| And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind: A Natural History of Moving Air Contributor(s): Streever, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316410608 ISBN-13: 9780316410601 Publisher: Little Brown and Company OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology - Science | Global Warming & Climate Change - Nature | Natural Disasters |
| Dewey: 551.518 |
| LCCN: 2016960854 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.6" (1.15 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A thrilling exploration of the science and history of wind from the bestselling author of Cold. Scientist and bestselling nature writer Bill Streever goes to any extreme to explore wind -- the winds that built empires, the storms that wreck them -- by traveling right through it. Narrating from a fifty-year-old sailboat, Streever leads readers through the world's first forecasts, Chaos Theory, and a future affected by climate change. Along the way, he shares stories of wind-riding spiders, wind-sculpted landscapes, wind-generated power, wind-tossed airplanes, and the uncomfortable interactions between wind and wars, drawing from natural science, history, business, travel, as well as from his own travels. And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind is an effortless personal narrative featuring the keen observations, scientific rigor, and whimsy that readers love. You'll never see a breeze in the same light again. |