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For the beach is only a metaphor and with every reading we are awakened: How we might live, how we can pace ourselves, how we can appreciate our world, how we can love!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Sandy Gingras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e56 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeasures 6.25 x 0.39 x 6.25 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN 9780945582731\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sandy Gingras","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39780076847186,"sku":"","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1571\/6969\/products\/image_06ce20f0-5ab9-47f2-8a2d-94f3b9421ad8.jpg?v=1646780390"},{"product_id":"how-to-live-on-an-island-book","title":"How to Live On An Island Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis charming illustrated gift book encourages us to live happily on simpler terms. We are reminded to ''float'' and ''make a splash,'' to ''ebb and flow'' and ''run with waves'' or ''laugh like a gull''; to ''sugar yourself with sand,'' to ''walk tender'' and to ''thank.'' \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Sandy Gingras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e55 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeasures 6.25 x 0.5 x 6.5 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN 9780945582571\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sandy Gingras","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39780169252946,"sku":"","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1571\/6969\/products\/image_e9e5ef63-9216-4003-a511-38461504c8e1.jpg?v=1646780473"},{"product_id":"how-to-live-in-flip-flops-book","title":"How to Live In Flip Flops Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eSandy Gingras helps readers forget the complicated in favor of the simple, wonderful things in life. Her delightful watercolors and poetic prose showcase the benefits of slowing down and finding happiness in the things that really matter. Whether or not you're at the beach, everyone can relate to the laid-back easiness that comes with living in flip-flops. Includes charming maxims such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLose the uncomfortable shoes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe thankful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmell like a coconut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGo slowly to see the little things\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the perfect gift for family and friends - whether for those who already embrace an easygoing harmony with the world or for those who need a gentle reminder of what's truly important.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Sandy Gingras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e64 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeasures 6.25 x 0.41 x 6.25 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN 9781402224485\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sandy Gingras","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39780193239122,"sku":"","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1571\/6969\/products\/image_b9e5e35f-cc7d-48f5-b133-433df6b1fc25.jpg?v=1646780538"},{"product_id":"lifes-better-at-the-beach-book","title":"Life's Better At The Beach Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith water lapping at your feet, sunshine on your face, and a cold lemonade in your hand, life truly is better in a beach chair. The perfect gift for anyone who appreciates the simple pleasures of beach life. Let the calming watercolors and poetic prose wash over you, celebrating...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e•Sandy toes and salty kisses\u003cbr\u003e •Living easy and NOT multi-tasking\u003cbr\u003e •Not lifting a finger\u003cbr\u003e •Being as magical as a mermaid\u003cbr\u003e •Basking in sunshine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Sandy Gingras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e64 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeasures 6.25 x 0.41 x 6.25 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN 9781402282003\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sandy Gingras","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39780216143954,"sku":"","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1571\/6969\/products\/image_504455d4-540b-45af-b7ee-988f903f936c.jpg?v=1646780606"},{"product_id":"reasons-to-be-happy-at-the-beach-book","title":"Reasons To Be Happy At The Beach Book","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are so many reasons to be happy at the beach. This little book delights in the counting of some favorites. \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReasons to Be Happy at the Beach\u003c\/i\u003e is a gift book that combines the author-illustrator's uniquely endearing watercolor artwork with a wonderfully poetic listing. It's a book that shows us how present happiness really is -- all we have to do is look.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Sandy Gingras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e86 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeasures 4.75 x 0.5 x 4.75 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN 9780945582984\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sandy Gingras","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39780229513298,"sku":"","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1571\/6969\/products\/image_9fbfb394-1097-4846-a512-8c9b5e263b81.jpg?v=1646780664"},{"product_id":"walks-on-the-beach-book","title":"Walks On The Beach Book","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA beach-themed keepsake book that will appeal to those who are lucky enough to live at the beach and those who dream to.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInside this inspiring little book, author and artist Sandy Gingras offers ways to find peace, hope, and healing at the beach. Each \"walk\" is a mini-essay about self-discovery, particularly a woman's self-discovery. Sandy muses about learning patience, leaving it all behind, taking risks and chances, recovering after storms, enduring and gaining strength, and loving and losing and loving again.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGingras finds inspiration in beachy moments and shows us that lessons are everywhere on her beach walks--in a split shell, in a dribble castle, in an upside-down horseshoe crab, in a green jetty, and in the freedom of wearing nothing but a bathing suit.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGingras's watercolors invite you to come along on her \"walks.\" Even if you can't actually walk on the beach each day, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWalks on the Beach\u003c\/i\u003e gives you the sense that you have a little sand between your toes, a little beach in your heart, and a little beach philosophy in your everyday life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Sandy Gingras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e72 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeasures 5.1 x 0.5 x 5.1 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN 9780740797477\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sandy Gingras","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39780237443154,"sku":"","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1571\/6969\/products\/image_30dd4ca5-e25a-4149-9faa-54769b685ac3.jpg?v=1646780723"},{"product_id":"in-a-house-by-the-sea-book","title":"In A House By The Sea Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a genre all her own, Sandy Gingras mixes prose, poetry and artwork to delight readers with witty observation, reflection, and a depth of feeling in her deceptively simple series of books. \u003ci\u003eIn a House by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e -- a collection of short essays, stories, prose and illustrated vignettes, inspired by a metaphorical beach house -- is about emotion and feeling as much as place, mood and memory as much as the beach. In the essay ''This is What Makes Me,'' she writes of being ''oriented in life by a beach (more emotional than geographic) that I keep walking on; a summer (more attitude than season) that I keep longing for.'' ''A is for Attitude'' offers a whimsical beach womans A-to-Z (\u003ci\u003eA is for Away. Away, beach woman, away with you to the beach! You've had enough reality.\u003c\/i\u003e). ''A Beach House -- What the Realtor Should Have Told You'' and ''What the Beach House is For'' remind us that what we really desire at the beach (or anywhere) can not be bought. This book is a sweet, gentle reminder that simplicity and happiness emerge from living in the moment, from finding beauty in one's surroundings and an awareness of the moods and feelings that make life whole.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Sandy Gingras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e71 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeasures 5.75 x 0.5 x 7.75 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN \u003cspan class=\"WorkSelector-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9781593220136\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sandy Gingras","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39780257628242,"sku":"","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1571\/6969\/products\/image_6380ad2a-1c93-4b8c-ae26-9b913dc1264b.jpg?v=1646780778"}],"url":"https:\/\/sgcdevelopments.com\/en-ca\/collections\/beach-books.oembed","provider":"Coral \u0026 Calypso","version":"1.0","type":"link"}