Author: Iris R. Dart
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Keywords: novel, beaches
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2004-06-01
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0060594772
ISBN-13: 9780060594770

Loudmouthed, redheaded Cee Cee Bloom has her sights set on Hollywood. Bertie White, quiet and conservative, dreams of getting married and having children. In 1951, their childhood worlds collide in Atlantic City. Keeping in touch as pen pals, they reunite over the years ... always near the ocean. Powerful and moving, this novel follows Cee Cee and Bertie’s extraordinary friendship over the course of thirty years as they transform from adolescents into adults. A bestselling novel that became a hugely successful film, Beaches is funny, heartbreaking, and a tale that should be a part of eve

Author: J. Hardisty
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: process, form, beaches
Number of Pages: 348
Published: 1990-12-31
List price: $249.00
ISBN-10: 0044452195
ISBN-13: 9780044452195

This book places research into worldwide beach environments in its geomorphological context. Having introduced the systems approach to environmental modelling, and identified the groups of processes operating on beaches, the text is structured in five parts: the first three sections provide a sequential account of the effects of these processes on the beach system; part four focuses on theory relevant to landform stability, then reviews existing empirical, analytical and numerical models; and the final section introduces a computer model and shows its application to the process functions devel

Author: Ken Ford
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Keywords: beaches, juno, amp, gold, day
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2002-11-13
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1841763683
ISBN-13: 9781841763682

Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, was the greatest sea-borne military operation in history. At the heart of the invasion and key to its success were the landings of British 50th Division on Gold Beach and Canadian 3rd Division on Juno Beach. Not only did they provide the vital link between the landings of British 3rd Division on Sword Beach and the Americans to the west on Omaha, they would be crucial to the securing of the beachhead and the drive inland to Bayeux and Caen. In the fourth D-Day volume Ken Ford details the assault that began the liberation of Nazi-occupied Eur

Author: John R. K. Clark
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Keywords: beaches, hawaii
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 1999-02-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0824821165
ISBN-13: 9780824821166

This text offers the author’s choice of the 50 best beaches of Hawaii. Each beach is described in terms of safety, facilities and environmental features. The text also presents the history and beach lore surrounding each site. Each site is easily located using the overview maps.

Author: William W. Starr
Publisher: University of South Carolina Pre
Keywords: beaches, carolina, south, guide
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2001-06-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 157003432X
ISBN-13: 9781570034329

FOR LONGTIME SANDLAPPERS or those planning a first trip to the South Carolina coast, A Guide to South Carolina Beaches introduces the character, history, features, and attractions of some of the finest beaches in the United States (from Little River to the Savannah River, South Carolina has a 180-mile coastline). There’s a wealth of information for anyone interested in the fun and facts of beachgoing in the Palmetto State: Who’s got the tastiest seafood restaurants? Where are the most beautiful golf courses? What are the best beaches for families with young children? Starr also exa

Author: Gordon D. Gayle
Publisher: Diane Pub Co
Keywords: peleliu, marines, beaches, bloody
Published: 1996-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0788137816
ISBN-13: 9780788137815

Author: Douglas Waitley
Publisher: Pineapple Press
Keywords: florida, backroads, hills, beaches
Number of Pages: 287
Published: 2003-10-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1561642835
ISBN-13: 9781561642830

In the first two volumes of the series, Douglas Waitley guided readers through Florida’s midland and southern tip. Now follow him along the beaches and over the hills of north Florida, watching rocket launches, meeting dolphins face to face, and trying your luck at the "World’s Luckiest Fishing Village" along the way. Starting in Titusville on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, traversing the Panhandle, and finally rambling down the Gulf Coast to Hernando Beach, this volume offers single-day tours to some of the most interesting and remote small towns along some of the most beautiful roads in the