{"product_id":"9780340895900","title":"The Cloudspotter's Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eAbout The Cloudspotter's Guide By Gavin Pretor Pinney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGavin 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Readers Warehouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43178584375411,"sku":"9780340895900","price":199.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/71qUTuJdiDL._SL1500.jpg?v=1752718622","url":"https:\/\/readerswarehouse.us\/products\/9780340895900","provider":"Readers Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}