Through accessible scientific explanations, Dean demonstrates how natural disasters affect beaches and how, by developing and protecting beachfront property, Americans destroy the very beaches they treasure. A New York Times Notable Book fo...
Leatherman, also known as "Dr. Beach, " conducted 20 years of research on 650 of America's beaches--from Cape Hatteras to Sanibel Island to Maui--studying such factors as beach erosion and storm impacts, to compile this "ratings guide." Ava...
Our beaches are eroding, sinking, washing out right under our houses, hotels, bridges; vacation dreamlands become nightmare scenes of futile revetments, fills, groins, what have you--all thrown up in a frantic defense against the natural sy...
The best guide to South America, packed with essentials. Walking tours and nightlife in all the major cities. Natural wonders, from Iguazú Falls to the Galápagos. Reputable and low-cost sources for gems, woven and leather goods, and handkni...
What do you think of when you think of the beach--a hot sun? Burning sands? Crowds of people tanning, picnicking, and playing? Well, there's another beach, one with breathtaking sunrises and thrilling sunsets, with cool breezes and empty ex...
Perhaps the most exhaustive existing chronicle of the Beach Boys' activities during their heyday, with detailed entries from 1961 to 1976, THE BEACH BOYS: THE DEFINITIVE DIARY captures the minutiae of the band members' day-to-day lives from...
This stunning compilation of images brings to life the tropical world of South Beach, Florida, focusing on the flamboyant architecture: some 600 Art Deco buildings.