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The Cloudspotter's Guide

By: Gavin Pretor-Pinney

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Paperback | 18 November 2006 | Edition Number 1

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320 Pages

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2 x 13 x 20

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''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.

Looking up will never be the same again.

Industry Reviews

A lovely book, the sort that everybody should have in the car or on the kitchen windowsill - Daily Telegraph

His style is genial, his enthusiasm uplifting and his book nothing less than a subtle but glorious mantra for a way of life. - Metro

Read this eye-opening and amusingly written book and you will realise that beautiful as they are clouds are not just put there for decoration, they are truly awesome things. - Daily Mail

Eloquent and engaging Beautiful illustrations, photos and diagrams throughout, which show how spectacular the sights can be for the ardent cloudspotter. - Financial Times

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