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18 Miles: The Epic Drama of Our Atmosphere and Its Weather by Dewdney: Used
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2018-10-23
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN
- 9781770413467
- Book Title
- 18mi.: the Epic Drama of Our Atmosphere and Its Weather
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Nature, Science
- Topic
- Weather, Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, History
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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"With wit and a humbling sense of wonder, this is a book that can be shared and appreciated by a wide audience who now religiously check their phones for daily forecasts." -- Publishers Weekly Starred Review "This terrific, accessible, and exciting read helps us to better understand the aspects of weather and the atmosphere all around us." --Library Journal Starred Review We live at the bottom of an ocean of air -- 5,200 million million tons, to be exact. It sounds like a lot, but Earth's atmosphere is smeared onto its surface in an alarmingly thin layer -- 99 percent contained within 18 miles. Yet, within this fragile margin lies a magnificent realm -- at once gorgeous, terrifying, capricious, and elusive. With his keen eye for identifying and uniting seemingly unrelated events, Chris Dewdney reveals to us the invisible rivers in the sky that affect how our weather works and the structure of clouds and storms and seasons, the rollercoaster of climate. Dewdney details the history of weather forecasting and introduces us to the eccentric and determined pioneers of science and observation whose efforts gave us the understanding of weather we have today. 18 Miles is a kaleidoscopic and fact-filled journey that uncovers our obsession with the atmosphere and weather -- as both evocative metaphor and physical reality. From the roaring winds of Katrina to the frozen oceans of Snowball Earth, Dewdney entertains as he gives readers a long overdue look at the very air we breathe.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
ECW Press
ISBN-10
1770413464
ISBN-13
9781770413467
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25038398140
Product Key Features
Book Title
18mi.: the Epic Drama of Our Atmosphere and Its Weather
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Weather, Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, History
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Nature, Science
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qc863.4.D49 2018
Reviews
"With wit and a humbling sense of wonder, this is a book that can be shared and appreciated by a wide audience who now religiously check their phones for daily forecasts." -- Publishers Weekly Starred Review, "Dewdney has written a complex, entertaining and highly informative book that rivals the information one might find in a college classroom. For anyone interested in the air we breathe, 18 Miles is a great addition to any library." -- Shelf Awareness Newsletter
Table of Content
Introduction 1. Stormy with a Chance of Life: The Improbable Birth of Our Atmosphere 2. The Wild Blue Yonder: The Layers of the Atmosphere 3. Cloud Nine: Inside the Misty Giants above Our Heads 4. The Poem of Earth: Rain 5. The Secret Life of Storms 6. Katrina: The Life Story of a Hurricane 7. Palace of the Winds 8. Which Way the Wind Blows: The Story of Weather Forecasting 9. Apollo's Chariot: The Seasons 10. A Cold Place: Winter and the Ice Ages 11. Climate Change Past and Present 12. Weather That Changed History Postscriot: Fire, Water, Earth, Air Appendix: Measurement Conversions Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
Copyright Date
2018
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2018-487547
Dewey Decimal
551.5
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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