The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds.(Book review)

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The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds

AUTHOR: Gavin Pretor-Pinney

PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group, Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

DETAILS: 320 pp., $19.95, cloth

ISBN 0-399-53256-0

Having encountered many good and beautiful books on clouds, I embarked on The Cloudspotter's Guide and its black-and-white images with considerable cynicism. However, the author's obvious enthusiasm gradually pulled me in, and once in, reading became more fun. Pretor-Pinney writes in a chatty, friendly, and humorous style. He earnestly wants to make ...

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