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Snow - A Biography (Hardcover)
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Snow - A Biography (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R465
Discovery Miles 4 650
You Save R67 (13%)
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How many snowflakes are needed to make a snowperson? Where is the
snowiest place on Earth? When will the last snowflake fall? Snow
has a lot in common with religion. It comes from heaven. It changes
everything. It creates an alternative reality and brings on
irrational behaviour in humans. But unlike most religions, snow has
never had a bible, until now. Giles Whittell, a passionate snow
enthusiast, takes the reader on a quest through centuries and
continents to reveal the wonders of snow. Along the way he uncovers
the mysteries of snow crystal morphology, why avalanches happen,
how snow saved a British prime minister's life, and the terrifying
truth about the opening ceremony of the 1960 winter Olympics.
'Snow' is the next best thing to a white Christmas, an anthropology
and travelogue for everyone from ski addicts to the millions of
people who have never even seen it.
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