A Celebration of the World's Barrier Islands

Rating:
Summary: Beautiful!
Review: I have been in love with the North Carolina barrier islands since I was a lad and this is a dream book. Beautiful images and a truly scientifically rigorous text by Orrin Pilkey, academic doyen of beach erosion and barrier islands, makes for a wonderful read about these hauntingly beautiful features. I found the accounts of barrier islands elsewhere in the world to be even more fascinating than the ones I am familiar with on the US East coast. Mary Edna Fraser's batiks really add to the book to make this into a wonderful mix of science and art.