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An uncategorisable, distinctly beautiful piece of science writing - a visual biography of the weather by a writer of 'sheer imaginative genius' (Malcolm Gladwell) '21st-century genius' Elle A howling wind, a thunderstorm, the beating sun - it's with the elements that nature shows its true force and wonder. In Thunder and Lightning, Guggenheim fellow and Pulitzer nominee Lauren Redniss draws a new account of the weather. She has travelled from the frozen archipelagos of the Arctic Ocean to the 'absolute desert' of Atacoma, Chile, to show us the elements at their most extreme. Along the way, through interviews and research, she has unearthed curious stories of exploration, savagery and coincidence - stories which show us how weather has shaped humanity, intervened in the course of history, and how mankind, in turn, has tried to bend the weather to its ends. A book of exquisite beauty, with each illustration etched and coloured by hand, Thunder and Lightning informs, charms and transports. A combination of art and cultural history, from an uncategorisable and unique creative spirit, it will leave readers looking at the wind, the sun and the rain with new eyes.Product Identifiers
PublisherVintage Publishing
ISBN-139780224096751
eBay Product ID (ePID)221171205
Product Key Features
Number of Pages272 Pages
Publication NameThunder and Lightning: Weather Past, Present and Future
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeography & Geosciences, Science, History
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
AuthorLauren Redniss
Subject AreaComics
Dimensions
Item Height300 mm
Item Weight1343 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorLauren Redniss