books about: atmospheric     books:       The End of Nature21 reviews Bill Mckibben Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 Rave for 'The End of Nature' Bill McKibben's beautifully written and cogently reasoned analysis of how humans are damaging the world we share with all other life is must-reading. He shares with readers a respect for Nature---truly wild, untouched Nature---that is personal, emotional, reverential, and spiritual. That respect is contagious. We need to hear voices like his. His book strengthens our will to take the ...             Atmospheric Disturbances: A Novel41 reviews Rivka Galchen Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 Excellent debut! 4.5 out of 5 stars It's rare that a book gets starred reviews from all four major review publications. Was this book that good; does it really deserve that much attention? Yes, absolutely. I really, really loved it; so much, in fact, that I held off reading the last 20 pages or so for two days because I didn't want it to be over. Psychoanalyst Leo Liebenstein thinks his wife Rema has ...             Storm Tactics Handbook: Modern Methods of Heaving-to for Survival in Extreme Conditions17 reviews Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey Pardey Books, 1995 I had the first, the second is worth having too My first copy was pretty worn, so I decided to buy this edition. Really interesting new stories, not only from the Pardeys expereinces in storms, but also from others. I liked the deductions made by folks from both ends of the experience spectrum, one a real novice, others all along the expereince wave, they all add to the information Lin and Larry share in a very understandable manner. I still ...             Extreme Weather: Understanding the Science of Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Floods, Heat Waves, Snow Storms, Global ...1 review H. Michael Mogil Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2007 Extreme Weather, Extremely Interesting! I just finished reading a new book by H. Michael Mogil titled "Extreme Weather". Unlike many weather books which focus on a dynamic approach (highs, lows, jet streams) to explain weather this book looks at extreme weather by event type and discusses the processes and history behind them. By "extreme" I'm talking about tornadoes, ice storms, flooding, lightning, droughts and so on. The book ...             The Children's Blizzard (P.S.)58 reviews David Laskin Harper Perennial, 2005 one of the best books I have ever read This nonfiction account of a tragic event is an absorbing tale. The author delves into the social, political and economic factors which led to this tragedy with an interesting and informative style. He also makes the people involved seem real and one finds themself caring what happens next. This allows the reader to appreciate the reading experience at several levels. The Children's Blizzard, ...             Shattered Consensus: The True State of Global Warming17 reviews Patrick J. Michaels Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005 "Denier"? A comment on the reviewers here. When I see the word "denier" used as in "Global Warming Denier" it tells me everything I need to know about the person. They are ignorant of scientific method and the difference between hypothosis, theory and fact. And that is a shame, because people like them have been manipulated in the name of one "Great Cause" or another for all of history. (The Crusades, ...             CO2 Rising: The World's Greatest Environmental Challenge Tyler Volk The MIT Press, 2008 The most colossal environmental disturbance in human history is under way. Ever-rising levels of the potent greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) are altering the cycles of matter and life and interfering with the Earth's natural cooling process. Melting Arctic ice and mountain glaciers are just the first relatively mild symptoms of what will result from this disruption of the planetary energy balance. In CO 2 Rising, scientist Tyler Volk ...             Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years, Updated and Expanded Edition172 reviews S. Fred Singer, Dennis T. Avery Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2008 G;obal WArming I cannot yet rate this, but since I must give a rating, will give it a 5 as I do believe I will find I agree with the materials presented. I have had no time to even scan it.             The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (P.S.)898 reviews Sebastian Junger Harper Perennial, 2007 The Perfect Story `The Perfect Storm` started out as an article in `Outside` magazine, where Junger was an occasional free-lance contributor, although his day job was a lumber jack and waiting tables. When he wasn't slinging an axe or chops, he expanded the original article into a book, his first, published in 1997 when he was about 34 years old. It did well on the New York Times list and quickly went on to a ...             An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming29 reviews Al Gore Viking Juvenile, 2007 Don't believe in Global Warming? Are you insane?? I am horrified to hear a reviewer, in this day and age and with the united voices out thousands of the world's preeminent scientists shouting it to the rafters, that he/she doubts the existence of a global climate crisis. What more evidence does one need? When our children are dying from starvation and flooding and our grandchildren from disease, people such as these will standing on the last dry ...             