Reading the Glass: A Captain's View of Weather, Water, and Life on Ships by Elliot Rappaport

Author:Elliot Rappaport [Rappaport, Elliot]
Format: pdf
Tags: <b>A sea captain&rsquo;s beautifully written tour of our planet, our oceans, and our ever-changing atmosphere</b><br><b>&ldquo;An extraordinary book by a modern-day Melville.&rdquo;&mdash;Mark Vanhoenacker &bull; &ldquo;Immensely rewarding and entertaining.&rdquo;&mdash;Lincoln Paine &bull; &ldquo;Full of history, wisdom, and hilarious stories from life on the open seas.&rdquo;&mdash;Daniel Stone</b><br>&#160;<br> What&rsquo;s in a cloud? Did you know that water vapor is invisible and actually lighter than dry air? What separates a tropical storm from a winter blizzard? And what exactly is El Ni&ntilde;o? Elliot Rappaport, a professional captain of traditional sailing ships, has spent three decades at sea, where understanding weather is crucial to the safety of vessels and their crews. In <i>Reading the Glass</i>, he offers a sailor&rsquo;s-eye view of the moving parts of our atmosphere and unveils the larger patterns it holds: global winds, storms, air masses, jet streams, and...
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2023-02-14T00:00:00+00:00


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