As she gets down below the first layer, the stones are smaller, spikier, wetter, with more sand in the mixture.

当她挖开那块海滩第一层时，石头变得更小更尖细而且更加地潮湿，有更多的沙土夹杂在石头中。

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So when summer comes, we leave the frothy beach books to those who frequent the frothy beach, seeking out spikier, more esoteric pleasures instead.

NPR: Summer Reads for Former Recess Rebels

If you want to know which poker hands to bluff with, why neighbourhoods with permanent residents have more road crossings or why digital communication makes the world spikier not flatter, Mr Harford's book provides some answers.

ECONOMIST: Economics

Last week, he was even spikier.

WSJ: Andre Villas-Boas: The Collapse of a Coaching Wunderkind