A Coast for All Seasons
A Naturalist's Guide to the Coast of South Carolina
By Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel
Illustration and design by Joseph M. Holmes

Natural History – Science – Non-fiction
286 pages (Softcover)
ISBN-13: 9780981661803

Explore the marvels of the South Carolina coast through the eyes of two gifted coastal geologists. Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel take their exceptional understanding of the Carolina coast with its barrier islands, estuaries and bays, and, offer rare insights into this beautiful, and, sometimes, treacherous world.

Illustrations, photographs and satellite imagery enhance a narrative that presents hard science and makes it accessible and very human. This is a book that investigates the changing face of the coastline through erosion, hurricanes and climate change. This is a book that matters.

Praise for A Coast for All Seasons:

"What a wonderful book on coastal geology - written in a style that everyone can understand. It is a perfect mix of photographs, diagrams, and clear explanations. Best book on this subject I have ever seen anywhere!"

RUDY MANKE, Naturalist

"What a delight. Everything you want to know about the SC coast written by the team that knows it best. Richly illustrated by superb color photography, including many infrared aerials, this book tells it all. No other state has such a comprehensive yet readable description of how their dynamic coastal zone works. A must for anyone who loves the beautiful SC shoreline and surroundings."

DR. ORRIN H. PILKEY, Professor Emeritus, Duke University, Nicholas School of the Environment

"The division of the text into two Sections – 1) Coastal Processes and Land Forms; and 2) A travel guide for the Major Compartments of the coast – makes the book especially user friendly. I recommend this informative field guide to anyone wishing to visit and learn more about the natural history of the shoreline of South Carolina."

WALTER J. SEXTON, Athena Technologies, Inc.

"To see is not necessarily to observe. Most residents of the Palmetto State's coastline are relatively familiar with the general features of its geography and the flora and fauna it supports. But unless one's beach house is in danger of sliding into the Deep, do we realize how dynamic a system governs its contours? Miles O. Hayes and Jacqueline Michel do. And the husband-and-wife team of coastal geologists is keen to share the expertise in "A Coast for All Seasons: A Naturalist's Guide to the Coast of South Carolina," a comprehensive, general-readership book that gives equal emphasis to science and recreation."

BILL THOMPSON, book reviewer, Post and Courier

" Each ripple and burrow on the beach has a story to tell, but too few of us are literate enough to read that story. The book does not take things too seriously. It is not a "the-end-is-near" tome predicting that we will sink into the sea. "

DAVID LAUDERDALE, The Island Packet