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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  craigim | Jan 30, 2010 |  Charming overview of clouds, those sky-borne spectres we tend to either romantically regard or blithely ignore. Pretor-Pinney, who is behind the Cloud Appreciation Society, has written an informative and enjoyable book, presenting enough science to satisfy but not too much to daunt. Throughout, he promotes the simple pleasure of cloud watching with a whimsical sort of cirrusness. (  ) stancarey | Sep 27, 2009 | Big fun. Has me looking up at the clouds in new ways. (  ) iceT | Jul 25, 2009 | A very british read. Informative, whimsical, humorous, filled with digressions, stories and quotes. A slight volume with great intellectual and emotional impact. A book to be savored as an absolutely essential read on an entirely ephemeral topic. ( ) kaythetall | May 18, 2009 | I loved this book so much it made me a cloud photographer. Instead of driving "blindly" into town, my visor is up and I am constantly hitting the brakes to leap out of the car and catch the image. Don't panic, I live in the Australian countryside and rarely come across other vehicles until near the town! My profile photo is one I took across our farm paddocks called Sky Poetry. For countryfolk weather is vital, so learning about the clouds and their impact on rain was excellent knowledge and apart from the b & w pictures, the info Gavin has put together is entertaining and educational. I was really interested in his comments on con-trails and their potential to change the formation of rain clouds. A really good read. Among my favourite long-term books. (  ) sweetrevival | May 11, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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The book goes through each of the different types of cloud categorized by meteorologists and gives an explanation of what type of weather you're likely to see them in and what underlying atmospheric conditions cause them. He also peppers the text with religious, artistic, and historical context to various cloud types and does it all with dry British humour and obvious enthusiasm. Since I started reading this guide, I've become much more aware of the different clouds in the sky and much more appreciative. Mission accomplished Mr. Pretor-Pinney. (