Download or read book South Beach Lifeguard Stations written by Susan Russell and published by Schiffer Books. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Beach and Miami Beach, Florida, have dozens of whimsical, colorful, and sometimes wacky lifeguard stands that have become media stars in their own right, including the "Lighthouse Guardhouse," the "Surfboard," and the "Putting Green Guardhouse." In 64 brilliant color photos, these amazing stands and the dazzling scenery surrounding them are beautifully portrayed. Manned by a cadre of professional lifeguards, these stations have become a famous backdrop for the fun-filled life on the sands and in the seas, as swimmers, boaters, para-sailors, and sun-seekers flock to the beaches with their cameras and their sunscreen. Engaging text provides the history of these colorful and fanciful lifeguard stands, and designed in 1992 after Hurricane Andrew, and again after the storms of 2005. The lifeguard stands currently on the beach and those lost in years past are all presented and preserved in this wonderful book.
Download or read book South Beach written by Brian Antoni and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Decadence has never seemed so sweet and innocent as it does in Brian Antoni’s lost world of deco and disco in pre-millennial Miami.” —Jay McInerney This second novel by the acclaimed author of Paradise Overdose, is a “candy-colored and warmhearted . . . story of one man’s moral and sexual flowering” (The New York Times Book Review). At the ripe old age of twenty-nine, globe-trotting, trust fund-endowed Gabriel Tucker is horrified to learn that all that’s left of his inheritance is a crumbling Miami Beach apartment building named the Venus De Milo Arms. Alone, penniless, and lacking any sort of useful skills, he heads to Miami to reconstruct his life. His new neighbors are an unlikely mix of tenants: an elderly Holocaust survivor, a lip-synching drag queen, a cynical two-bit gossip columnist, and a rebellious young performance artist who Gabriel starts to fall for. Quickly he is thrust into the outrageous world of South Beach, where temptations abound and quick fortunes, mountains of drugs, nonstop sex, and beautiful women (and men) for sale (or rent) are the order of the day. He becomes a ringside witness to the excesses and intrigues of Italian fashion empires, Cuban refugee supermodels, rapacious German developers, old-fashioned crooked politicians, and a cast of colorful characters that would make Caligula blush. South Beach’s debauched and seductive glow makes for an unlikely place to start over. But it is here, among the faded art deco buildings and eclectic residents, that Gabriel will find a home—and a love—that he never expected. “[Antoni] mischievously and triumphantly combines explicit sexual encounters with keen, hilarious social commentary and genuine compassion to create a love letter to a crazy place and a sweet tale of friendship, succor, and love.” —Booklist
Download or read book Lifeguard Towers Miami written by Tommy Kwak and published by . This book was released on 2022-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NYC-based photographer Tommy Kwak brings Miami Beach to life After the destruction of Hurricane Andrew on Miami Beach in 1992, the lifeguard towers were commissioned to be redesigned in vibrant fashion to uplift the spirits of the town. In the tradition of the Becher's water tower series, this book of Tommy Kwak's photographs methodically examines the 30+ iconic towers that have become symbols of South Florida's revitalization. This award-winning series of photographs utilizes similar framing and long exposures to produce minimal sky and sea backdrops in order to highlight the traits of each tower, inviting the reader to appreciate and compare the electric color palettes and eccentric forms. This body of work shows Tommy's distinct approach recognizable by the composition of the pictures, sophisticated usage of the angles, and manipulation of light, shadow, and colors. Tommy's style of photography celebrates a kind of ephemeral beauty, and at the same time transforms these entities into more graphic forms, bringing a fresh perspective on the lifeguard towers of Miami Beach.
