{"product_id":"the-breath-of-the-gods-the-history-and-future-of-the-wind-1","title":"The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind","description":"“As our climate changes, the force of the wind is set to grow. By looking to the past and the future, Winchester examines the twinned possibilities alive in this bluster: the power of the wind to tear our world apart and its ability to help us travel farther and do more.” — The Washington Post\n\"Epic . . . . A splendidly written account of an unseeable force.\" — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\nNew York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his edifying and entertaining style.\nWhat is going on with our atmosphere? The headlines are filled with news of devastating hurricanes, murderous tornadoes, and cataclysmic fires affecting large swaths of America. Gale force advisories are issued on a regular basis by the National Weather Service.\nIn 2022, a report was released by atmospheric scientists at the University of Northern Illinois, warning that winds—the force at the center of all these dangerous natural events—are expected to steadily increase in the years ahead, strengthening in power, speed, and frequency.\nWhile this prediction worried the insurance industry, governmental leaders, scientists, and conscientious citizens, one particular segment of society received it with unbridled enthusiasm. To the energy industry, rising wind strength and speeds as an unalloyed boon for humankind—a vital source of clean and “safe” power.\nBetween these two poles—wind as a malevolent force, and wind as savior of our planet—lies a world of fascination, history, literature, science, poetry, and engineering which Simon Winchester explores with the curiosity and vigor that are the hallmarks of his bestselling works. In The Breath of the Gods, he explains how wind plays a part in our everyday lives, from airplane or car travel to the “natural disasters” that are becoming more frequent and regular.\nThe Breath of the Gods is an urgently-needed portrait across time of that unseen force—unseen but not unfelt—that respects no national borders and no vessel or structure in its path. Wind, the movement of the air, is seen by so many as a heavenly creation and generally a thing of essential goodness. But when it flexes its invisible muscles, all should take care and be very afraid.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0063374455\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0063374455.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Winchester, Simon\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41529653362746,"sku":"DBV.0063374455.VG","price":15.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0063374455-0_fdb2cf44-bcad-4eee-93dc-4d25a889f205.jpg?v=1784177384","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-breath-of-the-gods-the-history-and-future-of-the-wind-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}