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Thunder Lightning
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Author : Lauren Redniss
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2015-10-27
Thunder Lightning written by Lauren Redniss and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-27 with Nature categories.
Note: This eBook file contains many richly detailed full-color images and makes use of unconventional page layouts. Because of this, readers will be required to zoom in on each page to read the text and see the finer detail of the artwork. [It has not been optimized for devices that display only in black and white.] From the National Book Award finalist Lauren Redniss, author of Radioactive, comes a dazzling fusion of storytelling, visual art, and reportage that grapples with weather in all its dimensions: its danger and its beauty, why it happens and what it means. WINNER OF THE PEN/E. O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND SHELF AWARENESS Weather is the very air we breathe—it shapes our daily lives and alters the course of history. In Thunder & Lightning, Lauren Redniss tells the story of weather and humankind through the ages. This wide-ranging work roams from the driest desert on earth to a frigid island in the Arctic, from the Biblical flood to the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Redniss visits the headquarters of the National Weather Service, recounts top-secret rainmaking operations during the Vietnam War, and examines the economic impact of disasters like Hurricane Katrina. Drawing on extensive research and countless interviews, she examines our own day and age, from our most personal decisions—Do I need an umbrella today?—to the awesome challenges we face with global climate change. Redniss produced each element of Thunder & Lightning: the text, the artwork, the covers, and every page in between. She created many of the images using the antiquated printmaking technique copper plate photogravure etching. She even designed the book’s typeface. The result is a book unlike any other: a spellbinding combination of storytelling, art, and science. Praise for Thunder & Lightning “[An] aesthetically charged and deeply researched account . . . a wild rainstorm of a book, pelting the reader with ideas and inspiration.”—Nature “A gorgeous and illuminating illustrated study of weather in all its tempestuous variety . . . Redniss’s combo of fact, folklore, and vibrant etched copperplate prints enthralls.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “Eerily beautiful . . . Contains plenty of scientific explanation (including more than a few nods toward global warming), but also far-flung personal stories that illuminate the beauty, wonder and chaos inherent in the elements.”—The New York Times “Magical . . . Redniss has . . . shown us how human beings live with nature—fighting, coexisting, taming, predicting via leech barometer and radar and intuition.”—The New York Times Book Review “[A] twenty-first-century genius . . . The reader willing to put herself fully in Redniss’s hands will be rewarded with a delicious feeling of being enveloped by a phenomenon that eclipses the chiming trivialities of daily life.”—Elle “Redniss is one of the most creative science writers of our time—her combination of beautiful artwork, reporting, and poetic prose brings science to life in ways that words alone simply cannot.”—Rebecca Skloot “Redniss combines her own dual punch of expressive art and impressive erudition to give an entirely new take on all that happens above our heads.”—Adam Gopnik “A strange and wonderful thing, the work of a first-class mind that refuses to submit to any categories or precedent.”—Dave Eggers
Thunder And Lightning
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Author : Natalie Goldberg
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2011-07-26
Thunder And Lightning written by Natalie Goldberg and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
DIVDIVIn the sequel to her bestselling Writing Down the Bones, Natalie Goldberg advises readers on how to capture the flashes of inspiration of a writer’s life, and turn this “thunder and lightning” into a polished final piece/divDIV /divDIVAny writer may find himself or herself with an abundance of raw material, but it takes patience and care to turn this material into finished stories, essays, poems, novels, and memoirs. Referencing her own experiences both as a writer and as a student of Zen, Natalie provides insight into the struggles and demands of turning ideas into concrete form. /divDIV /divDIVHer guidance addresses ways to overcome writer’s block, deal with the fear of criticism and rejection, get the most from working with an editor, and improve one’s writing by reading accomplished authors. She communicates this with her characteristic humor and compassion, and a deep respect for writing as an act of celebration./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Natalie Goldberg, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection./div /div
Thunder And Lightning
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Author : Wendy Pfeffer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-04
Thunder And Lightning written by Wendy Pfeffer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Simple text and photographs describe two features of storms, thunder and lightning.
