America's
Best Beaches by Stephen P. Leatherman
Travel with Stephen P. Leatherman (a.k.a. Dr. Beach) along the U.S. coastline from Maine to Hawaii to discover hundreds of new beaches, 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 eagerly anticipated 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. More than a travel book, this guide lets you
Grab your towel, 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 Kathy Lee, and on the Discovery Channel and Travel News Network and has been profiled in such magazines as People, Life, and Southern Living. 1999. 112 pp. 11 X 8.5. 6 full color maps, 96 color photographs. ISBN 0-9663451-0-X 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."— "I recommend this book as a relaxing and fun experience, lest some of us take our work too seriously."
-- Charles W. Finkel, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Coastal Research "Beautiful pictures, accurate assessments, a delicious dish to pore over -- also, some important information about beaches." -- Travelwriter Marketletter
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