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Wind

How the Flow of Air Has Shaped Life, Myth, and the Land

Jan Deblieu
5
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Pages
294
Year
2015
Language
English

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The wind has sculpted Earth from the beginning of time, but it has also shaped humans-our histories, religions and cultures, the way we build our dwellings, and how we think and feel. In this poetic, acclaimed work, Jan DeBlieu takes the tempests of her home, the North Carolina Outer Banks, as a starting point for considering how the world's breezes and gales have made us who we are. She travels widely, seeking out the scientists, sailors and sages who, like her, are haunted by the movement of air.

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"A stunning view of the Earth."
Los Angeles Times
"This is the kind of writing that transforms the reader's experience of nature."
Audubon Magazine

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