Author: Kai Weisser
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738556055
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Surf City USAAA(R) lifeguards and marine safety officers protect and serve one of the busiest and most famous beaches in the world. World-class surfing events, volleyball tournaments, and other activities transform Huntington Beach's waterfront into a sea of humanity regularly each summer. The lifeguards patrol three and a half miles of beautiful wide, sandy Orange County shores, which can draw more than 10 million annual visitors, necessitating as many as 3,000 rescues. The ultimate lifeguard sentinel and guardian is the iconic structure on the HB Municipal Pier called Tower Zero, known as "The Eye in the Sky," from which lifeguards can see for miles. These vintage photographs include shots of the pier, beach, junior lifeguard activities, competitions, and neighboring Huntington State Beach. Thousands of people and families owe gratitude to the lifeguards of Huntington Beach for nearly a century of vigilance, dedication, and service.
Huntington Beach Lifeguards
Author: Kai Weisser
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738556055
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Surf City USAAA(R) lifeguards and marine safety officers protect and serve one of the busiest and most famous beaches in the world. World-class surfing events, volleyball tournaments, and other activities transform Huntington Beach's waterfront into a sea of humanity regularly each summer. The lifeguards patrol three and a half miles of beautiful wide, sandy Orange County shores, which can draw more than 10 million annual visitors, necessitating as many as 3,000 rescues. The ultimate lifeguard sentinel and guardian is the iconic structure on the HB Municipal Pier called Tower Zero, known as "The Eye in the Sky," from which lifeguards can see for miles. These vintage photographs include shots of the pier, beach, junior lifeguard activities, competitions, and neighboring Huntington State Beach. Thousands of people and families owe gratitude to the lifeguards of Huntington Beach for nearly a century of vigilance, dedication, and service.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738556055
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The Surf City USAAA(R) lifeguards and marine safety officers protect and serve one of the busiest and most famous beaches in the world. World-class surfing events, volleyball tournaments, and other activities transform Huntington Beach's waterfront into a sea of humanity regularly each summer. The lifeguards patrol three and a half miles of beautiful wide, sandy Orange County shores, which can draw more than 10 million annual visitors, necessitating as many as 3,000 rescues. The ultimate lifeguard sentinel and guardian is the iconic structure on the HB Municipal Pier called Tower Zero, known as "The Eye in the Sky," from which lifeguards can see for miles. These vintage photographs include shots of the pier, beach, junior lifeguard activities, competitions, and neighboring Huntington State Beach. Thousands of people and families owe gratitude to the lifeguards of Huntington Beach for nearly a century of vigilance, dedication, and service.
The Lifeguards
Author: Amanda Eyre Ward
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0593159462
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
“A book that is at once riveting and relevant as it unpeels the various meanings of motherhood, family, and loyalty. I tore through it.”—Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace The bonds between three picture-perfect—but viciously protective—mothers and their close-knit sons are tested during one unforgettable summer in a gripping novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters. Austin’s Zilker Park neighborhood is a wonderland of greenbelt trails, live music, and moms who drink a few too many margaritas. Whitney, Annette, and Liza have grown thick as thieves as they have raised their children together for fifteen years, believing that they can shelter them their children from an increasingly dangerous world. Their friendship is unbreakable—as safe as the neighborhood where they've raised their sweet little boys. Or so they think. One night, the three women have been enjoying happy hour when their boys, lifeguards for the summer, come back on bicycles from a late-night dip in their favorite swimming hole. The boys share a secret—news that will shatter the perfect world their mothers have so painstakingly created. Combining three mothers’ points of view in a powerful narrative tale with commentary from entertaining neighborhood listservs, secret text messages, and police reports, The Lifeguards is both a story about the secrets we tell to protect the ones we love and a riveting novel of suspense filled with half-truths and betrayals, fierce love and complicated friendships, and the loss of innocence on one hot summer night.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0593159462
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
“A book that is at once riveting and relevant as it unpeels the various meanings of motherhood, family, and loyalty. I tore through it.”—Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace The bonds between three picture-perfect—but viciously protective—mothers and their close-knit sons are tested during one unforgettable summer in a gripping novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters. Austin’s Zilker Park neighborhood is a wonderland of greenbelt trails, live music, and moms who drink a few too many margaritas. Whitney, Annette, and Liza have grown thick as thieves as they have raised their children together for fifteen years, believing that they can shelter them their children from an increasingly dangerous world. Their friendship is unbreakable—as safe as the neighborhood where they've raised their sweet little boys. Or so they think. One night, the three women have been enjoying happy hour when their boys, lifeguards for the summer, come back on bicycles from a late-night dip in their favorite swimming hole. The boys share a secret—news that will shatter the perfect world their mothers have so painstakingly created. Combining three mothers’ points of view in a powerful narrative tale with commentary from entertaining neighborhood listservs, secret text messages, and police reports, The Lifeguards is both a story about the secrets we tell to protect the ones we love and a riveting novel of suspense filled with half-truths and betrayals, fierce love and complicated friendships, and the loss of innocence on one hot summer night.
