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Through the use of true stories of exploration, Why the Wind Blows looks at how these adventures were influenced by the weather and man's ignorance of its consequences. The science of meteorology is gently interspersed throughout the text, so that understanding weather becomes an integral part of the stories. Concluding with the influence of modern civilization on the changing climate and its world-altering consequences, the author challenges the reader to take action now to alter the effects of global warming on future generations.
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Matthys Levy is the designer of many iconic buildings and other structures throughout the world, and author of several books. His previous books include the best-selling classic Why Buildings Fall Down, which established his public reputation for expertise on the causes of major structural failures, including the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on 9/11. He also wrote (or in some cases co-authored) Structual Designs in Architecture, Why the Earth Quakes, Why the Wind Blows, Earthquake Games, and Engineering in the City. Building Eden is Levy's first novel, a thriller with subject matter he is intimately familiar with, the design and construction of major buildings in New York City, and the many things that can go wrong. New York structures he has designed and supervised include the Javits Convention Center, the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History, and the Marriott Mar
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- PublisherUpper Access Inc.,U.S.
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0942679318
- ISBN 13 9780942679311
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
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