Name: The Cloudspotter's Guide
Price: 15.98 EUR
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Author: Gavin Pretor-Pinney
ISBN: 9780340895900

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Hodder and Stoughton

Author

Gavin Pretor-Pinney

Topic

novela extranjera

Year

2007

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

ISBN

034089590x

ISBN13

9780340895900

The Cloudspotter's Guide

Gavin Pretor-Pinney (Author) · Hodder and Stoughton · Paperback

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Synopsis "The Cloudspotter's Guide"

'The clouds are nature's poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them. Clouds are for dreamers, and their contemplation benefits the soul. Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger of being overlooked ...'

Gavin Pretor Pinney is the chairman and founder member of the Cloud Appreciation Society. He contends that we are blessed in this country with a uniquely rich and varied cloudscape, which has hitherto been sadly undervalued. His book teaches us to appreciate their different varieties - the cumulus, nimbostratus and Morning Glory to name only a few - and all their beauties and significances, both meteorological and cultural. We learn how Hindus believed the cumulus clouds were the spiritual cousins of elephants, how thermal air currents act on fair weather cumuli, and how to save a fortune in psychiatric bills by using the clouds as Rorschach images that reflect our state of mind as well as nature's moods.