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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. 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 | Not my usual kind of read, but it was actually quite interesting and I learnt lots about different clouds. (  )soliloquies | Oct 5, 2008 | 1  I never knew how fascinating clouds could be. This isn't just a guide about clouds; it contains lots of stories woven in with the scientific details. ( )bunnyladen | Aug 1, 2008 | I adored this book. It is informative, full of good science, and yet strangely whimsical. An inspired choice on the part of the publisher, since it was not an obvious best-seller. My admiration is perhaps inflated by the location in which I read it: West Cork, the bottom left-hand corner of Ireland, where cloud formations and changing skies are a subject of constant delight and/or angst. Hardback edition undermined only by the very poor quality of photographs. ( )ElizabethPisani | Apr 19, 2008 | 1 0.045 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0340895896, Hardcover)A quirky, clever guide for everyone who loves to look up.Where do clouds come from? Why do they look the way they do? And why have they captured the imagination of timeless artists, Romantic poets, and every kid who's ever held a crayon? Journalist and lifelong sky watcher Gavin Pretor-Pinney reveals everything there is to know about clouds, from history and science to art and pop culture. Cumulus, nimbostratus, and the dramatic and seemingly surfable Morning Glory cloud are just a few of the varieties explored in this smart, witty, and eclectic tour through the skies. Generously illustrated with striking photographs and line drawings featuring everything from classical paintings to lava lamps, children's drawings, and Roman coins, The Cloudspotter's Guide will have science and history buffs, weather watchers, and the just plain curious floating on cloud nine. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:03 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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