The Beach Book
By the Editors of Melcher Media
Living in splendid isolation on the shores of Kenya, a blind hermit finds that his knowledge of poisonous seashells can save lives—forcing a haunting reckoning. . . . Paradise turns out to be a mixed blessing when a crafty old businessman retires to Miami Beach. . . . A young globetrotter winds up stranded in a Thailand beach shack, determined to shed the baggage of his Western identity. . . . In these and seven other stories, The Beach Book gathers a seminal selection of fiction set on beaches around this big blue globe. Internationally acclaimed authors like Gabriel García Márquez and Isaac Bashevis Singer, as well as such emerging voices as Anthony Doerr and Frederick Reiken, have all written eloquently about the sea’s siren song. Why does the beach seem to promise nothing short of paradise on earth? The Beach Book is completely waterproof. Put it right in your tote bag along with your sunscreen and beach ball. It’s the perfect companion for a day of sand and surf.
Inside the Book
Reviews
“File under ‘why didn’t they think of this before?’: The Beach Book is the very first waterproof volume designed for the shore and pool.”
—Glamour
“Go ahead and dump all the Coppertone and salt water you like on this handy little anthology. It may look like an ordinary book, but it’s completely waterproof . . . and printed on pages that are impossible to stain with even the purplest of Popsicles.”
—The Boston Globe
“Almost more impressive than The Beach Book’s prose is that you can read it in the pool, and still see crisp text. That and the fact that the synthetic paper can be ‘upcycled’ in perpetuity.”
—Florida Inside Out
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Publisher: Melcher Media
Paperback DuraBook
256 pages, 4 3/4 × 7 inches
ISBN-13: 978-1-59591-003-5
ISBN-10: 1-59591-003-4
Spring 2005
$17.95
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