ENGLISH

And soon I heard a roaring wind: a natural history of moving air

By BILL , Streever

Book information

Publisher
Little Brown and Company
Year
2016
ISBN
9780316410588, 0316410586, 9780316410595, 0316410594
ASIN
B017RQP1VW
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
3 MB (3095532 bytes)
Edition
First edition
Pages
308 pages: illustrations\0
Time added
2020-11-29 04:20:19
Nonfiction;Science;History;Environment;Nature;Trav

Description

A thrilling exploration of the science and history of wind from the bestselling author ofCold. 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.

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