The Story of the British and Their Weather
Title | The Story of the British and Their Weather PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Nobbs |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 2015-01-15 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1445644614 |
A compelling and highly readable history of the British weather – the real master of the islands
The Story of the British and Their Weather
Title | The Story of the British and Their Weather PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Nobbs |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781445644523 |
A compelling and highly readable history of the British weather - the real master of the islands
Very British Weather
Title | Very British Weather PDF eBook |
Author | The Met Office |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2020-10-15 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 1473582342 |
UPGRADE YOUR SMALL TALK GUIDED BY WORLD-LEADING WEATHER EXPERTS! From Foggy and Freezing to Scorching and Stormy, join the ultimate weather adventure through the great British seasons and uncover the extraordinary in every single day*. Are YOU the ultimate weather watcher? Do you know your drizzle from your mizzle? Ever wondered what rainbows are really made of? And could you pinpoint where lightning has struck twice? Pore over beautiful cloudscapes, learn the secrets of sunsets, discover freak weather and fogbows, and why forecasting was so important in British history, from D-Day to the Great Fire of London. Perfect for rainy days in or cloudspotting on the go, the Met Office share the best of almost 170 years of forecasting for the first time in this beautifully illustrated book. Packed with mythbusting, top trivia, stunning visuals and archive gems, shooting the breeze has never been so interesting! *Even when it is tipping it down.
The Wrong Kind of Snow
Title | The Wrong Kind of Snow PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Penn |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008-10 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN | 9780340937884 |
"Rain gave us Inspector Morse and the sliding tackle. Fog gave us the Cat's Eye, Impressionism and chains on front doors. Wind brought a Protestant monarchy. Hail gave us the Norwich Union insurance company. Storms gave us the pencil, the lifeboat, the Norfolk Broads and the first weather forecast. And cold, grey days? Penicillin." "In Britain, what isn't affected by the weather? Since the first chilly Roman sat on Hadrian's Wall and pulled his socks on before his sandals (yes, they're the culprits), British life and British weather have been inseparable." "This is the story of a people forever caught out in the rain (or by the wrong kind of snow). But it's also the story of a country that knows how to appreciate a fine day. It's about an obsession with fresh air - and the thousands of ways we've devised to make the most of it. Because, beneath our restless skies, there's something only we know: in Britain, there's no such thing as a dull day."--BOOK JACKET.
The Met Office Book of the British Weather
Title | The Met Office Book of the British Weather PDF eBook |
Author | The Met Office |
Publisher | |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2010-06-01 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN | 9780715336403 |
This is a unique and entertaining reference to the British weather presented in a series of colourful maps showing every aspect of national and local weather throughout the year.
Comet Weather
Title | Comet Weather PDF eBook |
Author | Liz Williams |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Pages | 444 |
Release | 2023-10-17 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1504088212 |
This tale of four fey sisters is “a golden slice of British rural fantasy in the tradition of Diana Wynne Jones and Tanith Lee. . . . I loved it” (Paul Cornell, New York Times–bestselling author of Witches of Lychford). Levelheaded Bee still lives at Mooncote, the family home in Somerset, where she has an unconventional boyfriend of whom her sisters are unaware. Stella, a DJ who’s just done some gigs in Ibiza, has vowed never to return to Mooncote after a row with Bee. Single mother and fashion designer Serena lives in Notting Hill with growing doubts about her relationship with her longtime boyfriend, a rock musician. And Luna, the youngest, is a wanderer living out of a horse-drawn van while she follows a trail of horse fairs across the country. The four Fallow sisters are scattered like the four winds. But now, with the comet due, they’re drawn back together, united in their desire to find their mother, free-spirited Alys, who disappeared a year ago. They have help, of course, from the star spirits and the no-longer-living, but such advice tends to be cryptic and is hardly the most dependable of guides . . . “In Comet Weather, Liz Williams has crafted something marvellous. This is a book full of wonder, horror, love, heartbreak, strangeness, and a gorgeously evoked sense of time and place. Between one page and the next you’ll be laughing out loud, then shivering to your bones.” —Alastair Reynolds, award-winning author of Eversion and Revelation Space “This quick-witted and intriguing contemporary fantasy is fresh and original, while also harking back to the mythology of the English landscape and the classic literature that has inspired. A many-faceted delight.” —Juliet E. McKenna, author of the Green Man series “A perfect pleasure to read. Think [Neil] Gaiman: imagination enriched with history, culture, geography, astronomy and archaeology, and a dash of romance.” —Aurealis “One of the most affecting and accomplished fantasy novels of the year so far.” —Locus “Mesmerizing.” —SciFi Mind
British Weather
Title | British Weather PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen BONE |
Publisher | |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 1956 |
Genre | |
ISBN |