Atlantic Coast Beaches: A Guide to Ripples, Dunes, and Other Natural Features of the Seashore

by William J. Neal

Book Overview

At first glance, the beach may appear to be an endless, flat, monotone landscape meant only for swimming, snoozing, or working on your tan. Upon closer inspection, though, the beach reveals that it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878425349
• ISBN13: 9780878425341
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Informative and Interesting

The book is full of excellent diagrams and photos to help illustrate the concepts. I really like how it is both scientific and informative. It is written in plain English and flows nicely. This book is an excellent supplement to an oceanography course.

Coastal geology for everyone

Excellent book. Simple, direct, and full of scientific informations. A good example of how the quality of scientific information can be presented to the population. As more people have access to scientific informations, the better the world. The science is essential, but present it to the community is also very important.

Any heading for the East Coast and interested in beaches will welcome

Any heading for the East Coast and interested in beaches will welcome ATLANTIC COASTAL BEACHES: A GUIDE TO RIPPLES, DUNES, AND OTHER NATURAL FEATURES OF THE SEASHORE. General readers receive a strong blend of geology and natural history along with tips on identifying physical features, making this a strong pick not just for travel collections, but for libraries specializing in Atlantic coast geology.