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Snow: The biography | Giles Whittell
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How 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. It 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. Along 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. 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.
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AllDebooks
Snow: The biography | Giles Whittell
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#NaturaLitsy

Discussion thread for December's #buddyread

❄️ Did you enjoy the book?
❄️ Did you like the author's style?
❄️ Was this an informative read?
❄️ Any highlights for you?

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TEArificbooks I couldn‘t find a copy of this one. So I read The Little Book of Snow instead. In that one, I liked the part about the importance of snow to the world. now
TheBookHippie I enjoyed what I read very much. Its importance is so underrated .. the affects of climate change are horrific. I should be buried in snow. Instead it‘s rain 10 days on now. now
kspenmoll @TheBookHippie It has been raining here for days. Temps so far this year have been unseasonably high. 😞 now
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JenReadsAlot
Snow: The biography | Giles Whittell
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This was pretty interesting. @AllDebooks I don't think this was the same book for #naturalitsy but I liked it.

TheBookHippie I read the same one!!! I think we didn‘t have the UK book in our libraries.. 6d
AllDebooks I think it is the same book, different title for US copy. 6d
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AllDebooks
Snow: The biography | Giles Whittell
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#NaturaLitsy December #buddyread

💙❄️ Oh, I like this mindfulness spin on a snowstorm ❄️💙

May be of interest to those taking part in #MidwinterSolace

https://litsy.com/p/ZVBTcUZRSmVv

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
Snow: The biography | Giles Whittell
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Guess who is going to see SNOW this year?

Hint : it‘s me!!