The Essential Book of Weather Lore: Time-tested Weather Wisdom from Farmers, Mariners, Gardeners, and Country Folk - Hardcover

Horvitz, Leslie Alan

 
9781877082948: The Essential Book of Weather Lore: Time-tested Weather Wisdom from Farmers, Mariners, Gardeners, and Country Folk

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Synopsis

Featuring helpful tips for amateur forecasters on how to predict the weather, an entertaining compilation of timeless weather folklore, trivia, facts, wisdom, and records is organized into sections that cover Months, Seasons, and Climate; Cold Spells, Snow, and Hail; Sunshine, Heat-waves, and Droughts; Cloud, Rain, and Flood; and Storm, Wind, and Tornadoes.

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About the Author

Leslie Alan Horvitz is a freelance writer, specializing in science. The editor of The Quotable Scientist and Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC, he is the author of three forthcoming books: The Brain: Frontiers of Science, Eureka: A History of Scientific Breakthroughs, and Hows of Blues: What We Know About Depression and Manic Depression. He lives in New York City.

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Find out what we can learn from old wive's tales, halos around the moon, migrating locusts, and suddenly silent spring peepers.

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9780762108572: The Essential Book of Weather Lore: Time-Tested Weather Wisdom and Why the Weatherman Isn't Always Right

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ISBN 10:  0762108576 ISBN 13:  9780762108572
Publisher: Readers Digest, 2007
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