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1	Second Wind more books like this by Dick Francis add to wishlist BBC meteorologist and Ph.D. physicist Perry Stuart's life is thrown for a loop when he accompanies his thrill-seeking friend Kris Ironside on a dangerous flight through a category-3 hurricane over the Cayman Islands. When the flight maroons on tiny Trox Island, Perry and Kris fervently explore the habitat as payment to Robin Darcy, an American ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Seal Wife more books like this by Kathryn Harrison add to wishlist During the World War I years, a man named Bigelow is stationed in Anchorage, Alaska, to observe weather phenomena for the government--air currents, barometric changes, etc. Isolated and lonely, he begins an affair with an Aleut woman who never speaks, and with whom he becomes obsessed. Suddenly, she disappears, devastating him--but Bigelow ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Nothing but blue skies more books like this by Tom Holt add to wishlist There are very many reasons why British summers are either non-existent or, alternatively, held on a Thursday. Many of these reasons are either scientific, dull, or both - but all of them are wrong, especially the scientific ones. The real reason why it rains perpetually from January 1st to December 31st (incl.) is, of course, irritable Chinese ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.38! \| first editions
4	The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies more books like this by Richard Hamblyn add to wishlist A tantalizing mixture of biography, history, and science. The Invention of Clouds takes as its focus a specific scientific advance of the early nineteenth century, but it also addresses other issues of the day, such as culture, religion, aesthetics, literature etc. At the time such things weren't divided into separate disciplines, a mentality that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.14! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Storm Chasers more books like this by Gail Herman, Larry Schwinger (Illustrator) add to wishlist The real-life adventures of scientists who track tornadoes and other fierce storms. Color illustrations accompany the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.52! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Hurricane Hunters!: Riders on the Storm more books like this by Chris L Demarest (Illustrator) add to wishlist Acclaimed author and artist Demarest takes readers inside the National Hurricane Center with a special weather reconnaissance squadron of the Air Force, who risk their lives gathering information on hurricanes to save many lives. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| SVS
7	Bombs and Weathermaps: Reminiscences of World War II more books like this by Brock McElheran add to wishlist Features a meteorological officer's reminiscences about the German air war in Britain in the final year of the Second World War. see all copies from $6.50! new only from $9.95! \| first editions
8	Authors of the Storm: Meteorologists and the Culture of Prediction more books like this by Gary Alan Fine add to wishlist Whether it is used as an icebreaker in conversation or as the subject of serious inquiry, "the weather" is one of the few subjects that everyone talks about. And though we recognize the faces that bring us the weather on television, how government meteorologists and forecasters go about their jobs is rarely scrutinized. Given recent weather ... see all copies from $30.25! new only from $30.25!
9	Storm Chasers: On the Trail of Deadly Tornadoes more books like this by Matt White add to wishlist Examines what a storm chaser is and how storm chasers track, observe, and document deadly weather, especially tornadoes, and discusses how severe weather develops and safety precautions to take in such storms see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.30! \| SVS
10	A to Z of Scientists in Weather and Climate more books like this by Don Rittner add to wishlist Designed for high school through early college students, A to Z of Scientists in Weather and Climate is an ideal reference of notable male and female scientists in the field of meteorology and weather science. Focusing primarily on those historical figures whose contributions have defined the way modern meteorologists understand climate, weather, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
11	Willard Scott's the Joy of Living more books like this by Willard Scott add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Man Who Named the Clouds more books like this by Julie Hannah, Joan Holub, Paige Billin-Frye (Illustrator) add to wishlist This story of Luke Howard--who created a cloud classification system in the late 1700s--is interspersed with the weather journal of a modern-day child working on a science project. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.72! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Snowflake Man: A Biography of Wilson A. Bentley more books like this by Duncan C Blanchard add to wishlist This is a biography of Wilson Alwyn Bentley, the farmer from Jericho, Vermont, who took over five thousand photomicrographs of ice, dew, frost, and -- especially -- snow crystals. Although his photographs were taken between 1885 and 1931, they have never been equalled and are in great demand today. Bentley's story is one of courage and persistence ... see all copies from $35.50! new only from $89.04!
14 view cover	Firestorm: Dr. James E. McDonald's Fight for UFO Science more books like this by Ann Druffel, Brian Crissey (Editor) add to wishlist The authorized biography of Dr. James E. McDonald's research into the UFO phenomenon. McDonald worked in the 1950s and 1960s to raise the UFO issue in the scientific community as a serious problem. This book documents his brave fight for justice and truth, and his untimely end. McDonald is a largely forgotten hero in the long and important ... see all copies from $15.07! new only from $24.28! \| SVS
15	A Day in the Life of a Meteorologist more books like this by Margot Witty, Ken Witty, Stephen Sanacore (Photographer) add to wishlist Follows the activities of a television weatherman as he tracks and reports on the progress of a storm system through his area. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Weather and Climate: The People Behind the Science more books like this by Katherine Cullen add to wishlist Without the daring, courageous, and innovative thinkers the past, life as we know it would be completely different; Planes, trains, and automobiles would never have been invented; Earth would be considered the center of the universe; and strep throat, polio, and smallpox would still be incurable diseases. Thankfully, individuals from various ... see all copies from $9.96! new only from $14.98! \| SVS
17	Storm: Irving Krick Vs. the U.S. Weather Bureaucracy more books like this by Victor Boesen add to wishlist A biography of the meteorologist who has helped develop a method to produce accurate long-range weather forecasts. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Meteorologists more books like this by Sandra J Christian add to wishlist A simple introduction to the work meteorologists do, discussing where they work, the tools that they use, and their importance to the community they serve. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.59! \| SVS
19 view cover	Hurricane Hunters & Tornado Chasers more books like this by Gary Jeffrey add to wishlist see all copies from $11.70! new only from $15.00! \| SVS
20	I Can Be a Weather Forecaster more books like this by Claire Martin add to wishlist Introduces the job of weather forecasting, describing some of the methods used to learn about atmospheric conditions. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
21	Climatic scene more books like this by Gordon Manley add to wishlist see all copies from $6.45! first editions
22	Tree Rings and Telescopes: The Scientific Career of A.E. Douglass more books like this by George Ernest Webb add to wishlist see all copies from $16.00! new only from $167.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Meteorologist more books like this by Geoffrey M Horn add to wishlist Meteorologist: Have you ever wondered how forecasters predict weather? How do they know when to issue evacuation warnings? Or how can they tell how much snow or rain will fall? Meteorologists have an important job. The information they provide not only helps people prepare for their day, but can also help save lives. Learn how these trained ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $15.00!
24	Prophet--Or Professor?: The Life and Work of Lewis Fry Richardson more books like this by Oliver M Ashford add to wishlist The first biography of Lewis Fry Richardson, a pioneer in the use of numerical methods for weather prediction and a lifelong Quaker and pacifist. see all copies from $101.93!
25 view cover	Hurricane Hunters and Tornado Chasers: Life in the Eye of the Storm more books like this by Lois Sakany add to wishlist Twenty Attention-Grabbing Career Titles Guaranteed to Get Your Middle Schoolers Thinking About Their Future This compelling new series for the middle school reader is designed to appeal to the thrill seeker in all of us. Each book includes information about a different extreme career, with a focus on safety and training. Readers will learn what it ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $188.64!

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