Download or read book Off the Beaten Page written by Terri Peterson Smith and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blending literature and travel, this book offers a look at 15 U.S. destinations featured in the works of famous writers. Designed as a guide to help avid bibliophiles experience, in person, the places they've only read about, award-winning journalist Terri Peterson Smith takes readers on lively tours that include a Mark Twain inspired steamboat cruise on the Mississippi, a Devil in the White City view of Chicago in the Gilded Age, a voyage through the footsteps of the immigrants and iconoclasts of San Francisco, and a look at low country Charleston's rich literary tradition. With advice on planning stress-free group travel and lit trip tips for novices, this resource also features beyond the book experiences, such as Broadway shows, Segway tours, and kayaking, making it a one-of-a-kind reference for anyone who wants to extend the experience of a great read.
Download or read book Secrets of a South Beach Princess written by Mary Kennedy and published by Berkley Publishing Group. This book was released on 2006 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Royalty has its privileges... but privacy isn't one of them. The author of Tales of a Hollywood Gossip Queenoffers a brand-new novel that girls across America will be talking about. Amber Fielding knows publicity. Rich, blonde, and totally hot, she's still got a year left in high school, and already she's Miami's newest it girl. The Fielding Hotel is the most happening address in South Beach, and its penthouse is Amber's personal paradise. When gorgeous Nick Crawford checks in for the summer, it looks like this princess has everything except a tiara. Nick's more than just eye candy-smart and ambitious, he's headed for film school at NYU. He says he's shooting a documentary about South Beach architecture. Amber wants a role in his life, so she hangs with Nick while he's filming. But this princess had better be careful just what gets caught on tape-because there's nothing people love better than the secrets of the young, fabulous, and famous.
Download or read book South Beach Deco written by Iris Chase and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This information and image-packed reference work will help you define South Beach. A variety of walking tours of the Art Deco architecture, along with insight into the tempo, culture, and the habits and customs of this unique area, provide a journey into the heart and soul of this world-famous tropical destination.
Download or read book Ocean LifeGuard written by Bob McNesby and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Okay, c'mon now, be honest. You always thought of lifeguards as total goof-offs whose only mission in life was to seek out and score as many chicks as possible. And in a sense, you'd have a point. But what if I also told you that during the 1950's and 60's, when I served as an ocean lifeguard with the Atlantic City Beach Patrol, we averaged 5000 rescues a summer. With a lifeguard force of approximately 125 men, with two to each station, and 62 stations, we averaged over eight hundred rescues, per crew, a summer. Many of these rescues were routine, some serious and others downright dangerous. You will witness and experience all three categories as I take you along for the adventure. But basically, your initial assumption had some merit. This was a fun job, the envy of all who came in contact with us. As observers of people, we were privy to an unending goldmine of characters. A case in point was our thirty, something year old mascot whose job, he thought, was to make life as difficult as possible for us. There was the attractive lady who showed up one day to serenade my partner and me and then wouldn't leave. You'll get to know a group of women who fondly became known as the "bitches." Or, of the lady, who, in her search for ocean treasures, got much more than she bargained for. Following a lifeboat crew, you'll engage in the rescue of a bare bosomed woman whose "heroic" Lothario deserts her, for the safer confines of shallow water. There is much more however... Romantic liaisons, between guards and gals, were a common occurrence and I would prove to be no exception to this inevitability. My soaring love affair came in the form of a beautiful dancer and model, from Manhattan, whose beginning held the promise of an enduring soul mate love match, only to be scuttled by unforeseen events that would lead to heartbreaking consequences. Where else could you work where each day brought a new set of surprises; like the day Dean Martin showed up to shoot the breeze. Or when visiting movie screen goddess Esther Williams, swam for publicity shots and some of us were picked to accompany her. And there was Bert Parks, who came each summer to emcee the Miss America Pageant and parked his belongings on our lifeguard stand before setting out for his daily stroll along the beach. Each September brought in the beautiful girls who would compete for the coveted title of Miss America. These same girls stayed at hotels that lay just beyond our lifeguard stations where they'd come each day for publicity shots. Additionally, we had the boardwalk with its Convention Hall that housed the famous Ice Capades, billed as "Magic on Ice" and came to the city every summer for forty years. There was the World Famous Steel Pier, featuring all the top name bands and celebrities of the day e.g. Glenn Miller and Frank Sinatra. Farther south was the Million Dollar Pier, a virtual fantasy land for kids featuring two movies, stage shows, a haunted house, a huge horizontal revolving "barrel" to try and walk through without falling, and best of all, a Giant Slide, that for the stout hearted became the ultimate test of one's manhood--or--womanhood. The night life was second to none and only complimented the already glamorous existence of an Atlantic City lifeguard. Places like the Opus 1, Senator Bar and Grill, Lafayette Lounge, Georges Hometown Tavern and The Tropics Cocktail Lounge, just to name a few, all offered their own unique brand of excitement. But for the most part they engaged in a healthy competition of seeing who could attract the most females, in turn attracting the most males-who drank. It was not unusual for an enterprising male to try his luck with several girls a night. Like a taxi service he'd shuttle them to and from his apartment until the Bingo light went on. My college roommate held his master's degree in musical girlfriends. You'll read all this and more in this highly adventurous, exciting, romantic and humorous memoir.
