Author: Jacqueline Dineen
Publisher: Stargazer Books
Keywords: disasters, natural, typhoons, hurricanes
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2004-05
List price: $28.50
ISBN-10: 1932799060
ISBN-13: 9781932799064

An introduction to violent storms, discussing weather patterns, damaging effects, human causes, monitoring equipment, and what can be done to protect people and property.

Authors:Richard J. Murnane, Kam-biu Liu,
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Keywords: future, present, past, typhoons, hurricanes
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2004-12
List price: $101.00
ISBN-10: 0231123884
ISBN-13: 9780231123884

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Author: Ron Pottinger
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Keywords: stackpole, military, history, wwii, typhoons, cockpit, rifles, soldier
Number of Pages: 244
Published: 2007-04
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0811733688
ISBN-13: 9780811733687

Ron Pottinger started the war as a rifleman in the Royal Fusiliers, then transferred to the Royal Air Force, where he began flying the 7.5-ton Hawker Typhoon. He flew dozens of dangerous ground attack missions over occupied Europe through bad weather, heavy flak, and enemy fighters before being shot down and taken prisoner. I could see a carpet of twinkling lights from the ack ack all along the rail sidings which bordered the canal. I dove onto these with my cannons going. Then suddenly, when the attention of all the guns turned on me, I realised how foolhardy I was being. I ran the guns along

Author: David Longshore
Publisher: Facts on File
Keywords: file, science, library, facts, cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons, encyclopedia
Number of Pages: 468
Published: 2007-09
List price: $85.00
ISBN-10: 0816062951
ISBN-13: 9780816062959

"Facts On File Encyclopedia of Art and Artists" is an invaluable collection of two new landmark reference sets - "Facts On File Encyclopedia of Art" and "Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists". Together, these sets provide a complete overview of the world of visual art. In nine beautifully illustrated volumes, this authoritative collection covers the entire history of art and artists from around the world, from the Paleolithic era to modern times, from Africa and Asia to Europe, the Americas, and beyond. The five-volume "Facts On File Encyclopedia of Art" contains all of the recognized major ar

Author: Tanney Edward Oberg
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Keywords: war, okinawa, kamikazes, typhoons, world, survives, sweetbrier, coast, guard, cutter, lucky
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2005-07-26
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0595355021
ISBN-13: 9780595355020

The night before, a Japanese seaplane under cover of darkness, landed on the other side of the harbor - unnoticed. In the early morning, he took off and dove at a liberty ship, a short distance off Sweetbrier’s port bow. The area wasn’t even alerted - not a single shot was fired. He just came over the top of the mountain, picked out the liberty ship and dove right into it. Men were killed and damage was done. Our lookouts saw it all; it was a single float seaplane. Radio Tokyo summarizing multiple raids on this date, claimed that they had sunk: one battleship, two cruisers, and tw

Author: David Longshore
Publisher: Checkmark Books
Keywords: encyclopedia, science, cyclones, typhoons, hurricanes
Number of Pages: 468
Published: 2008-01-31
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0816074097
ISBN-13: 9780816074099

This book helps you discover the tumultuous and exciting world of hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones. The science, history, and culture of tropical cyclones around the globe have evolved considerably since the publication of the award-winning first edition of "Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones" nearly 10 years ago. Improved forecasting techniques, new naming systems, and heightened intensity and duration records are only a few of the changes that have taken the meteorological world by storm in recent years."Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones, New Edition" featu