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And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind: A Natural History of Moving Air

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And Soon I Heard a Roaring Wind: A Natural History of Moving Air

A thrilling exploration of the science and history of wind from the bestselling author of Cold.

Scientist and bestselling nature writer Bill Streever goes to any extreme to explore wind--the winds that built empires, the storms that wreck them--by traveling right through it. Narrating from a fifty-year-old sailboat, Streever leads readers through the world's first forecasts, Chaos Theory, and a future affected by climate change. Along the way, he shares stories of wind-riding spiders, wind-sculpted landscapes, wind-generated power, wind-tossed airplanes, and the uncomfortable interactions between wind and wars, drawing from natural science, history, business, travel, as well as from his own travels.

AND SOON I HEARD A ROARING WIND is an effortless personal narrative featuring the keen observations, scientific rigor, and whimsy that readers love. You'll never see a breeze in the same light again.

Country	USA
Author	Bill Streever
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780316410588
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer	Little, Brown and Company
NumberOfPages	320
PublicationDate	2016-07-26
Publisher	Little, Brown and Company
ReleaseDate	2016-07-26
Studio	Little, Brown and Company

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