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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea

A True Story of Men Against the Sea

by Sebastian Junger ...

A real-life thriller that leaves us with the taste of salt on our tongues and a terror of the deep. ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

A real-life thriller that leaves us with the taste of salt on our tongues and a terror of the deep.
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Weather For Dummies

by John D. Cox ...

What in the world is going on up there?Look up! It’s a bird; it’s a plane; it’s a Polar mesospheric cloud! When you look to the sky, do you wonder why the Sun is so bright or why the clouds are white or why the sky is blue? Then, Weather For Dummies is your resource to fuel your curiosity about the weather. It takes you on an exciting journey through the Earth's atmosphere and the ways it behaves. ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

What in the world is going on up there?Look up! It’s a bird; it’s a plane; it’s a Polar mesospheric cloud! When you look to the sky, do you wonder why the Sun is so bright or why the clouds are white or why the sky is blue? Then, Weather For Dummies is your resource to fuel your curiosity about the weather. It takes you on an exciting journey through the Earth's atmosphere and the ways it behaves.
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Solar Cataclysm

How the Sun Shaped the Past and What We Can Do to Save Our Future

by Lawrence E. Joseph ...

Science journalist and futurist Lawrence Joseph has studied the unprecedented solar storms since the last ice age and in Solar Cataclysm he reveals the monumental ecological, biological, emotional, political, financial, and cultural effects they have had in the past, and will ultimately have on humanity’s future. This timely, fascinating, and relevant book from the bestselling author of Apocalypse ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Science journalist and futurist Lawrence Joseph has studied the unprecedented solar storms since the last ice age and in Solar Cataclysm he reveals the monumental ecological, biological, emotional, political, financial, and cultural effects they have had in the past, and will ultimately have on humanity’s future. This timely, fascinating, and relevant book from the bestselling author of Apocalypse
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Rainy Days for the Harpers Girls

A heartbreaking historical saga from bestseller Rosie Clarke

by Rosie Clarke ...

Series Book 3 - Welcome To Harpers Emporium
The next book in the series from the bestselling author Rosie Clarke of The Harpers Emporium and The Mulberry Lane Series.There are hard times ahead for the Harpers Girls...1914 Oxford Street, LondonIt is two years since Harpers Emporium opened its doors and life is good for Sally and Ben Harper as they look forward to the arrival of their first child.Beth Burrows is settling into married life ... Read more

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The next book in the series from the bestselling author Rosie Clarke of The Harpers Emporium and The Mulberry Lane Series.There are hard times ahead for the Harpers Girls...1914 Oxford Street, LondonIt is two years since Harpers Emporium opened its doors and life is good for Sally and Ben Harper as they look forward to the arrival of their first child.Beth Burrows is settling into married life
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Disasters Across Canada

Bravery in the Face of Danger and Destruction

by Art Montague ...

Series series Amazing Stories
The unpredictable forces of nature have long been the cause of terrible disasters on sea and land, and in the air. Other disasters have been the result of human error. But all disasters have one thing in common - the tragic loss of life, bravery in the face of danger, and heroic rescue attempts. This collection tells the stories of some of Canada's worst disasters and, as a result, some of the ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

The unpredictable forces of nature have long been the cause of terrible disasters on sea and land, and in the air. Other disasters have been the result of human error. But all disasters have one thing in common - the tragic loss of life, bravery in the face of danger, and heroic rescue attempts. This collection tells the stories of some of Canada's worst disasters and, as a result, some of the
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Fatal Forecast

An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea

by Michael J. Tougias ...

A true story of catastrophe and survival at sea, Fatal Forecast is a spellbinding moment-by-moment account of seventy-two hours in the lives of eight young fishermen, some of whom would never set foot on dry land again.On the morning of November 21, 1980, two small Massachusetts lobster boats set out for Georges Bank, a bountiful but perilous fishing ground 130 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. The ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

A true story of catastrophe and survival at sea, Fatal Forecast is a spellbinding moment-by-moment account of seventy-two hours in the lives of eight young fishermen, some of whom would never set foot on dry land again.On the morning of November 21, 1980, two small Massachusetts lobster boats set out for Georges Bank, a bountiful but perilous fishing ground 130 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. The
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The Hidden Seasons

A Calendar of Nature's Clues

by Tristan Gooley ...

