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by Lyall Watson; Introduction by Nick Hunt


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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 warmth and water, enriches and strips away the soil, aerates the globe. Wind shapes the lives of animals, humans among them. Trade follows the path of the wind, as empire also does. Wind made the difference in wars between the Greeks and Persians, the Mongols and the Japanese. Wind helped to destroy the Spanish Armada. And wind is no less determining of our inner lives: the fhn, mistral, sirocco, Santa Ana, and other "ill winds" of the world are correlated with disease, suicide, and even murder.

Heaven's Breath is an encyclopedic and enchanting book that opens dazzling new perspectives on history, nature, and humanity.

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  • Title Heaven's Breath: A Natural History of the Wind
  • Author Lyall Watson; Introduction by Nick Hunt
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher New York Review of Books
  • Date 2019-08-13
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9781681373690 / 1681373696
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.1 x 0.9 in (20.32 x 12.95 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Ecology
  • Library of Congress subjects Ecology, Winds
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2019012599
  • Dewey Decimal Code 551.518

About the author

Lyall Watson (1939-2008) was the author of such well-known books as Supernature, The Romeo Error, Gifts of Unknown Things, Lifetide, Lightning Bird, and Whales of the World. He was also a producer for BBC television, a zoo director, an expedition leader, and the Seychelles Commissioner on the International Whaling Commission. Nick Hunt has walked and written across much of Europe. His articles have appeared in the Economist, the Guardian and other publications, and he works as a storyteller and co-editor for the Dark Mountain Project. He is the author of Walking the Woods and the Water and Where the Wild Winds Are: Walking Europe's Winds from the Pennines to Provence. He lives in Bristol, England.
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