A Cloud A Day, 9781849945783
Hardcover
Daily dose of cloud wonder: art, science, and sky gazing.

A Cloud A Day

$34.71

  • Hardcover

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    18 August 2019

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Summary

Passionate cloud spotter and bestselling author Gavin Pretor-Pinney gives you a cloud a day in his new book.

We know that spending a few moments a day with your head in the clouds has a profound effect on your well-being, which is why Gavin’s Cloud Appreciation Society sends a cloud image and story every day to its members. This forms the basis of a book of 365 cloud images, sometimes with a short piece of cloud science, an inspiring sky quotation or a detail of the sky depicted in a …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781849945783
ISBN-10:1849945780
Author:Gavin Pretor-Pinney
Publisher:Batsford
Imprint:Batsford
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:18 August 2019
Weight:1.05kg
Dimensions:35mm x 390mm x 168mm
Series:A Day
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Beautifully varied and fascinating’

’[This] charming little volume reminds us that self-care is as available as a glance out the window, no matter your age or infirmities’

* The New York Times *

‘A confident celebration of our ever-changing skies… I defy anyone who reads it not to start taking furtive peeks out the window.’

– Robert Leigh-Pemberton * Daily Telegraph *

‘Turn to A Cloud A Day for some suitable celestial inspiration’

* The Field *

‘Beautifully varied and fascinating’

* The Idler *

‘A gorgeous celebration of the wonder of clouds’

* The People’s Friend *

About The Author

Gavin Pretor-Pinney

Gavin Pretor-Pinney is the founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, an organisation with a growing international fanbase that aims to fight ‘blue-sky thinking’. He has given talks about the sky for TED (over 1.2M views) and Google, and organises cloudspotting trips and international sky gatherings. He has presented television documentaries for the BBC and Channel 4 and is a Visiting Fellow at the Meteorology Department of Reading University and winner of the Royal Meteorological Society’s Michael Hunt award. Gavin is a co-founder of the Idler magazine and the author of the internationally bestselling Cloudspotter’s Guide and Cloud Collector’s Handbook. His third book, The Wavewatcher’s Companion, won the prestigious Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. He lives in Somerset.

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