Wreck Beach

Wreck Beach
Author: Carellin Brooks
Publisher: Transmontanus
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Nude beaches
ISBN: 9781554200313

Ever wonder how Wreck Beach got its name? Or if it's always been a nude beach? What about the nudity? Is it against the law? Maybe you just want to know how to get to the best spots. Look no further: here's the book with everything you've always wanted to know about Wreck Beach, the best nude beach in the world. On any given day throughout the year, regardless of conditions, you're bound to find a spectrum of characters frolicking on the beach or in the water or alternately, huddling in that perfect sheltered spot. If sunshine and golden sands aren't enough to lure you down, maybe the amalgam of vendors will. Wreck Beach boasts an enviable array of munchies which may include Chinese BBQ pork buns, pizza, samosas with chutney, marijuana, and magic mushrooms. Entertainment includes Frisbee, skimboarding, impromptu jam sessions and the notorious male-only game of Beerball. Naturally pristine, yet indelibly ruled by the characters who sun, sell, and sign petitions there, Wreck Beach is a beachlover's paradise. The main beach at the bottom of Trail 6 is where the landscape is most beacher-friendly: sand as far as the eye can see, and ocean to boot. The enthusiastic work of the Wreck Beach Preservation Society has allowed it to continue to be so. The Society's committment to keeping it untarnished is reflected in its resistance to outside regulation, while at the same time emphasizing self-policing. The first comprehensive physical and political guide and a pioneer part of Wreck Beach history, Wreck Beach is your perfect guide to its splendour whether you're a local history buff, or just like swimming in the buff.

How to Wreck a Nice Beach

How to Wreck a Nice Beach
Author: Dave Tompkins
Publisher: Melville House
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2011-11-08
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1612190936

The history of the vocoder: how popular music hijacked the Pentagon's speech scrambling weapon The vocoder, invented by Bell Labs in 1928, once guarded phones from eavesdroppers during World War II; by the Vietnam War, it was repurposed as a voice-altering tool for musicians, and is now the ubiquitous voice of popular music. In How to Wreck a Nice Beach—from a mis-hearing of the vocoder-rendered phrase “how to recognize speech”—music journalist Dave Tompkins traces the history of electronic voices from Nazi research labs to Stalin’s gulags, from the 1939 World’s Fair to Hiroshima, from artificial larynges to Auto-Tune. We see the vocoder brush up against FDR, JFK, Stanley Kubrick, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Kraftwerk, the Cylons, Henry Kissinger, and Winston Churchill, who boomed, when vocoderized on V-E Day, “We must go off!” And now vocoder technology is a cell phone standard, allowing a digital replica of your voice to sound human. From T-Mobile to T-Pain, How to Wreck a Nice Beach is a riveting saga of technology and culture, illuminating the work of some of music’s most provocative innovators.

The Great Canadian Prairies Bucket List

The Great Canadian Prairies Bucket List
Author: Robin Esrock
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2016-02-06
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 145973050X

Renowned travel writer and TV host Robin Esrock has explored every inch of Canada’s Prairies to craft the definitive Bucket List. From food and culture to nature and adrenaline rushes, Robin has the inspiration and information you’ll need to follow in his footsteps and discover everything Manitoba and Saskatchewan have to offer.

The Wreck

The Wreck
Author: Landon Beach
Publisher: Landon Beach Books
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2018-03-03
Genre: Beaches
ISBN: 9781732257801

Are you ready for an underwater adventure? Witness the mystery unfold as you dive in!Nate Martin finds something unfathomable on the beach-something impossible-that creates a frenzied search for answers amongst people who hold life less dear than their more desirous pursuits.On the famous beaches of Hampstead, Michigan, what was once a small community of summer cottage holders has turned into a beachfront full of gaudy mansions owned by the mega-rich. Among the few remaining cottage folk are Nate and Brooke Martin, two teachers who have settled in for the summer to relax and rekindle their relationship. And on a remote peninsula resides Abner Hutch, retired Coast Guard Officer and Great Lakes master of the deep-a man with a mysterious past and a core wound that will not heal.Everything changes on the sunny day in June when Nate takes a walk on the beach.Put on some sunscreen, unfold a beach chair, and get ready to discover The Wreck.