Tornado Alley
Title | Tornado Alley PDF eBook |
Author | Howard B. Bluestein |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780195307115 |
For scientists, amateur weather enthusiasts, or anyone intrigued or terrified by a darkening sky, this book provides not only a history of tornado research, but a vivid look into the origin of the storms. 67 color illustrations.
Adventures in Tornado Alley
Title | Adventures in Tornado Alley PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Hollingshead |
Publisher | Thames and Hudson |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008-03-25 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 9780500287378 |
From surreal skyscapes to wholesale destruction: the most dramatic scenes from the natural world. The destructive power of nature has always been a source of fear and fascination, and never more so than now, when climate change and extreme weather conditions are constantly in the news. Across the central United States, the infamous storms of Tornado Alley are fueled by the collision of cold fronts from Canada and warm fronts from the Gulf of Mexico. People have been chasing these storms for decades in pursuit of thrilling experiences, but now a new generation of storm chasers is combining scientific knowledge with powerful images. This book follows Mike Hollingshead and Eric Nguyen on seventeen chases through Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and South Dakota, illustrating the unfolding events with sequential shots and a running commentary by the chasers themselves. These spectacular storm portfolios are expanded with special features on weather phenomena like hail and mammatus clouds plus insights into forecasting and research.
A Trip To Tornado Alley
Title | A Trip To Tornado Alley PDF eBook |
Author | Penelope Dyan |
Publisher | Bellissima Publishing |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2022-01-19 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781614775706 |
Jan and Jenny travel to Tornado Alley in this nineteenth book in the Jan and Jenny mystery adventure series. Experience what they saw and who they rescued, and find out why good must always prevail over evil!
The Mystery in Tornado Alley
Title | The Mystery in Tornado Alley PDF eBook |
Author | Carolyn Keene |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 115 |
Release | 2013-05-14 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1442497289 |
Dream trip? Or a nightmare of trouble? When Hannah Gruen inherits a farm from a distant cousin, the Drews, with Bess and George, drive off for a scenic Oklahoma vacation. The plan is to sell the property and pack up whatever mementos Hannah wants to keep. But a terrifying encounter with a tornado is just the beginning of trouble. In a duffel bag Nancy discovers what looks like a ransom note—and a gruff intruder appears, insisting that the bag is his! Is he planning a kidnapping? Nancy contacts the local police, but they think it’s a prank. When charming Derek Owens, a tornado chaser at the local university, offers to help, Nancy accepts faster than a lightning flash. But the clues she discovers lead her deeper into peril, and Nancy’s soon fighting for her life—in the eye of a monster storm!
Tornado Alley
Title | Tornado Alley PDF eBook |
Author | William S. Burroughs |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
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Hunting Nature's Fury
Title | Hunting Nature's Fury PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Hill |
Publisher | Wilderness Press |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2010-01-01 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0899975178 |
Each year, at least 1,200 tornadoes batter the United States. While most occur in Tornado Alley--a vast, weather-beaten swath of middle America-in truth, tornadoes can occur almost anywhere. And where there are tornadoes, there are storm chasers. They come in all shapes and sizes, from hobbyists to researchers to professional chasers. There is one, however, who stands well above the rest: Roger Hill. Hunting Nature's Fury tells the story of Roger Hill and his love affair with storm chasing, taking you on a suspenseful and dramatic ride across the Great Plains, into the Deep South, even into the eyes of such recent hurricanes as Katrina. You'll accompany Hill as he braves close calls, makes history, and gains insight into the science of severe weather. This is a story of a storm chaser obsessed with the storms that almost killed him; of resiliency in the face of disaster; and of humility in the presence of the awesome power of nature. Includes eight color pages of jaw-dropping photos taken by Hill showing many of the storms chronicled in the book.
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Title | A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again PDF eBook |
Author | David Foster Wallace |
Publisher | Back Bay Books |
Pages | 546 |
Release | 2009-11-23 |
Genre | Humor |
ISBN | 0316090522 |
These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.