Series series Natural Navigation
**“The Sherlock Holmes of Nature.”—BBCFrom the New York Times–bestselling author of The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs: Learn to spot the endlessly unfolding clues and signs that reveal the hidden ways nature changes every day of the year****“Gooley preaches attention to common patterns in nature like a sommelier describing wine—the shadows cast by the sun here, the tree angled there, the moss ... Read more

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**“The Sherlock Holmes of Nature.”—BBCFrom the New York Times–bestselling author of The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs: Learn to spot the endlessly unfolding clues and signs that reveal the hidden ways nature changes every day of the year****“Gooley preaches attention to common patterns in nature like a sommelier describing wine—the shadows cast by the sun here, the tree angled there, the moss
... Read more
The Mercy of the Sky

The Story of a Tornado

by Holly Bailey ...

“A gripping, heartbreaking and heartwarming account of the monster tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma in 2013. It will leave you emotionally drained but glad you journeyed into the heart of this extraordinary storm with Bailey as your guide.” --Daniel James Brown, #1 NY Times bestselling author of The Boys in the BoatWinner of the Oklahoma Book Award// Winner of the American Meteorological ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

“A gripping, heartbreaking and heartwarming account of the monster tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma in 2013. It will leave you emotionally drained but glad you journeyed into the heart of this extraordinary storm with Bailey as your guide.” --Daniel James Brown, #1 NY Times bestselling author of The Boys in the BoatWinner of the Oklahoma Book Award// Winner of the American Meteorological
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50 Ways to Improve Your Weather Forecasting

by Dag Pike ...

Series series 50 Ways to Improve Your...
This is a book about practical weather forecasting, and it starts where most other books finish. Weather forecasts give you a lot of information about the weather to come but they often leave out a lot of the detail, and the timing of changes can also be vague. In this book, Dag Pike shows how to translate the basics into practical weather forecasts so that you can work out what it will be like in ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

This is a book about practical weather forecasting, and it starts where most other books finish. Weather forecasts give you a lot of information about the weather to come but they often leave out a lot of the detail, and the timing of changes can also be vague. In this book, Dag Pike shows how to translate the basics into practical weather forecasts so that you can work out what it will be like in
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The Secret World of Weather

How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop

by Tristan Gooley ...

Series series Natural Navigation
**Learn to “see” the forecast in the hidden weather signs all around you—with the New York Times–bestselling author of How to Read a Tree and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s SignsIn this eye-opening trove of outdoor clues, bestselling author and navigator Tristan Gooley shows us how, by “reading” nature as he does, you’ll not only detect what the weather is doing (and predict what’s coming), you ... Read more

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**Learn to “see” the forecast in the hidden weather signs all around you—with the New York Times–bestselling author of How to Read a Tree and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s SignsIn this eye-opening trove of outdoor clues, bestselling author and navigator Tristan Gooley shows us how, by “reading” nature as he does, you’ll not only detect what the weather is doing (and predict what’s coming), you
... Read more
The Finest Hours

The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue

by Michael J. Tougias, Casey Sherman ...

The story behind the major motion picture from Disney—starring Chris Pine, Eric Bana, and Casey Affleck—written by a recognized master of the genre—“a blockbuster account of tragedy at sea” (The Providence Journal).It’s the winter of 1952 and a ferocious Nor’easter is pounding New England with howling winds and seventy-foot seas. Two oil tankers get caught in the violent storm off Cape Cod, its ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

The story behind the major motion picture from Disney—starring Chris Pine, Eric Bana, and Casey Affleck—written by a recognized master of the genre—“a blockbuster account of tragedy at sea” (The Providence Journal).It’s the winter of 1952 and a ferocious Nor’easter is pounding New England with howling winds and seventy-foot seas. Two oil tankers get caught in the violent storm off Cape Cod, its
... Read more
Overboard!

A True Blue-water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival

by Michael J. Tougias ...

From masterful storyteller Michael J. Tougias comes a heart-stopping true-life tale of death and survival at sea—a thrilling "edge-of-your-seat chronicle of what happens when a sailboat goes up against a fierce storm in the heart of the Gulf Stream" (The Providence Journal).In May 2005, Tom Tighe, captain of a forty-five-foot-long sailboat named the Almeisan, and his first mate, Loch Reidy, ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

From masterful storyteller Michael J. Tougias comes a heart-stopping true-life tale of death and survival at sea—a thrilling "edge-of-your-seat chronicle of what happens when a sailboat goes up against a fierce storm in the heart of the Gulf Stream" (The Providence Journal).In May 2005, Tom Tighe, captain of a forty-five-foot-long sailboat named the Almeisan, and his first mate, Loch Reidy,
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18 Miles

The Epic Drama of Our Atmosphere and Its Weather

by Christopher Dewdney ...

