{"product_id":"reading-the-glass-9780593185056","title":"Reading the Glass","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sea captain’s beautifully written tour of our planet, our oceans, and our ever-changing atmosphere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“An extraordinary book by a modern-day Melville.”—Mark Vanhoenacker • “Immensely rewarding and entertaining.”—Lincoln Paine • “Full of history, wisdom, and hilarious stories from life on the open seas.”—Daniel Stone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What’s in a cloud? Did you know that water vapor is invisible and actually lighter than dry air? What separates a tropical storm from a winter blizzard? And what exactly is El Niño? Elliot Rappaport, a professional captain of traditional sailing ships, has spent three decades at sea, where understanding weather is crucial to the safety of vessels and their crews. In \u003ci\u003eReading the Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, he offers a sailor’s-eye view of the moving parts of our atmosphere and unveils the larger patterns it holds: global winds, storms, air masses, jet streams, and the","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525740503383,"sku":"9780593185056","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780593185056.jpg?v=1731861632","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-the-glass-9780593185056","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}