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The Cloud Collector's Handbook
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
The Cloud Collector's Handbook
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Gavin Pretor-Pinney
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:112 | Dimensions(mm): Height 143,Width 115 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780340919439
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Classifications | Dewey:551.576 |
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Audience | General | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
138 colour photographs
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Hodder & Stoughton
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Imprint |
Sceptre
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Publication Date |
11 June 2009 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
THE CLOUD COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK fits into the pocket, allowing cloudspotters to identify cloud formations anytime and anywhere. All the common cloud types are represented, as are many of the rare ones, each fully described and illustrated with a range of photographs. Not only is THE CLOUD COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to be able to identify and understand every cloud that floats by, it also caters for the competitive cloudspotter. Points are awarded for each cloud type identified the rarer the cloud, the greater points and there s space to fill in where and when it was sighted. Beautifully designed, in colour throughout, and full of the humour that made THE CLOUDSPOTTER'S GUIDE so engaging, the HANDBOOK is the essential reference for anyone with their head in the clouds.
Author Biography
Gavin Pretor-Pinney is the founder of The Cloud Appreciation Society, a global organisation he set up to fight 'blue-sky thinking'. He is also the co-founder and creative director of The Idler" magazine and author of the bestselling THE CLOUDSPOTTER'S GUIDE. He lives in London and Somerset.
ReviewsPraise for THE CLOUDSPOTTER'S GUIDE -- . 'A lovely book, the sort that everybody should have in the car or on the kitchen windowsill' -- Daily Telegraph 'His style is genial, his enthusiasm uplifting and his book nothing less than a subtle but glorious mantra for a way of life.' -- Metro 'Eloquent and engaging ... Beautiful illustrations, photos and diagrams throughout, which show how spectacular the sights can be for the ardent cloudspotter.' -- Financial Times
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