“With wit and a humbling sense of wonder, this is a book that can be shared and appreciated by a wide audience who now religiously check their phones for daily forecasts.” — Publishers Weekly Starred Review“This terrific, accessible, and exciting read helps us to better understand the aspects of weather and the atmosphere all around us.” —Library Journal Starred ReviewWe live at the bottom of an ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

“With wit and a humbling sense of wonder, this is a book that can be shared and appreciated by a wide audience who now religiously check their phones for daily forecasts.” — Publishers Weekly Starred Review“This terrific, accessible, and exciting read helps us to better understand the aspects of weather and the atmosphere all around us.” —Library Journal Starred ReviewWe live at the bottom of an
... Read more
Human Caused Global Warming

by Tim Ball PhD ...

This book examines the claims of human induced global warming made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) using proper journalistic and investigative techniques. It explains how it was a premeditated, orchestrated deception, using science to impose a political agenda. It fooled a majority including most scientists. They assumed that other scientists would not produce science for a ... Read more

$7.00 CAD

This book examines the claims of human induced global warming made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) using proper journalistic and investigative techniques. It explains how it was a premeditated, orchestrated deception, using science to impose a political agenda. It fooled a majority including most scientists. They assumed that other scientists would not produce science for a
... Read more
A Storm Too Soon

A True Story of Disaster, Survival and an Incredib

by Michael J. Tougias ...

FROM MASTERFUL STORYTELLER MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS COMES A NEW, HEART-STOPPING TRUE-LIFE TALE OF MARITIME DISASTER, SURVIVAL, AND DARING RESCUE, HIS MOST THRILLING AND AMAZING STORY YET.Seventy-foot waves batter a torn life raft 250 miles out to sea in one of the world’s most dangerous places, the Gulf Stream. Hanging on to the raft are three men, a Canadian, a Brit, and their captain, JP de Lutz, a ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

FROM MASTERFUL STORYTELLER MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS COMES A NEW, HEART-STOPPING TRUE-LIFE TALE OF MARITIME DISASTER, SURVIVAL, AND DARING RESCUE, HIS MOST THRILLING AND AMAZING STORY YET.Seventy-foot waves batter a torn life raft 250 miles out to sea in one of the world’s most dangerous places, the Gulf Stream. Hanging on to the raft are three men, a Canadian, a Brit, and their captain, JP de Lutz, a
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Basic Weather Knowledge

by Mors Kochanski ...

Basic Weather KnowledgeThis booklet is meant to help you determin today's weather in the morning and tomorrow's weather in the evening as what may occur within your immediate horizons, so that you may act accordingly to improve your chances of survival.Written by Mors Kochanski ... Read more

$3.00 CAD

Basic Weather KnowledgeThis booklet is meant to help you determin today's weather in the morning and tomorrow's weather in the evening as what may occur within your immediate horizons, so that you may act accordingly to improve your chances of survival.Written by Mors Kochanski
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The Children's Blizzard

by David Laskin ...

“David Laskin deploys historical fact of the finest grain to tell the story of a monstrous blizzard that caught the settlers of the Great Plains utterly by surprise. . . . This is a book best read with a fire roaring in the hearth and a blanket and box of tissues near at hand.” — Erik Larson, author of The Devil in the White City“Heartbreaking. . . . This account of the 1888 blizzard reads like a ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

“David Laskin deploys historical fact of the finest grain to tell the story of a monstrous blizzard that caught the settlers of the Great Plains utterly by surprise. . . . This is a book best read with a fire roaring in the hearth and a blanket and box of tissues near at hand.” — Erik Larson, author of The Devil in the White City“Heartbreaking. . . . This account of the 1888 blizzard reads like a
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What Stands in a Storm

A True Story of Love and Resilience in the Worst Superstorm in History

by Kim Cross ...

Enter the eye of the storm in this gripping real-life thriller—A Perfect Storm on land—that chronicles “the sum and substance of the most catastrophic mass-tornado attack in recorded American history” (Ron Rowers, Pultizer Prize winner): a horrific three-day superstorm with 358 separate tornadoes touching down in twenty-one states and destroying entire towns.April 27, 2011 was the climax of a ... Read more

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Enter the eye of the storm in this gripping real-life thriller—A Perfect Storm on land—that chronicles “the sum and substance of the most catastrophic mass-tornado attack in recorded American history” (Ron Rowers, Pultizer Prize winner): a horrific three-day superstorm with 358 separate tornadoes touching down in twenty-one states and destroying entire towns.April 27, 2011 was the climax of a
... Read more
Tide of War

The Impact of Weather on Warfare

by David R. Petriello ...