Dr. Tom's Lifeguard Chronicles
Author: Dr. Tom Griffiths
Publisher: Aquatic Safety Research Group
ISBN: 1662940505
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
As an adolescent, Dr. Tom Griffiths’s first job was picking up papers on a beach for twenty-five cents an hour. He then turned a part-time seasonal job as a lifeguard into a meaningful and lucrative career, saving lives along the way. Dr. Tom’s Lifeguard Chronicles details how he became one of the world’s leading water safety experts over a career spanning nearly four decades. Lifeguards, professionals in the recreational field, and anyone who enjoys water sports and water safety will want to read Dr. Tom’s Lifeguard Chronicles. Young adults entering the field of aquatics, those already in the field, and those anticipating retirement will also find this book to be valuable. Teaching professionals how to excel in their careers, Dr. Tom’s Lifeguard Chronicles includes a plethora of tips from the award-winning author, speaker, and inventor who was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as the Paragon Award Winner.
Publisher: Aquatic Safety Research Group
ISBN: 1662940505
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
As an adolescent, Dr. Tom Griffiths’s first job was picking up papers on a beach for twenty-five cents an hour. He then turned a part-time seasonal job as a lifeguard into a meaningful and lucrative career, saving lives along the way. Dr. Tom’s Lifeguard Chronicles details how he became one of the world’s leading water safety experts over a career spanning nearly four decades. Lifeguards, professionals in the recreational field, and anyone who enjoys water sports and water safety will want to read Dr. Tom’s Lifeguard Chronicles. Young adults entering the field of aquatics, those already in the field, and those anticipating retirement will also find this book to be valuable. Teaching professionals how to excel in their careers, Dr. Tom’s Lifeguard Chronicles includes a plethora of tips from the award-winning author, speaker, and inventor who was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as the Paragon Award Winner.
Concrete Lifeguards
Author: Steven Bialek
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781737690313
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781737690313
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Our L.A. County Lifeguard Family
Author:
Publisher: LACoFD, Lifeguard Operations
ISBN: 0615604765
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 3935
Book Description
Publisher: LACoFD, Lifeguard Operations
ISBN: 0615604765
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 3935
Book Description
California Coastal Access Guide
Author:
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520240987
Category : Beaches
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This edition of the bestselling Coastal Access Guide has updated maps and text. It should be in every coast-lover's car next to their Thomas's Guide. An invaluable reference for every Californian and California tourist looking to enjoy the coast.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520240987
Category : Beaches
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This edition of the bestselling Coastal Access Guide has updated maps and text. It should be in every coast-lover's car next to their Thomas's Guide. An invaluable reference for every Californian and California tourist looking to enjoy the coast.
Summer Lifeguards
Author: Elizabeth Doyle Carey
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728221234
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
The Babysitter's Club meets Sunny Side Up—in the first of the Summer Lifeguards series, four best friends make a splash in a summer full of wholesome beach adventures! It's been a busy summer on Cape Cod for four best friends, Jenna, Selena, Piper, and Ziggy. They can't wait to become summer lifeguards like the teens they see patrolling the beaches. But will the girls be able to provide the lifeguards the help they need when a hurricane threatens to strike? As the storm approaches Cape Cod, the friends face several challenges. Jenna was going to compete in the regional swim meet, but will it still take place? Selena tries a self-beauty treatment with unflattering results. Ziggy's mom will not take the hurricane seriously and refuses to evacuate. And Pippa finds herself with an unexpected visitor. Pick up Summer Lifeguards if you are looking for: A fun summer reading series—perfect for fans of The Babysitter's Club! An engaging read for 3rd grade and above A story with strong female characters who find the confidence to try new things
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728221234
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
The Babysitter's Club meets Sunny Side Up—in the first of the Summer Lifeguards series, four best friends make a splash in a summer full of wholesome beach adventures! It's been a busy summer on Cape Cod for four best friends, Jenna, Selena, Piper, and Ziggy. They can't wait to become summer lifeguards like the teens they see patrolling the beaches. But will the girls be able to provide the lifeguards the help they need when a hurricane threatens to strike? As the storm approaches Cape Cod, the friends face several challenges. Jenna was going to compete in the regional swim meet, but will it still take place? Selena tries a self-beauty treatment with unflattering results. Ziggy's mom will not take the hurricane seriously and refuses to evacuate. And Pippa finds herself with an unexpected visitor. Pick up Summer Lifeguards if you are looking for: A fun summer reading series—perfect for fans of The Babysitter's Club! An engaging read for 3rd grade and above A story with strong female characters who find the confidence to try new things
From Sea-Bathing to Beach-Going
Author: B. J. Barickman
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
ISBN: 0826363644
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
