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Bezig met laden... National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Weather (editie 1991)door David M. Ludlum (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. ISBN 0679408517 / 9780679408512 What could have been a wonderful book was spoiled by a concentration on the freakish and the exceptional (are four photographs of mammatus clouds really called for?) and an annoying populist editorial perspective according to which the atmosphere is "our [sic] most valuable possession" (p. 23), nature is an artist and the sky overhead is "nature's canvas" (p. 155), and so on. These perspectives have their place, or places, but an Audubon guide shouldn't be one of them. Also unappealing, to me at least, is the disfiguring of the pages by right-justifying texts and wasting acres of space with enormous (1-1/4") left margins and tiny right margins (1/4"), unindented paragraphs, a number of charcoal pages, etc. etc. -- but these are common to the entire series and should no doubt be blamed on self-indulgent designer Barbara Balch, ( http://barbarabalch.com/ ) who has uglified many a book in her time by making its pages over-busy and self-attentive. National Audubon Society Field Guide to Weather is a very informative and fascinating book! It explains all sorts of weather phenomena and has amazing photographs of everything from clouds to storms to snow. The pictures are what make the book. Without the color plates, the text itself would be a bit dull. I also loved the diagrams and maps because they helped clarify the text. The chapters and sections were very clearly organized, making it easy to flip through. After three readability tests, I found that the text is at about a 10th grade level. This guide is perfect for meteorologists or anyone who is curious about the atmosphere and weather. Overall, it's an interesting book! geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Interest in our nation's weather patterns is rising-as is witnessed in the popularity of the Weather Channel-and this guide is the most popular reference to every type of weather system, cloud formation, and atmospheric phenomenon common to North America. The 378 dramatic photographs capture cloud types, precipitation, storms, twisters, and optical phenomena such as the Northern Lights. Essays with accompanying maps and illustrations discuss the earth's atmosphere, weather systems, cloud formation, and development of tornadoes and many other weather events. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)551.6973Natural sciences and mathematics Earth sciences & geology Geology, Hydrology Meteorology Climatology and weatherLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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