{"product_id":"9781780724072","title":"The Secret Life of Snow : The science and the stories behind nature's greatest wonder","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Whittell, Giles, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 14\/11\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 320 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Short Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Short Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Meteorology \u0026amp; climatology\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781780724072\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e**The Financial Times' Travel Book of the Year 2018**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow many snowflakes does it take to build a snowman? 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Secret Life of 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022898495641,"sku":"9781780724072","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781780724072_296d693b-3eb1-4bb1-a83a-cf7ebc181e7d.jpg?v=1601405121","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781780724072","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}