Electric Vehicle and the Burden of History1 review David Kirsch Rutgers University Press, 2000 Great Read ... Interesting Thesis Electric Vehicles giving way to the Internal Combustion Engine was not a given at the turn of the 20th century. In the US, Electric Vehicles (EV) outsold the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) significantly in 1900, and by WW2 the ICE was dominant and the last passenger EV company closed up shop. What happened? Why? Was this a foregone conclusion given what we know today? This book examines ...             When Smoke Ran Like Water: Tales of Environmental Deception and the Battle Against Pollution16 reviews Devra Lee Davis Basic Books, 2002 Good, Balanced This is a good and balanced book, especially considering the vested interests of the author (her life!). Too often, these types of books turn into little more than political rants. This is not the case here. Sure, there are political actions and inactions that are discussed, but no personal attacks. There is not a tremendous amount of scientific data in this book, but I did not expect it. I ...             Understanding Weather and Climate (4th Edition)1 review Edward Aguado, James Burt Prentice Hall, 2006 Good text book, bit too pricey I liked this book alot when I was in climatology. It isn't longwinded and is explained in plain english. It's Good as a source book, but goes into great detail (even too much) in some sections and not enough in other parts. Overall, it's a bit too expensive if you aren't using this for a course. Buy it used if you can.             The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology (10th Edition)3 reviews Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck, ... Prentice Hall, 2006 Excellent Introductory Meteorology Resource This text is an excellent resource for an Introductory Meteorology course. Each chapter and topic built upon learning from the previous chapters and topics. This text not only covered detailed information about all meteorological topics, but also contained current event information from the past decade, news clippings, and common questions that may confuse students. The animations and extras ...             Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals and Large-scale Circulation3 reviews Geoffrey K. Vallis Cambridge University Press, 2006 An introductory text and an encyclopedia of GFD Geoffrey Vallis has produced a book on Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (GFD) that ingeniously is both, a lucid introductory text and an encyclopedia. Vallis does not arrogantly push you in hard at the deep end but caringly takes your hand and helps you enter the shallow end. Your confidence therefore grows quickly and you feel eager to explore and learn. This desire is fully satisfied because all ...             Atmospheric Science, Volume 92, Second Edition: An Introductory Survey (International Geophysics)6 reviews John M. Wallace, Peter V. Hobbs Academic Press, 2006 Excellent (albeit dated) treatment of atmos. science (Update--there is a new edition of this textbook, out in spring 2006) It's too bad Wallace and Hobbs never got around to revising this edition of the text, written in 1977. Of all the undergraduate textbooks I had, this was by far the best. W&H cover all the important topics in meteorology and atmospheric science. Each chapter is very well written, easy to understand, and has good ...             Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Volume 93: An Introductory Text (International Geophysics) ...3 reviews John Marshall, R. Alan Plumb Academic Press, 2007 An excellent introductory text This book is a concise, clear and holistic introduction to the subject of atmosphere, ocean and climate science. The book is written in a student-friendly manner. The authors present and develop the tools required to understand the climate system. These tools include radiation, thermodynamics and fluid dynamics. These tools are then used to understand the behaviour of the atmosphere and ocean. ...             Weather Studies: Introduction to Atmospheric Science3 reviews Joseph M. Moran AMS Online, 2006 everything's goo! it's ok, everything's just like expected and it got here on time. it's good i guess             Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?: The Dangers of Global Warming (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)4 reviews Anne Rockwell Collins, 2006 A great, current book for children I used this book for a unit I taught recently on natural resources and conservation, and my second graders loved it! One of the few books on the subject geared toward younger children, this book does a great job of presenting global warming in simple, kid-friendly terms without distortion. The fun and accessible illustrations are very engaging; my students spent several minutes just examining ...             Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast4 reviews David Archer Wiley-Blackwell, 2006 Great Book For Anyone! I honestly believe that after reading this book, anyone will be able to confidently discuss global warming topics from an objective viewpoint. Dr. Archer wrote this book after teaching a course with the same title for several years. His writing style is as great as his lecture style - non-intimidating, humorous, well-explained examples and analogies, and he teaches the science behind the ...              search for books atmosphere, atmospheric, challenge, circulation, conditions, consensus, deception, disturbances, dynamics, electric, environmental, forecast, fundamentals, geophysics, greatest, heaving-to, hurricanes, inconvenient, international, introduction, introductory, large-scale, meteorology, pollution, s-read-and-find-out, shattered, survival, tornadoes, understanding, unstoppable books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Aqui, ninfas del sur, venid ligeras. 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