The Story Of Lightning And Thunder
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Author : Ashley Bryan
language : en
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Release Date : 1999
The Story Of Lightning And Thunder written by Ashley Bryan and has been published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The story of how Lightning, a mischievous young ram, and Thunder, his sheep mother, are banished to the sky is told in this "delightful Nigerian folktale. . . . Written to be read aloud, with bits of rhyme and unexpected wordplay. Bryan's uniquely vibrant, swirling, light-filled paintings (enliven) every page".--"Kirkus Reviews", pointered review. Full color.
Lightning Principles Instruments And Applications
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Author : Hans Dieter Betz
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2008-12-04
Lightning Principles Instruments And Applications written by Hans Dieter Betz and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-04 with Science categories.
Lightning represents a natural phenomenon of substantial interest. Due to its complex nature, research continues in many countries and reveals amazing results. Lightning is actively observed because of its relevance to Earth climate and air composition in addition to the classical aspects of related human fatalities and damage to forests, buildings, power lines, aircraft, structures and electronic devices. In this volume, the most important contemporary questions on lightning are addressed and analyzed under many experimental and theoretical aspects. Lightning detection techniques using ground-based and space-borne methods are described, along with network engineering and statistical analysis. Contributions detail research on atmospheric electricity, cloud physics, lightning physics, modeling of electrical storms and middle atmospheric events. Special phenomena such as triggered lightning and sprite observations are examined. Lightning-induced nitrogen oxides and their effects on atmospheric chemistry and climate are discussed. Each topic is presented by international experts in the field. Topics include: * air chemistry * convective storms * infrasound from lightning * lightning and climate change * lightning and precipitation * lightning and radiation * lightning and supercells * lightning and thunderstorms * lightning detection * lightning from space * lighting protection * lightning return strokes * observations and interpretations * spatial distribution and frequency * triggered lightning * weather extremes
Stealing God S Thunder
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Author : Philip Dray
language : en
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Release Date : 2005-12-27
Stealing God S Thunder written by Philip Dray and has been published by Random House Trade Paperbacks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-12-27 with History categories.
“Dray captures the genius and ingenuity of Franklin’s scientific thinking and then does something even more fascinating: He shows how science shaped his diplomacy, politics, and Enlightenment philosophy.” –Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Today we think of Benjamin Franklin as a founder of American independence who also dabbled in science. But in Franklin’s day, the era of Enlightenment, long before he was an eminent statesman, he was famous for his revolutionary scientific work. Pulitzer Prize finalist Philip Dray uses the evolution of Franklin’s scientific curiosity and empirical thinking as a metaphor for America’s struggle to establish its fundamental values. He recounts how Franklin unlocked one of the greatest natural mysteries of his day, the seemingly unknowable powers of lightning and electricity. Rich in historical detail and based on numerous primary sources, Stealing God’s Thunder is a fascinating original look at one of our most beloved and complex founding fathers.
Astronomical And Magnetical And Meteorological Observations Made At The Royal Observatory Greenwich In The Year
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1850
Astronomical And Magnetical And Meteorological Observations Made At The Royal Observatory Greenwich In The Year written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1850 with Astronomy categories.
Report Of The Minister Of Education
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Author : Ontario. Department of Education
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1865
Report Of The Minister Of Education written by Ontario. Department of Education and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1865 with categories.
Sessional Papers Legislature Of The Province Of Ontario
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Author : Ontario. Legislative Assembly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1868
Sessional Papers Legislature Of The Province Of Ontario written by Ontario. Legislative Assembly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with Ontario categories.
Annual Report Of The Normal Model Grammar And Common Schools In Upper Canada
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Author : Ontario. Department of Education
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1868
Annual Report Of The Normal Model Grammar And Common Schools In Upper Canada written by Ontario. Department of Education and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with categories.