Download or read book South of South Beach written by Keith G. Laufenberg and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-07-05 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South of South Beach takes the reader back in time to the 60's and 70's during a time when South Beach was nothing like the glitzy, Art-Deco district it is today but more of a dilapidated, run-down section of real estate where Chris Dundee runs the 5th Street Gym and many transplanted prizefighters, Muhammad Ali among them, roam the streets looking for "something" to while away the hours while they prepare their bodies for the task of fighting another highly-trained boxer who wants to beat their brains out, even as they wish to do much the same to them. The girls stroll parts of South Beach in bikinis and the Beatles have even visited the 5th Street Gym recently; the beat generation is giving way to the hippie, free-love generation so come back in time and visit what today is one of the world's great vacation centers but, at this time during the 1960's was more of a slum or a ghetto --- to avoid at your own peril, especially a small stretch of beach just south of South Beach.
Download or read book Beautiful Reward written by Jeffrey Langer and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Reader, For six months I've been lifting weights with the "Muscle Mafia" at Gold's Gym and hanging out with bar bands writing songs hoping one of my lyrics make it to the big time. This book is about people's private side they seldom share their family and friends. The songs were inspired by hundreds of wonderful people I interviewed in South Beach. It's been said that a vacation in South Beach is like a trip to a movie set, a fashion shoot, and a tropical paradise all rolled into one. That's a pretty good description of the way it feels in South Beach. Fun in the sun, excitement, glamour, everlasting pampering of the body, soul, and mind, believe me folks South Beach has it all! To all the fans of "Along The Road To Heaven", and "A Sense of Wonder" who sent me e-mails begging for a third poetry/song book of Florida here it is. Jeff Langer "Beautiful Reward" is Mr. Langer's tenth book. He's written songs for hundreds of bands in South Florida. In 2006 Mr. Langer won the prestigious, "America's Brightest Songwriter Award" and has received lavish praise from the "International Poets Society, and Rolling Stone Magazine".
Download or read book South Beach Style written by Laura Cerwinske and published by . This book was released on 2002-12-03 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laura Cerwinske describes the architectural history of Miami's South Beach, the creation of the 'tropical deco' style and the cultural evolution of the area, while South Beach architect Bernard Zyscovich explores 'sustainable hedonism', the local formula for urban vitality.
