The Jersey Shore Uncovered: A Revealing Season on the Beach

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Summary: You can almost smell the hot dogs and french fries they sell
Review: Being a lifelong NJ resident, this book depicts the 130 plus miles of unique coastal shoreline where you'd have to live here and experience many hot summers just to get a sense of what The Jersey Shore is truly all about. Through words and photos, the essence of the Jersey Shore comes alive - you can almost smell the Coppertone on a humid summer afternoon, hear the buzz of a boardwalk in the distance, feel the rumble of thrill rides thundering over weather beaten ocean piers, feel the spray of waves crashing along the beach, the buzz and flicker of old neon motel signs, the strong aromas of sausage and peppers or pizza from the boardwalk food stands, clicking spinning wheels from games of chance, and the infamous "Please watch the tram car" of Wildwood loops repeatedly in your head. It's all here. The Jersey Shore is not just a place but rather a cultural way of life for the people who reside in this state - taking on a life of its own with the arrival of Memorial Day while preparing for hibernation as Labor Day approaches. When the snow begins to fall and the wind chills drop to sub-freezing conditions, this book will be a welcome reminder of better days until that next summer season finally does arrive again...

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Summary: Wonderful book; specially because I am in it!(so's my friend
Review: I love this book and if u look on page 186 you will see a whole section on my friend Jackie M of Oxford and Nicole D. of Bethlehem! How great is that?! This book is def. worth buying! 100% wonderful! lol.

~nicole d

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Summary: perfectly captures the feel of the jersey shore....
Review: Peter Genovese has written several books about NJ, and this is the one that probably will have the most appeal. A lot of the material here also appears in his book NJ Curiosities, but in most of the cases, they are only two-four paragraphs writeups. here Genovese tells the entire tale of Kohr's ice cream, the marine mammal starnding center, Deckadance and more.

Considering his background as a writer for the Star Ledger, and the quality of his other NJ themed books, he is definately qualified to write about the shore. He accurately captures the feel, the sounds, the emotions of being at the jersey shore. He speaks as one who spent many days and nights there.

minus: B&W picturtes seem rather bland most of the time, alcking sharpness or depth of field, but that is more then made up by....

Plus: there are 2 sections of color pictures which absolutely explode with color, especially the color blue. these pictures are pure gold.

if you've never been to the shore it will open your eyes. if you've been to the shore it will bring back fond memories and maybe even expose you to things about the shore you never knew.