. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. BOOK MARKET Book Some Time with the North Carolina Coast T -Lhe , he holidays offer a time to re- flect and relax — if you can get away from the bustling shopping malls and festive events. And while giving to others is an im- portant and gratifying part of the holiday season, giving to ourselves is also important. This year, treat yourself. Set aside time to fall into your favorite reading chair and crack open a book about the Carolina coast. • Hatteras Journal by Jan DeBlieu. 1998. John F. Blair, Publishe
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. BOOK MARKET Book Some Time with the North Carolina Coast T -Lhe , he holidays offer a time to re- flect and relax — if you can get away from the bustling shopping malls and festive events. And while giving to others is an im- portant and gratifying part of the holiday season, giving to ourselves is also important. This year, treat yourself. Set aside time to fall into your favorite reading chair and crack open a book about the Carolina coast. • Hatteras Journal by Jan DeBlieu. 1998. John F. Blair, Publisher, 1406 Plaza Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27103. 232 pages. Paperback, $ ISBN 0-89587-214-5. If you read this book when it first was published 11 years ago, then here's your chance to share it with others who love na- ture in general or North Carolina's coast in particular. Originally published in hardcover in 1987, this chronicle of Outer Banks life is now in paperback in Blair's Salem Selections series. DeBlieu is a master at rendering natural his- tory and ecology in the written word. She has contributed to Audubon, Smithsonian and many other national maga- zines. Her latest book, Wind, was published in July. Hatteras Journal is a collection of 10 essays arranged chronologically. Beginning with a legendary nor'easter that raked over Hatteras Island in 1986, DeBlieu moves through her. By Daun Daemon first year or so on the island with grace and drama. Her chapter on loggerhead turtles is as luminous as the experi- ence of watching a turtle nesting. It's a mesmeriz- ing account with all the elements of human drama. Will the eggs hatch? If they do, will the hatchlings reach the surf, avoiding the clutches of ravenous raccoons? Once in the ocean, will they survive to find shelter in the Sargasso Sea? This drama is told in language that is often sublime: "We crouched in back of the turtle. Pure white bar- nacles that glistened with phosphorescence were strung down her s
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