Beach Life

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"This coffee table book portrays the beach as both a stage and a yearned-for destination, with stellar photography and entertaining narratives, such as how Coco Chanel invented summer tanning and when and where the extraordinary seaside lighting gave inspiration to artists like Picasso. It tells of the beauty of deserted beaches, of luxurious dwellings that are the stuff of dreams, of the iconic status of surfers, of fashion and film, of great performances and memories of childhood. Beach. The word itself is a source of eternal enchantment, promising warmth and lightness, conjuring leisure or teeming with life, embodying relaxation or joining in games and athletic endeavors. It is ever the place where we would rather be"--Publisher's description.