Windswept: The Story of Wind and Weather

By Marq de Villiers

Book Overview

The must-read natural history book of the season from the Governor General's Award-winning author of Water . Wind makes life on earth possible. It moderates climate, dispersing the sun's rays and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802714692
• ISBN13: 9780802714695
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Walker & Company
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Swept away by Windswept

Windswept is the definitive explanation of weather, the answer to all my questions. Mr. de Villiers delivers science with a very human touch.

Blends people's encounters and experiences with wind and storms with scientific fact to make for a l

WINDSWEPT: THE STORY OF WIND AND WEATHER joins others on the topic of weather but here provides an award-winning nature writer's survey of how weather has been perceived and described through the ages: wind, in particular. From wind's ability to influence world patterns and paths to how wind influences health and crime in human affairs, WINDSWEPT is much more than the usual meteorological analysis: it blends people's encounters and experiences with wind and storms with scientific fact to make for a lively read. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch

A great read and fun, too!

According to this book, a 1935 hurricane allegedly sandblasted victims into particles in Florida. However, this sounds like an urban legend repeated one too many times. I assume the people were dead already, a long time, and rotting on beach. But I wonder if the "fact" is really true, or just another hurrican alley urban legend? Sounds fishy to me. Other than that one small criticism, this book is a great read and for anyone interested in weather around the world, it's a perfect beach book for the summer!