'Booth's book does fill in important gaps with its account of the institutions and professional organisations that grew up around the beach in the second half of the twentieth century.' - Australian Historical Studies

• Prof.Jon Stratton (Curtin University of Technology)"necessary reading...This is the book on the history of beach culture in Australia for which all of us concerned with Australian popular culture have been waiting."The Manly Daily"Booth has created a social history of Australia

'Booth's book does fill in important gaps with its account of the institutions and professional organisations that grew up around the beach in the second half of the twentieth century.' - Australian Historical Studies

• Prof.Jon Stratton (Curtin University of Technology)"necessary reading...This is the book on the history of beach culture in Australia for which all of us concerned with Australian popular culture have been waiting."The Manly Daily"Booth has created a social history of Australia

'Booth's book does fill in important gaps with its account of the institutions and professional organisations that grew up around the beach in the second half of the twentieth century.' - Australian Historical Studies

• Prof.Jon Stratton (Curtin University of Technology)"necessary reading...This is the book on the history of beach culture in Australia for which all of us concerned with Australian popular culture have been waiting."The Manly Daily"Booth has created a social history of Australia