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    • A Beachcomber's Odyssey, volume 1

    Treasures from A Collected Past

    By S. Deacon Ritterbush, Ph.D.

    ("Dr. Beachcomb")
    Featured photographer: Megan Elyse Lloyd
    Introductory photo by: Celia Pearson

    160 pages, 30+ full-color photographs
    ISBN 978-0-9818705-0-2 $39.95


    Just in time for the holidays! The perfect winter "beach read"!
    Arriving in December to select bookstores everywhere, you can advance order signed, numbered, first edition copies now on the web! I am air fr    ieghting copies to arrive by Nov. 15 so the first 2000 advanced orders from bookstores and individuals will receive their copies around November 20th. All other orders will either be shipped after December 15 or can be picked up in person at the December 14th Beachcomber's Coastal Christmas Book-Signing Bash at Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD.

    Mixing science with beauty and inspiration, A Beachcomber's Odyssey, Volume 1 is the first of two "beachlogs" that follow Ritterbush's sandy footprints as she re-traces beachcombing expeditions across some of the world's most beautiful and/or remote shorelines. Each beach offered up fascinating treasures and inspirational life lessons that helped her-and may help you-navigate through many of life's rocky shoals. Woven throughout are stunning photos and intriguing facts about our world. Find out where the real "Treasure Island" is located. Where "time" begins. The age of water in your drinking cup or the difference between magic pebbles, sea gems and button drops.


    Click on thumbnails for full-sized images.

    "Tidal changes and storm surges may erase my sandy footprints, but the lessons the sea deposits on my shore and the treasures I pick up on its beaches will always be with me. Let me share them with you. Let's go beachcombing together."

    Ritterbush's words and experiences will sweep you back to different beaches and precious moments in your own life. A feast for the eyes, the spirit and the imagination, Treasures from a Collected Past is fun to read and mesmerizing to look at. The holiday gift everyone will cherish!


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    ORDERING INFO:

    The perfect winter beach read for consummate beachcombers and armchair travelers alike! Pre-order your signed, numbered, first edition copies now at 5% discount.

     

    Advance Order Specials through Nov. 10

    - all advanced-ordered first editions are personally signed and numbered by the author. Only advanced ordered first editions are numbered.
    - Free shipping and handling for U.S. based pre-orders.The first 1500 advanced orders will be mailed out by mid-November.
    - A percentage of the sale from each book will be donated to waterway conservation and programs that work with disadvantaged families and youth.
    - The names of those who pre-order 5+ books will be entered into a drawing to win a matted 14"x20" photo of their choice from the book.

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    - All advanced purchasers are invited to pick up their orders at the Beachcomber's Coastal Christmas Book-signing Bash to be held at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Annapolis, MD on Sunday, December 14 from 2 to 6pm. The Bash will include:
    - a beachcombing workshop given by Dr. Ritterbush
    - a sea glass identification session by sea glass specialist Richard LaMotte
    - book signings by Deacon Ritterbush, Richard LaMotte (Pure Sea Glass) and Margaret Carruthers (Beach Stones)
    - baskets of fossils, shells and sea glass to 'comb through a take
    -Music by guitarist Jonathan Stone
    -A percentage of orders from this event will benefit The Lighthouse Shelter.


    TO ORDER


    Bookstores, Museum Stores, Gift Shops:
    For rates please contact Ritz Dotter Publishers at ritzdotter@gmail.com,
    ISBN 978-0-9818705-0-2 $39.95

     

    Individual Orders:  $39.95 each.
    Order online securely through     Paypal by selecting the "buy now" button below!
    MD residents incur 6% sales tax.
    PayPal orders include shipping cost options to all United States and territories, and Canada.
    Other International orders must use MONEY ORDER FORM below.


    If you want to pick your order up at the Beachcomber's Coastal Christmas Book Signing Bash on December 14, 2008 in Annapolis, MD., you must use the MONEY ORDER Form link below to print out and mail in your order.

    MAIL-IN MONEY ORDERS: CLICK HERE to open the order form. Please print and complete the form, and mail it with your payment to the address below.

     

    Ritz Dotter Publishers
    P.O. Box 5939
    Annapolis, MD. 21403

    Dr. Beachcomb is a supporter of The Nature Conservancy, Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Box of Rain.

     

    UP-COMING PUBLICATIONS

    Vol. II: A Beachcomber's Odyssey: Strands on the Sand and Beach Hearts: Stories of Love from the Shore will be coming out in 2009. Strands on the Sand completes the beachlog detailing Deacon's journeys on beaches across the world. Beaches in this volume range from Italy, France and England to Maine, Virginia, Fiji, Hawaii and Samoa.

    Beach Hearts is a compilation of people's memories of wonderful moments they spent on the shore. If you have a good memory to share, Deacon is taking stories until May 2009. Please feel free to email them to her.