Coastlines

Geography Fact Files

by Michael Kerrigan

This book is full of information about coastlines, from the rapidly eroding cliffs of the English coast to the rocky shores of northern California and the coral islands of the Pacific Ocean. The ways coastlines change, why they are so popular with humans, and the dangerous threats to their unique environment are all included.

Hardcover

First published August 1, 2004

About the author

Michael Kerrigan is a seasoned freelance writer and editor with over thirty years of experience across a wide spectrum of publishing work, from advertising and catalogue copy to book blurbs and specialist nonfiction. A prolific author, he has written around sixty full-length books on subjects ranging from ancient warfare and Slavic myth to modern architecture and the science of consciousness, all aimed at a general readership. He contributed a weekly Books in Brief column to The Scotsman for two decades and has reviewed extensively for the Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian, and Financial Times.