50+ years of Exciting Memories New life is breathed into this captivating memoir presenting the laughter and adventures of Bill Perry, full of twists, turns and thrills along the way. You will find it difficult to put down as you go with Bill on his fifty year journey filled with more ups than downs. From crossing the Atlantic on the QE2, flying on the Super Sonic Concorde from London to New York to getting a hole in one, you will need to buckle up your seat belts and hang on as Bill shares each of these stories and more! Striking a familiar note with those of us who were raised in post WW2 America, Bill is the boy next door, the son you'd love to call your own, the all-American Kid who grows up to live his dream. His life, like all of ours, has its highs and lows, joys and sorrows. It's a life worth living, and a life worth reading about. ~Cheryl Kuhn Bill has written such a cherished gift that will be passed down for generations to come. ~Greg Leff We all have a special story to tell. It's ours alone to share. One's memories is a way to say ~We Have Lived (TM) and connect our humanity with the rest of the world. Bill has done just that! ~Phyllis Brouard

CONTENTS: A Ramble Across the Barrier Island Hippocampus Birth of a Barrier Beach How to Be a Beachcomber Your Beachcombing Kit Amphipods Mole Crabs Razor Clams After the Storm Up and Down in the Dune and Swale Zone What's in a Name? Natural Communities Food Chains Mysteries of the Maritime Forest Ecosystem Wet Your Feet in the Salt Marsh What Good is a Salt Marsh? Natural Succession Who's Who in the Zostera Community The Eelgrass Blight Niches Glossary Reading List Explorations A Living Fossil Beachcombers All Be a Scavenger Sunlight and Sand Osmosis Profiling a Community Comparing Communities Backyard Ecology The Eelgrass Microhabitat The Web of Life