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Book Review Ultimate Guide to Sea Glass Book Orders SHIP OUT MAY 4TH Get your signed copy here! Hardcover: 272 pages Photographs: 150 full color Author: Mary Beth Beuke Foreward by: Lisl Armstrong As the owner of one of the world’s most elaborate sea glass collections, author, photographer and sea glass jewelry designer Mary Beth Beuke warmly invites the reader into her great big, colorful sea glass world. This hardback, 272 page volume details countless stories, beach journeys and best of all, hundreds of beautiful sea glass rarities. Beuke, president of the North American Sea Glass Assoc. 2005-2010, has been published in National Geographic, Smithsonian, Seattle Times and more. Mary Beth travel’s, speaks about and works daily with these prized ocean gems. Unfortunately, with each passing day, sea glass becomes more and more difficult to find, making the hunt more of a challenge to the seeker, and this book a true treasure trove of history and information. There are several reasons why the hunt is so important to the sea glass seeker.  Some find moments of solitude and beauty in the hunt.  Some collect to add color to their life.  The history, mystery and discovery of sea glass are also strong forces that draw collectors to shorelines around the world to search for these pieces of physically weathered, frosted glass. Whatever your reason for loving sea glass is, The Ultimate Guide to Sea Glass provides information that will help first-time seekers and veteran hunters learn more about their current collection. 52| June-July | RitzyToo! | RitzyToo.com