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Grains of Sand : From the Beaches of Hilton Head Island, Sc, Paperback by Bre.... Grains of Sand : From the Beaches of Hilton Head Island, Sc, Paperback by Bredin, Bob, ISBN 1494378043, ISBN-13 9781494378042, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Grains of Sand is a series of vignettes about life on the beach: the people you meet, the flotsam left by the tides, and the stories that get written in the sand. It's about:* A rusted beach chair inscribed "best mother ever" and the battle to save it from the dump.* A lifeguard who risks her life to save a blind dog from drowning.* A laminated card, found floating in shallow water, showing the emergency exits of a DC-10 aircraft.* A nun who jogs at sunrise while saying her devotions, wearing a black habit and pink running shoes.* The battle between the crows and the seagulls for trash dominance.* The children's kazoo marching band playing "God Bless America" while bather's stand at 's the humorous story of a trash man who watches the sun rise over the waves each morning, and then sets out to rid the sands of man's environmental transgressions.