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The Last Resort
- A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach
- De: Sarah Stodola
- Narrado por: Ann Marie Gideon
- Duración: 11 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 39
With its promise of escape from the strains of everyday life, the beach has a hold on the popular imagination as the ultimate paradise. In The Last Resort, Sarah Stodola dives into the psyche of the beachgoer and gets to the heart of what drives humans to seek out the sand. At the same time, she grapples with the darker realities of resort culture: strangleholds on local economies, reckless construction, erosion of beaches, weighty carbon footprints, and the inevitable overdevelopment and decline that comes with a soaring demand for popular shorelines.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting exploration of "the beach"
- De NMwritergal en 04-07-25
- The Last Resort
- A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach
- De: Sarah Stodola
- Narrado por: Ann Marie Gideon
I May Never Go To The Beach Again
Revisado: 12-13-22
Stodola’s unique style-journalistic, historical, semi-confessional- pulled me in from the first chapter. Once there, I was a world traveler (although in reality I was rec
overing from an early winter respiratory infection), learning about the intersection of exploitation of our natural resources, the pursuit wealthy pleasures, and climate change. The Last Resort made me question my own small part in searching for the perfect beach. Over the years, as my regional beaches became increasingly crowded, smelling of SPF 30 sunscreen and too hot to visit due to global warming, it finally dawned on me: maybe perfection wasn’t attainable. I’m glad Stodola seems to agree. Her work can point us in a more sustainable direction.
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