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Wind

From a gentle breeze to a monsoon, DeBlieu examines one of nature's most elemental forces, showing how the bumping of a few molecules can lead to the creation of religions, the discovery of continents, and the destruction of empires. Few other forces have so universally shaped the lands and waters of the earth and the patterns of exploration, settlement, and civilization while having a profound influence of the history and psyche of humankind.

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  • "Siroccos, Santa Anas, chinooks, monsoons ... the wind has as many names as moods. Few other forces have so universally shaped the lands and waters of the earth and the patterns of exploration, settlement, and civilization. Few other phenomena have exerted such a profound influence on the history and psyche of humankind..."
  • "From a gentle breeze to a monsoon, DeBlieu examines one of nature's most elemental forces, showing how the bumping of a few molecules can lead to the creation of religions, the discovery of continents, and the destruction of empires. Few other forces have so universally shaped the lands and waters of the earth and the patterns of exploration, settlement, and civilization while having a profound influence of the history and psyche of humankind."@en
  • "With a scientist's eye for detail and a poet's ear for language, DeBlieu examines one of nature's most elemental forces. From a light breeze cooling a hot brow to a gale that blows apart buildings, no other natural phenomenon affects people as directly as wind."
  • "With a scientist's eye for detail and a poet's ear for language, DeBlieu examines one of nature's most elemental forces. From a light breeze cooling a hot brow to a gale that blows apart buildings, no other natural phenomenon affects people as directly as wind."@en
  • "Siroccos, Santa Anas, chinooks, monsoons ? the wind has as many names as moods. Few other forces have so universally shaped the lands and waters of the earth and the patterns of exploration, settlement, and civilization. Few other phenomena have exerted such a profound influence on the history and psyche of humankind. In Wind, Jan DeBlieu brings a poet's voice and a scientist's eye to this remarkable natural force, showing how the bumping of a few molecules can lead to the creation of religions, the discovery of continents, and the destruction of empires. She talks to survivors of a deadly tornado in Iowa, tries hang gliding over North Carolina's Outer Banks, climbs sand dunes in Oregon and slickrock formations in Utah?everywhere exploring the effects, subtle and brutal, comforting and terrifying, of the wind."@en

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  • "Audiobooks"
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  • "Downloadable audio books"
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  • "Wind how the flow of air has shaped my life, myth, and the land"
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  • "Wind how the flow of air has shaped life, myth, and the land"
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  • "Wind How the Flow of Air Has Shaped Life, Myth, and the Land"@en

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