Under the Weather: Us and the Elements [Lingua Inglese] - Rilegato

Fort, Tom

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ISBN 10: 1844133699 ISBN 13: 9781844133697

Casa editrice: Random House Uk Ltd, 2006

Riassunto

A humorous journey around Britain to uncover the history of the eccentrics, crackpots and visionaries who have tried to measure and predict the weather, meeting people obsessed with the weather today, and trying to define the effect of the weather on the national character.

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Recensione:

Tom Fort has put together a delightfully discursive book: a gentle rambling through the printed sources interlaced with meetings and outings to give it topicality. (Daily Mail)

... an entertaining survey of the history of man's ceaseless struggle to answer the big question: do I need to take my Mac? (The Independent)

... Good humoured and quietly ... The exchange between Johnson's Englishmen may not, in the end, arrive anywhere in particular, but it goes on to this day.Under the Weather is a worthy addition to that long-lived conversation, and a reminder of how compelling it remains. (Guardian)

A great little book about the British obsession with the climate, it's full of fruitful parcels of meteorological lore. (Conde Nast Traveller)

... The writing possesses an affable charm and Fort has an appealing layman's enthusiasm for the subject. (Financial Times Magazine)

L'autore:

Tom Fort read English at Balliol College, Oxford before going on to work as a reporter on a newspaper and then on to the BBC where he worked for over 20 years.He is married with five children and is the author of three other books. (The Grass is Greener, The Far From Compleat Angler and The Book of Eels, published by Harper Collins). (2004-09-27)

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• Editore: Random House Uk Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1844133699
• ISBN 13: 9781844133697
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 320