Author: Gavin Pretor-Pinney
By Sceptre

Always remember to keep looking up..., 2010-07-26
On one particular afternoon, not so long ago, my father came home, joyfully clutching onto a small, blue book. "What's that?" I asked. "It's a guide to cloud-spotting," he said, sitting down and immediately opening it to reveal the book's treasures. "That sounds worse than train-spotting," I said (sorry, train-spotters), blissfully unaware that later, I would have read the book from cover-to-cover, and become an avid cloud-spotter.

This book is not simply a "here is a cloud, isn't it nice. Here's another cloud; it's better than the previous one etc"-type guide. It shows you the different types of cloud (as you would expect), cloud-formation (why it is that shape, why there is always a cloud on a sunny day etc), cultural references to clouds (such as sixteenth-century cloud pornography... no, really) and more. As for the narrative style, it is very easy to follow, shows the touch of light-hearted humour, and simply radiates enthusiasm. Basically, I find Gavin Pretor-Pinney to be a good author. The book is designed to combat 'blue-sky thinking', and I believe it has succeeded in doing so.

I like to justify my new hobby with the words, "I want to know the likelihood of it raining...", but really I guess I just love clouds.

By Ebury Press

The Idler, 2009-07-09
I once took out a regular subscription for this at a bookshop, but they continually failed to get it in for me, so I cancelled the sub as it was getting too much like hard work. Idler ideal for the newly retired.

Author: Gavin Pretor-Pinney
By Sceptre

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS, 2010-05-14
Great book! Forget, for a moment, the shapes, just enjoy the pictures. The fact that you can see the shapes in the clouds is a bonus.

By Ebury Press

The Idler, 2009-07-09
I once took out a regular subscription for this at a bookshop, but they continually failed to get it in for me, so I cancelled the sub as it was getting too much like hard work. Idler ideal for the newly retired.

Author: Gavin Pretor-Pinney
By Sceptre

• New
• Mint Condition
• Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon
• Guaranteed packaging
• No quibbles returns

Always remember to keep looking up..., 2010-07-26
On one particular afternoon, not so long ago, my father came home, joyfully clutching onto a small, blue book. "What's that?" I asked. "It's a guide to cloud-spotting," he said, sitting down and immediately opening it to reveal the book's treasures. "That sounds worse than train-spotting," I said (sorry, train-spotters), blissfully unaware that later, I would have read the book from cover-to-cover, and become an avid cloud-spotter.

This book is not simply a "here is a cloud, isn't it nice. Here's another cloud; it's better than the previous one etc"-type guide. It shows you the different types of cloud (as you would expect), cloud-formation (why it is that shape, why there is always a cloud on a sunny day etc), cultural references to clouds (such as sixteenth-century cloud pornography... no, really) and more. As for the narrative style, it is very easy to follow, shows the touch of light-hearted humour, and simply radiates enthusiasm. Basically, I find Gavin Pretor-Pinney to be a good author. The book is designed to combat 'blue-sky thinking', and I believe it has succeeded in doing so.

I like to justify my new hobby with the words, "I want to know the likelihood of it raining...", but really I guess I just love clouds.

Author: Gavin Pretor-Pinney
By Perigee Books

Always remember to keep looking up..., 2010-07-26
On one particular afternoon, not so long ago, my father came home, joyfully clutching onto a small, blue book. "What's that?" I asked. "It's a guide to cloud-spotting," he said, sitting down and immediately opening it to reveal the book's treasures. "That sounds worse than train-spotting," I said (sorry, train-spotters), blissfully unaware that later, I would have read the book from cover-to-cover, and become an avid cloud-spotter.

This book is not simply a "here is a cloud, isn't it nice. Here's another cloud; it's better than the previous one etc"-type guide. It shows you the different types of cloud (as you would expect), cloud-formation (why it is that shape, why there is always a cloud on a sunny day etc), cultural references to clouds (such as sixteenth-century cloud pornography... no, really) and more. As for the narrative style, it is very easy to follow, shows the touch of light-hearted humour, and simply radiates enthusiasm. Basically, I find Gavin Pretor-Pinney to be a good author. The book is designed to combat 'blue-sky thinking', and I believe it has succeeded in doing so.

I like to justify my new hobby with the words, "I want to know the likelihood of it raining...", but really I guess I just love clouds.

Author: Gavin Pretor-Pinney
By Sceptre

• New
• Mint Condition
• Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon
• Guaranteed packaging
• No quibbles returns

The Cloud Collector's Handbook, 2010-07-26
Fun, informative little book. It sits neatly in my camera bag, you never know when you'll spot an interesting cloud!! Perfect camping companion for lazy afternoons sat outside my tent :)

Author: Gavin Pretor-Pinney
By Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

• New
• Mint Condition
• Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon
• Guaranteed packaging
• No quibbles returns

Physical Science, with no hard parts but humour as ever!, 2010-07-15
I became "hooked" on this gentleman's style when I first read his seminal work (The Cloudspotter's Companion). As an academic myself, with wide-ranging interests across science and arts; I have frequently been in the invidious position in having to deliver public lectures on a variety of subjects, at short notice. Not always pleasant, to say the least. A sense of humour essential! Gavin Pretor-Pinney strikes a chord with me!

Author: Gavin Pretor-Pinney
By Perigee Books

By Ebury Press

The Idler, 2009-07-09
I once took out a regular subscription for this at a bookshop, but they continually failed to get it in for me, so I cancelled the sub as it was getting too much like hard work. Idler ideal for the newly retired.