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Wind: How the Flow of Air Has Shaped Life, Myth, and the Land
Contributor(s): DeBlieu, Jan (Author)
ISBN: 1593760949     ISBN-13: 9781593760946
Publisher: Catapult
OUR PRICE:   $15.15  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2006
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Annotation: A fascinating look at how a collision of molecules led to the creation of religion, the discovery of continents, and the destruction of empires, "Wind" brings a poet's voice and a scientist's eye together to reveal the profound influence of this phenomenon on the history and psyche of humankind.
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BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Weather
- Science | Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology
- History | World - General
Dewey: 551.518
LCCN: 2006005457
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.80 lbs) 312 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The winds of the world have sculpted the land and all aspects of nature, but they've also shaped humans -- histories, cultures and settlements. Ephemeral and powerful, the wind is impossible to capture in a single phrase or image. In Wind, Jan DeBlieu sets out to better understand this force of nature by exploring its many aspects and effects, large and small, in a quest that spans the United States.
She visits a weather observatory at the summit of Mount Washington, talks to survivors of a deadly tornado in Iowa, tries hang gliding in North Carolina, and climbs sand dunes in Oregon and slickrock formations in Utah. DeBlieu lives on one of the most wind-plagued landscapes on the earth, North Carolina's Outer Banks, where the winds have shaped the contours of the islands, the migrations of birds and fish, and the customs and character of the residents. In poetic prose she seamlessly interweaves her life experiences with scientific research to compelling and enriching result.
Winner of the John Burroughs Medal for Natural History Writing, Wind brings us closer to a force that affects us all.