So much interesting information, equations, scientific research and general stories about beaches and the ocean. Anyone who has an interest would find something within these pages.
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I loved every minute of this book. It was brilliant and you can learn so much from reading it. It will also be an amazing resource if you are studying geography, Geology and environmental sciences. As it is packed full of very useful information and plenty of equations that are fully explained and easy to understand. This book brought me back to my A level and degree geography days. This will also make a fantastic read for those coastal engineers and those who are fascinated by the impact of waves on coastal morphology. Also those who want to understand wave dynamics and the book covers so much. I thought it was so well researched and so well explained and easy to understand. I loved the way the book was layed out and including so many great pictures, figures and diagrams. The cover was also perfect. I look forward to reading more from this author and publishers. 

So much praise goes out to the author and publishers for producing such an amazing informative book.

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the formatting of the ebook is very difficult to read and not worth the headache of reading this 3rd edition.

A nice concise yet informative book on waves and beaches. It leans fairly scientific but the pictures are very helpful.

I always was attracted by the sea or ocean because it seems so mysterious, so dangerous and still it's so beautiful. By reading this book I understood more things about the waves, the types of waves and how they are created and more about the beaches and everything that involves surrounds a beach. It's not a thick book, but it seems to explain everything a person needs to know about waves and beaches in those pages.

This book is a very timely and relevant update to original research by Willard Bascom (based on a book first published in 1963). This book goes into meticulous detail about all aspects of oceans, waves, beaches, etc. - from cities built on sand barriers, to the composition of the sand on beaches around the world. The photos are absolutely gorgeous and emphasizes the power and beauty of oceans. Parts of this book are accessible to a non-scientist reader like me, but other parts are written more for the scientific audience (I quickly read past all of the mathematic equations!).

This book is an important contribution to understanding the impact of climate change and rising sea levels around the world and on our society in terms of living choices, safe drinking water and the insurance industry.

I will never look at the waves and beaches the same again. I was fascinate and amaze from the first page at how it all works and I would recommend that anyone who loves the ocean and beaches should read this book. There were parts that I didn't get or had to read a few times to understand but overall I enjoy the book and all of the pictures and illustration that are included will help you to understand the dynamics work. I read it a little at a time so I wasn't overwhelm.

One thing that amazes me the most are all the ships that still sink and all the debris that is hang out in our oceans, I wonder how it effects all the life forms in the ocean. It reminds me of all the space junk that humans has left in space.

I want to thank Patagonia and NetGalley for this wonderful book

I read this book because I have been a beach person since childhood. Today I spend the late Spring and Summer living in a house with a view of Narragansett Bay. The rest of the year is spent in Florida, a short drive to Tampa Bay and the Gulf Coast. I call myself a flatlander, but one with a need to be near the sea. I used to swim along the coast for 45 minute stretches. I was a boater, today limited to kayaking. The coast is a place that provides me with a sense of inner peace that others find in the mountains.

The third edition of Waves and Beaches is an update of a text that the author of this edition notes he read in an introductory graduate course in oceanography. Don't let that scare you off. If you are a boater, whether sail or power, a kayaker, a paddle boarder, a surfer, a fisherman (or woman), or just somebody who loves being on the water or sitting on a beach, this book has a lot to offer.

While there is some simple algebra included to explain key concepts, one need not be a math expert to enjoy the text and the outstanding photos, graphs, tables and other illustrations. The old adage of "a picture is worth a thousand words" applies to those in the book, which offer not only great scenery, but excellent examples of the concepts presented.

McCoy has taken Willard Bascom's text and updated with many references to more recent examples of coastal processes and some brief insights into the implications of sea level rise. But mostly this is a book that addresses Waves and Beaches. I learned things that will be a benefit the next time I am at the beach or in my kayak, on a friend's boat or simply looking at the Bay from my front porch.

The book also includes chapters on beach erosion and coastal engineering methods used to protect those beaches, harbors and low-lying, populated areas. I found these chapters particularly valuable given the effects of hurricanes and storms where I live and the increased need for policies and investments to protect those areas already suffering from sea level rise and those that will in the future.

While I recommend this book to those I've identified above, one must understand that it is written more as a text rather than a non-fiction essay. This brings benefits and detriments for the reader. The material is highly detailed and somewhat technical in some areas, but it also is more exacting to the extent it provides simple algebraic formulas, graphs and lots of examples to describe the various kinds of waves, why they behave as they do, how to measure them, the processes that create beaches, etc.

I want to thank NetGalley and the publishers for providing a copy in exchange for this review.

This is a spectacular book for a wide audience. It has a great deal of detail and includes the mathematical equations behind many of the relationships between the various factors that affect the movement of water and beaches for those readers that really want to know the physics behind wave phenomena. On the other hand, it also qualitatively describes these same phenomena for those readers that want more of an overview and wish to skip the detailed explanations. I would highly recommend this book for anyone that has ever wondered why waves come in "sets"; or where the beach sand goes in winter; or why riptides form and how to recognize where they are before you enter the water. This book is a must-have for the marine enthusiast's library.

I love this book! Having lived by the sea all of my life I enjoy any book about the sea. This book taught me things I didn’t know. Simply wonderful. I recommend it to everyone who is interested in things seashore
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This updated edition of a highly technical book read by scientists, surfers and sailors offers new data relating to the sea and climate change. It’s filled with interesting facts, such as about efforts to convert ocean currents into usable power with tidal turbine systems; a history of tsunamis; and shoreline erosion. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers, and the author for giving me the opportunity to review this book. While I’m not the ideal reader for this book. Most of it went over my head but I still enjoyed it.

As previously noted, I’m obsessed with the ocean and am fascinated by waves, particularly rogue waves and other giant ones. I’ll be honest, when I picked this one up, I expected just a coffee table book with beautiful photos and some accompanying text. Boy, was I surprised. Sure, there are beautiful pictures aplenty, but there’s also hard science, interesting stories and anecdotes, and basically everything I ever needed to know about waves.

There are whole sections devoted to Boat waves, rogue waves, the surf, beaches, etc. I could go on for days. I read this little by little at bedtime, and I will definitely be revisiting some of the parts with the more mechanical explanations, equations, and models to better understand those sections. Also, whenever I want, I can just pop it open and look at the photographs. Winwin!