unclaimed Remains

Paperwork

Floristan

The Leeward Side

A Dog Off His Leash

A Protected Class

Smack

The Release

The Paddle-Out at Waimea

An Excerpt from THE BAD ANGEL BROTHERS

1: The Rejection Ritual

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