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DG Martin interviews Orrin Pilkey - How to Read a North Carolina Beach: Bubble Holes, Barking Sands, and Rippled Runnels What makes sea foam? What are those tiny sand volcanoes along the waterline? You'll find the answers to these questions and dozens more in the all-new comprehensive field guide to the state's beaches, How to Read a North Carolina Beach: Bubble Holes, Barking Sands, and Rippled Runnels which shows visitors how to decipher the mysteries of the beach and interpret clues to an ever-changing geological story. Author Orrin Pilkey discusses the large-scale processes, such as the composition and interaction of wind, waves, and sand, as well as smaller features, such as bubble holes, drift lines, and black sands that make up our Tar Heel coast. Take a walk on the beach with this coastal expert as he reveals some of the secrets and the science of the North Carolina shoreline.