{"product_id":"9781529369373-reading-the-glass","title":"Reading the Glass","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Sailor's Stories of Weather\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating insight into the science of weather and the strange, wild and wonderful world of life at sea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eBrimming with knowledge and experience . delightful'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTRISTAN GOOLEY,\u003ci\u003e DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fabulous compendium of terror and disaster, expertise and courage'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eADAM NICOLSON, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seabird's Cry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Evokes panoramas of sea and land with confident flair'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat's in a cloud? What separates a tropical storm from a winter blizzard? And what exactly is El Niño? Elliot Rappaport, a captain of traditional sailing ships, has spent three decades at sea, where understanding weather is the difference between life and death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the icy seas of Greenland to the turbulent waters of the Strait of Gibraltar, from the powerful squalls near the equator to the ancient Polynesian explorers who ventured eastward against trade winds, \u003ci\u003eReading the Glass\u003c\/i\u003e combines science and memoir to reveal the remarkable story of how weather has shaped our oceans, our history and ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An extraordinary book by a modern-day Melville . I can't recommend this book highly enough'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARK VANHOENACKER, author of \u003ci\u003eSkyfaring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gripping account of what weather is, how it feels to be in the middle of it, and what we can expect going forward!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBILL MCKIBBEN, author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40934653853793,"sku":"9781529369373","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29803670.jpg?v=1725782270","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529369373-reading-the-glass","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}