The first comprehensive look at nature’s role on military history. Halley’s Comet helped to announce the fall of the Shang Dynasty in China, a solar eclipse frightened the Macedonian army enough at Pydna in 168 BC to ensure victory for the Romans, a massive rain storm turned the field of Agincourt to mud in 1415 and gave Henry V his legendary victory, fog secured the throne of England for Edward ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

The first comprehensive look at nature’s role on military history. Halley’s Comet helped to announce the fall of the Shang Dynasty in China, a solar eclipse frightened the Macedonian army enough at Pydna in 168 BC to ensure victory for the Romans, a massive rain storm turned the field of Agincourt to mud in 1415 and gave Henry V his legendary victory, fog secured the throne of England for Edward
... Read more
Race France To France: Leave Antarctica To Starboard

An American in the Vendée Globe, Racing Solo, Non-Stop, Around the World

by Rich Wilson ...

“The Vendée Globe is even a greater challenge than climbing Mt. Everest.” …Senator John Kerry in a U.S. Senate Tribute to Rich Wilson “The Vendée Globe is a race that is almost beyond belief.” …Gary Jobson, ESPN Commentator In 2008-9, Rich Wilson became only the second American to finish the Vendée Globe, deemed the “most grueling and dangerous prolonged competition on the planet.” (Garry ... Read more

$13.73 CAD

“The Vendée Globe is even a greater challenge than climbing Mt. Everest.” …Senator John Kerry in a U.S. Senate Tribute to Rich Wilson “The Vendée Globe is a race that is almost beyond belief.” …Gary Jobson, ESPN Commentator In 2008-9, Rich Wilson became only the second American to finish the Vendée Globe, deemed the “most grueling and dangerous prolonged competition on the planet.” (Garry
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The Great Deluge

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast

by Douglas Brinkley ...

$15.99 CAD
Heaven's Breath

A Natural History of the Wind

by Lyall Watson ...

A “comprehensive and fascinating study” of how wind has shaped the world as we know it, affecting all aspects of human and natural life—from geography to political history, plant life to psychology, and biology to philosophy (The Observer)Wind is everywhere and nowhere. Wind is the circulatory system of the earth, and its nervous system, too. Energy and information flow through it. It brings ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

A “comprehensive and fascinating study” of how wind has shaped the world as we know it, affecting all aspects of human and natural life—from geography to political history, plant life to psychology, and biology to philosophy (The Observer)Wind is everywhere and nowhere. Wind is the circulatory system of the earth, and its nervous system, too. Energy and information flow through it. It brings
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Weather Permitting

Twenty-Five Years of Ice Storms, Hurricanes, Wildfires, and Extreme Climate Change in Canada

by Chris St. Clair ...

From the longtime host of The Weather Network comes a behind-the-scenes look at Canada’s biggest weather events and climate phenomena.For more than twenty-five years, Chris St. Clair was on the frontline of Canada’s biggest weather events as a popular presenter on The Weather Network*.* For the first time, he shares his never-before-told stories covering the country’s most astounding weather ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

From the longtime host of The Weather Network comes a behind-the-scenes look at Canada’s biggest weather events and climate phenomena.For more than twenty-five years, Chris St. Clair was on the frontline of Canada’s biggest weather events as a popular presenter on The Weather Network*.* For the first time, he shares his never-before-told stories covering the country’s most astounding weather
... Read more
Ce qu'on ne vous dit pas sur le changement climatique

by Gilles Brien ...

Series series ESSAI
Les Québécois connaissent le climat le plus turbulent au monde. Habitués aux extrêmes et aux tempêtes, le réchauffement de la planète ne leur fait pas peur. Pourtant, les phénomènes météorologiques violents, les sécheresses et les inondations s'apprêtent à déferler partout dans le monde, nous dit-on. Le ciel va-t-il nous tomber sur la tête? Quelle est la vérité derrière les discours alarmistes sur ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Les Québécois connaissent le climat le plus turbulent au monde. Habitués aux extrêmes et aux tempêtes, le réchauffement de la planète ne leur fait pas peur. Pourtant, les phénomènes météorologiques violents, les sécheresses et les inondations s'apprêtent à déferler partout dans le monde, nous dit-on. Le ciel va-t-il nous tomber sur la tête? Quelle est la vérité derrière les discours alarmistes sur
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