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Summary: THE OVERWHELMING FORCE OF NATURE IN THE RAW....
Review: This book documents the violent weather - TORNADOES - spawned by severe thunderstorms that strike the Great Plains of the United States. Written by an internationally recognized research scientist, the book presents: - An historical account of the study of the nature of tornadoes and their origin - The first scientifically motivated storm chases in the Great Plains - The use of meteorological Doppler radars and other instrumentation - Simulation of storms on computers and the documentation of weather phenomena during storm chases. Interwoven are stories of serendipitous discoveries, the intense excitement of close encounters with tornadoes, and the agonizing disappointments of unsuccessful chases and equipment failure. Most of all, the book conveys the sense of beauty, elegance, and mystery of the violent weather pursued by the author and his fellow students and scientists. Profusely illustrated with spectacular colour and black-and-white photographs, the book will appeal to the layperson or amateur weather enthusiasts as well as the professional scientist: for the latter, appendices with more detailed discussion of severe weather phenomena are included.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This book focused mainly on how storms and tornadoes form, and very little information on the tornados effect on the great plains and the people who live there. Alot of the language is very technical and hard to understand (unless you are a scientist or expert). There are some interesting stories but not enough to make buying this book worthwile. This book is recommended for experts, and not lay people. I was interested in specific tornadoes and the effects on people and this book didn't deliver it.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This book focused mainly on how storms and tornadoes form, and very little information on the tornados effect on the great plains and the people who live there. Alot of the language is very technical and hard to understand (unless you are a scientist or expert). There are some interesting stories but not enough to make buying this book worthwile. This book is recommended for experts, and not lay people. I was interested in specific tornadoes and the effects on people and this book didn't deliver it.
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Summary: For Those Curious About Storms
Review: This book is written so that anyone can (with a little thought) understand the concepts discussed in it. However, this is not to say the book is a bore for the weather enthusiast--quite the contrary, this is the audience it will satisfy most. I highly recommend this book for any storm enthusiast. In this book, Dr. Bluestein covers a wide range of tornado and severe-weather related topics, as well as some of the history behind how we currently deal with and view weather today. It is not difficult to understand, as it is not an academic text, yet at the same time Dr. Bluestein integrates explanations of core scientific concepts into his chasing tales and weather history narratives. Thus if you only want the book for the sake of tornado pictures and desire little/no scientific content, I suggest you look elsewhere.
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Summary: For Those Curious About Storms
Review: This book is written so that anyone can (with a little thought) understand the concepts discussed in it. However, this is not to say the book is a bore for the weather enthusiast--quite the contrary, this is the audience it will satisfy most. I highly recommend this book for any storm enthusiast. In this book, Dr. Bluestein covers a wide range of tornado and severe-weather related topics, as well as some of the history behind how we currently deal with and view weather today. It is not difficult to understand, as it is not an academic text, yet at the same time Dr. Bluestein integrates explanations of core scientific concepts into his chasing tales and weather history narratives. Thus if you only want the book for the sake of tornado pictures and desire little/no scientific content, I suggest you look elsewhere.
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Summary: Nice writing style, great images
Review: This book was really well done. The images of thunderstorms, clouds, tornadoes and various rare weather events are just wonderful. The writer's style is casual and friendly. I really liked the way he would toss in interesting tidbits amoung the technical scientific writing---he'd be writing in depth about how tornadoes form, and would mention as an aside a restaurant all the tornado chasers liked! Anyone who has a fascination for tornadoes will really enjoy this book.
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Summary: Nice writing style, great images
Review: This book was really well done. The images of thunderstorms, clouds, tornadoes and various rare weather events are just wonderful. The writer's style is casual and friendly. I really liked the way he would toss in interesting tidbits amoung the technical scientific writing---he'd be writing in depth about how tornadoes form, and would mention as an aside a restaurant all the tornado chasers liked! Anyone who has a fascination for tornadoes will really enjoy this book.
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Summary: WOW!
Review: THIS WAS THE BEST BOOK IVE EVER READ ON TORNADOES BRILLIANT PICTURES AND GREAT INFORMATION FILLS THIS BOOK!!!!!! I RECCOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN TORNADOES OR ANY WEATHER PHNOMENA
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