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Title: The Beach
Subtitle: The History of Paradise on Earth
Author: Lena Lencek, Gideon Gideon
Narrator: Nadia May
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-19-09
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes
Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:
Here for the first time is the full story of the seashore: its natural and social history, spectacles, and scandals. The turquoise surf and sugary sand of the beach make it a favorite retreat today, but this wasn't always so. The oceans of antiquity engendered contradictory feelings. Greek and Roman myths filled it with bellicose monsters and alluring sirens. Medieval Europeans feared immersion in water. But the rediscovery of its medicinal attractions in the 17th century soon glorified the beach as an avenue for social pursuits.
In this elegant and illuminating account, Lencek and Bosker chart the evolution of the seaside from the margins of civilization, when "exotic" meant remote and terrifying, to its present role as the center of recreation and escape. Sexuality, health, fashion, sport, beach architecture, and beachwear all have their place in the progression toward the beach resorts that represent Nirvana for the 20th-century pleasure seeker.

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