The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth - Lena Lencek Audiobook
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Written by Lena Lencek
Read by Nadia May
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged
The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth (UNABRIDGED)
by Lena Lencek, Gideon Gideon
Narrated by Nadia May
LENGTH: 13 hrs and 11 mins
AUDIBLE RELEASE DATE: 11-19-09
PUBLISHER: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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.
©1998 Lena Lencek and Gideon Bosker; (P)1999 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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| Creation Date: | Sat, 29 Dec 2012 16:59:32 -0500 |
| This is a Multifile Torrent | |
| 07. The Pleasure Beach .mp3 41.68 MBs | |
| 09. Sun on the Beach .mp3 33.97 MBs | |
| 06. The Discreet Charms of the Bourgeois Beach .mp3 33.41 MBs | |
| 04. Revolution on the Beach .mp3 30.37 MBs | |
| 03. Poised for the Plunge .mp3 29.82 MBs | |
| 01. No Man and the Sea .mp3 29.46 MBs | |
| 10. Engineering Paradise .mp3 28.66 MBs | |
| 08. Swimmingly at the Beach .mp3 27.16 MBs | |
| 12. Paradise Found (and Lost).mp3 25.44 MBs | |
| 11. Castaways .mp3 24.33 MBs | |
| 02. The Beach of Antiquity .mp3 24.15 MBs | |
| 05. Spirituality and Romance Come to the Beach .mp3 20.78 MBs | |
| 00. Forward + Introduction.mp3 12.88 MBs | |
| Lena Lencek and Gideon Gideon - The Beach.jpg 132.58 KBs | |
| Lena Lencek and Gideon Gideon - The Beach.txt 1.24 KBs | |
| Combined File Size: | 362.25 MBs |
| Piece Size: | 512 KBs |
| Comment: | Updated by History Audiobook |
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