In From Sea-Bathing to Beach-Going B. J. Barickman explores how a narrow ocean beachfront neighborhood and the distinctive practice of beach-going invented by its residents in the early twentieth century came to symbolize a city and a nation. Nineteenth-century Cariocas (residents of Rio) ostensibly practiced sea-bathing for its therapeutic benefits, but the bathing platforms near the city center and the rocky bay shore of Flamengo also provided places to see and be seen. Sea-bathing gave way to beach-going and sun-tanning in the new beachfront neighborhood of Copacabana in the 1920s. This study reveals the social and cultural implications of this transformation and highlights the distinctive changes to urban living that took place in the Brazilian capital. Deeply informed by scholarship about race, class, and gender, as well as civilization and modernity, space, the body, and the role of the state in shaping urban development, this work provides a major contribution to the social and cultural history of Rio de Janeiro and to the history of leisure.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
ISBN: 0826363644
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
In From Sea-Bathing to Beach-Going B. J. Barickman explores how a narrow ocean beachfront neighborhood and the distinctive practice of beach-going invented by its residents in the early twentieth century came to symbolize a city and a nation. Nineteenth-century Cariocas (residents of Rio) ostensibly practiced sea-bathing for its therapeutic benefits, but the bathing platforms near the city center and the rocky bay shore of Flamengo also provided places to see and be seen. Sea-bathing gave way to beach-going and sun-tanning in the new beachfront neighborhood of Copacabana in the 1920s. This study reveals the social and cultural implications of this transformation and highlights the distinctive changes to urban living that took place in the Brazilian capital. Deeply informed by scholarship about race, class, and gender, as well as civilization and modernity, space, the body, and the role of the state in shaping urban development, this work provides a major contribution to the social and cultural history of Rio de Janeiro and to the history of leisure.
Lifeguards of San Diego County
Author: Michael T. Martino
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738555867
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Lifeguards of San Diego County traces the origins of the nine professional lifeguard agencies that serve the public swimming, diving, and boating along the shorelines of San Diego County. Sporadic lifeguard service existed as early as 1906, but on a single day in 1918, thirteen people drowned at Ocean Beach. The drownings focused community and government attention on the need for consistent lifeguard services along San Diego County's beaches. Today there are more than 600 lifeguards from city and state agencies that serve San Diegans throughout the county. Here for the first time, the origins, experiences, and stories of these dedicated and most often heroic people are woven together into one volume.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738555867
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Lifeguards of San Diego County traces the origins of the nine professional lifeguard agencies that serve the public swimming, diving, and boating along the shorelines of San Diego County. Sporadic lifeguard service existed as early as 1906, but on a single day in 1918, thirteen people drowned at Ocean Beach. The drownings focused community and government attention on the need for consistent lifeguard services along San Diego County's beaches. Today there are more than 600 lifeguards from city and state agencies that serve San Diegans throughout the county. Here for the first time, the origins, experiences, and stories of these dedicated and most often heroic people are woven together into one volume.
Daytona Beach Lifeguards
Author: Patti Light
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439622353
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
On May 22, 1931, the American National Red Cross issued its second charter for a life preserving organization to the Daytona Beach Red Cross Life Saving Corps. Composed of 30 young men aged 17 to 26 and trained in lifesaving and first aid, this volunteer corps protected 3 miles of beach, compiling daily records of the number of bathers, weather, first aid, and rescues. The neighboring communities of Ormond Beach and New Smyrna Beach maintained their own lifesaving units, and Volusia County monitored the remaining coastline. By 1972, these four corps had united, and the Volusia County Beach Patrol became one of the nation's most highly trained surf lifesaving rescue units. Protecting 47 continuous miles of Atlantic coastline, which holds the dubious honor of the shark bite capital of the world, the Volusia County Beach Patrol welcomes 10 million visitors and performs an average of 3,000 rescues annually.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439622353
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
On May 22, 1931, the American National Red Cross issued its second charter for a life preserving organization to the Daytona Beach Red Cross Life Saving Corps. Composed of 30 young men aged 17 to 26 and trained in lifesaving and first aid, this volunteer corps protected 3 miles of beach, compiling daily records of the number of bathers, weather, first aid, and rescues. The neighboring communities of Ormond Beach and New Smyrna Beach maintained their own lifesaving units, and Volusia County monitored the remaining coastline. By 1972, these four corps had united, and the Volusia County Beach Patrol became one of the nation's most highly trained surf lifesaving rescue units. Protecting 47 continuous miles of Atlantic coastline, which holds the dubious honor of the shark bite capital of the world, the Volusia County Beach Patrol welcomes 10 million visitors and performs an average of 3,000 rescues annually.