Download or read book The Science of Beach Lifeguarding written by Mike Tipton and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World Health Organization’s recently published Global Report on Drowning found that drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide—making the information presented in this new book an important part of the global effort to reduce this health risk. Written by leading researchers and academics from around the world, The Science of Beach Lifeguarding focuses on the scientific evidence that underpins what is taught to and practised by beach lifeguards. It is the first book to pull together all the different areas involved in beach lifeguarding and evaluate their evidence base. An accessible and informative reference underpinned by the best current research, the book’s key themes cover the context of beach lifeguarding, the physical environment in which lifeguards work, medical aspects, practical lifeguarding techniques, physiological standards for lifeguards, safety education, and future developments in beach lifeguarding. The book presents groundbreaking work quantifying the scientific rationale behind a universally accepted fitness standard. It supplies an in-depth examination of the risks and hazards associated with the beach environment, including rip currents and cold water immersion. The book includes a state-of-the-art review of drowning and a comprehensive chapter on first aid. Detailing the recently announced 2015 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines, this book is a must-have for beach lifeguards, beach lifeguard managers, search and rescue personnel, paramedics, sports scientists, health and safety practitioners, and occupational health practitioners.
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Florida written by Sarah Hull and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new, full-colour Rough Guide to Florida is the ultimate travel guide to this fascinating US state, with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the best attractions. Discover Florida's highlights, with expert information on everything from the bars and Art Deco gems of South Beach and the iconic theme parks of Orlando to the vast 'gator-filled swamps of the Everglades and the dazzling coral reefs of the Keys - all made accessible with easy-to-use maps and reliable advice on how to get around. Find detailed practical information on what to see and do in Miami, Tampa and Palm Beach, as well as lesser-visited spots, with up-to-date, insider reviews of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops and restaurants for all budgets, as well as stunning photography that brings it all to life. Explore every corner of the state with the Rough Guide, to help make sure you don't miss the unmissable.
Download or read book Family Guide Florida written by DK Eyewitness and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 1182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DK Eyewitness Travel Family Guide Florida offers you the best things to see and do on a family vacation to Florida. Each spread bursts with family-focused travel tips and ideas for activities that will engage children, from exploring Disney World to touring Miami Children's Museum. What's inside: + Each major sight is treated as a "hub" destination, around which to plan a day. Plus, DK's custom illustrations and reconstructions of city sights give real cultural insight. + "Let off steam" suggestions and eating options around each attraction enable the entire family to recharge. + Maps outline the nearest parks, playgrounds, and public restrooms. + "Take shelter" sections suggest indoor activities for rainy days. + Language section lists essential words and phrases. + Dedicated "Kids' Corner" features include cartoons, quizzes, puzzles, games, and riddles to inform and entertain young travelers. + Listings provide family-friendly hotels and dining options. Written by travel experts and parents who understand the need to keep children entertained while enjoying family time together, DK Eyewitness Travel Family Guide Florida offers child-friendly sleeping and eating options, detailed maps of main sightseeing areas, travel information, budget guidance, age-range suitability, and activities for Florida.
Download or read book California Coastal Access Guide written by California Coastal Commission and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2014-09-26 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the majestic redwoods and rocky shores in the north to the palm trees and wide, sandy beaches in the south, the California coast is an area of unsurpassed beauty and diversity. The California Coastal Access Guide is an essential travel handbook for both new and seasoned visitors exploring California's majestic 1,271-mile shoreline. With up-to-date maps and information, it is an invaluable travel guide for all coastal visitorsbeachgoers, hikers, campers, swimmers, divers, surfers, anglers, and boatersdetailing where to go, how to get there, and what facilities and environment to expect.
Download or read book Impressions of South Beach written by Carol Schaller Carmichael and published by Carol Schaller Carmichael. This book was released on 2012-06-28 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paintings of South Beach by Carol Schaller Carmichael -- the Art Deco and Miami Modern architecture and vintage cars. 58 full color images. The paintings are accompanied by captions describing a little of the history of the buildings, the architect, and a brief story in some cases. The book is organized from South to North along Ocean Drive and along Collins so that it could be used as a walking tour. http: //www.leesidefarmphotography.com
Download or read book Our L A County Lifeguard Family written by and published by LACoFD, Lifeguard Operations. This book was released on with total page 3935 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fodor s South Florida 2010 written by Fodor's and published by Fodor. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW FAST TRACK FULL-COLOR TITLE! Fodor's South Florida is the only full-color annual guide to the region.
