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Category: Book Reviews

Coastal CareJune 5, 2016
Final Preview : Lessons From The Sand ; A Book By Charles O. Pilkey & Orrin H. Pilkey
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Final Preview : Lessons From The Sand ; A Book By Charles O. Pilkey & Orrin H. Pilkey

Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, “Lessons from the Sand” reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on beaches and the activities explain how beaches work — providing the key to protecting them for future generations. See now in 4th and final Coastal Care’s preview: “Murder Mystery” and “Concrete Beaches.”

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Coastal CareMay 2, 2016
3rd Preview : Lessons From The Sand ; A Book By Charles O. Pilkey & Orrin H. Pilkey
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3rd Preview : Lessons From The Sand ; A Book By Charles O. Pilkey & Orrin H. Pilkey

Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, “Lessons from the Sand” reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on beaches and the activities explain how beaches work — providing the key to protecting them for future generations. See now in preview “Volcanoes On The Beach” and “Shell Orientation.”

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Coastal CareApril 30, 2016
Retreat from a Rising Sea, A book by Orrin H. Pilkey, Linda Pilkey-Jarvis, and Keith C. Pilkey
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Retreat from a Rising Sea, A book by Orrin H. Pilkey, Linda Pilkey-Jarvis, and Keith C. Pilkey

“Retreat from a Rising Sea: Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change” is a big-picture, policy-oriented book that explains in gripping terms, what rising oceans will do to coastal cities and the drastic actions we must take now to remove vulnerable populations.

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Coastal CareApril 24, 2016
The Shores Around Us; A Book By John R. Gillis
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The Shores Around Us; A Book By John R. Gillis

This book of essays aims to join natural and human history together by demonstrating how inseparable are humanity and the shores around us.

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Coastal CareApril 3, 2016
2nd Preview : Lessons From The Sand ; A Book By Charles O. Pilkey & Orrin H. Pilkey
 Book Reviews | Celebrate | Coastal Care Junior

2nd Preview : Lessons From The Sand ; A Book By Charles O. Pilkey & Orrin H. Pilkey

Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, “Lessons from the Sand” reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on beaches and the activities explain how beaches work — providing the key to protecting them for future generations. See now in preview “Barking Sand” and “Beach Erosion.”

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Coastal CareMarch 1, 2016
Lessons From The Sand ; By Charles O. Pilkey and Orrin H. Pilkey
 Book Reviews | Celebrate | Coastal Care Junior

Lessons From The Sand ; By Charles O. Pilkey and Orrin H. Pilkey

Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, “Lessons from the Sand” reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on beaches and the activities explain how beaches work — providing the key to protecting them for future generations. A book by Charles O. Pilkey and Orrin H. Pilkey.

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Coastal CareNovember 8, 2015
“Coastlines: The Story of Our Shores” A book by Patrick Barkham
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“Coastlines: The Story of Our Shores” A book by Patrick Barkham

It is often said that Britain is a maritime nation but, writes Patrick Barkham in his new biography of the British shore, we might be more accurately described as “a coastal nation, happiest when looking seaward”. Examining our enduring love of the seaside “Coastlines” addresses themes of childhood, passion, war, industrialism, art and faith, and the ways in which each has coloured perceptions of the shore.

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Coastal CareOctober 21, 2015
And Now for Some Good News About Climate Change
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And Now for Some Good News About Climate Change

Small things like energy efficient lightbulbs and big ones—like solar panels and light rail transportation—are making a difference. Australian author Tim Flannery counsels cautious optimism by showing how the millions of small actions taken by individuals are driving down oil consumption and points out how new “Third Way” carbon-capture technologies promise to reduce emissions and create massive economic opportunities.

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Coastal CareAugust 3, 2015
What Surfing Teaches You About Life
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What Surfing Teaches You About Life

An author shares his passion for the sport as well as his list of the top five waves.

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