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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Tonya ClaytonPublisher: The University of North Carolina Press Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.356kg ISBN: 9780807872185ISBN 10: 0807872180 Pages: 228 Publication Date: 30 April 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAn excellent guide to Florida's Gulf Coast environment. As well as being a primer on coastal processes, the book conveys some important environmental messages. It will not only fill a niche in beach-goers' reading, but will also spark a greater sense of concern about the future of these beaches. --William J. Neal, Grand Valley State University<br> Clayton loves her subject and respects her readers. Her prose is clear, sinuous and delightful. Her transformation of scientific information into an accessible guide for the beachloving non-specialist is a total success. <br>- Florida Weekly A delight to read.-- The Understory With an easy style and more than a hundred illustrations, How to Read a Florida Gulf Coast Beach invites vacationers and residents alike to see and enjoy [Florida's] beaches in a new way.--Harbor Happenings With a conversational style and more than a hundred illustrations How to Read a Florida Gulf Coast makes coastal science accessible.--Coastal Care Tonya Clayton loves her subject and respects her readers. Her prose is clear, sinuous and delightful. Her transformation of scientific information into an accessible guide for the beach-loving non-specialist is a total success. . . .It's a book all Gulf Coast residents and visitors should have handy in order to fully savor and revere the unique joys at the water's edge.--Florida Weekly Clayton loves her subject and respects her readers. Her prose is clear, sinuous and delightful. Her transformation of scientific information into an accessible guide for the beachloving non-specialist is a total success.--Florida Weekly A delight to read.--The Understory Clayton loves her subject and respects her readers. Her prose is clear, sinuous and delightful. Her transformation of scientific information into an accessible guide for the beachloving non-specialist is a total success.--Florida Weekly Author InformationTonya Clayton is a freelance science writer and editor. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |