America's Best Beaches
by
Stephen P. Leatherman
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Travel with Stephen P.
Leatherman (a.k.a. Dr. Beach) along the U.S. coastline to
discover hundreds of spectacular beaches--from the wild
and rocky shores of Maine to the jewels for swimming and
surfing in Hawaii--one of them bound to fit your
personality.
America’s Best Beaches, a full-color
illustrated guide to 650 major public recreational
oceanic beaches, describes all the national winners of
Dr. Beach’s famous annual list of Top 10 Beaches. It
also surveys the best beaches regionally for various
activities: swimming, walking, surfing, sports,
wilderness recreation, city action, and novelty events.
This year's Top Ten Beaches
More than an access guide, this book helps you
compare key features--such as water temperature and
quality, surf, and sporting opportunities--of beaches on
the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts, recognize less obvious advantages (city access, good
beachcombing) and disadvantages (overcrowding, dangerous
"rip" currents) of individual beaches, and
identify the best beaches for you, using Dr. Beach’s
50 rating criteria.
Leatherman also provides state by state and beach by
beach local contact information for access to detailed
tourism materials.
Grab your towel, put on some sunscreen, and join the
nation’s top "beachologist" for an
invigorating tour of America’s Best Beaches.
Stephen P. Leatherman, professor and director of the
Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International
University in Miami, Florida, is an internationally
recognized expert on beaches. He has written 14 books and
more than 200 scientific articles on his lifelong
passion. Each year he announces his list of the Top 10
Beaches on the NBC Today Show during the
Memorial Day weekend. Dr. Beach has been featured on
Travel Channel’s World’s Best Beaches and on
more than 60 television programs, including The Oprah
Winfrey Show, and Live with Regis and Kathie
Lee, and on the Discovery Channel and Travel News
Network and has been profiled in such magazines as People,
Life, and Southern Living.
1999. 112pp. 6 X 9.
Paper, $17.95
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"Evidence that beautiful beaches still abound along
America’s coastlines. . . . The book is filled with
great photos that just might make you start planning your
next excursion to the shore."—Honolulu
Star-Bulletin
"A beautiful, full-color tribute to the beaches and
their seas."—Miami Herald
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