Beach Stones-appealing to the eye, pleasurable to hold, fun to collect, and free for the taking-are among the earth’s most ancient objects. This book, at once an art book and a nature guide, presents beautifully detailed images of more than two hundred beach stones from around the world. The book explains the powerful natural forces that produced them.

The endless variety of stones that collect along the waters edge, beckoning beachcombers like treasure, are objects of contemplation, beauty and sentiment. Sensuously smooth or intriguingly rough, multi-hued or monochrome, patterned or plain—each stone tells a different story of how it came to be. This hardcover book of 144 pages was one of our most popular last summer. A great gift for any beach lover.