Heat: adventures in the world's fiery places
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Published:
New York : Little, Brown, 2013.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
xvii, 349 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780316105330 : HRD, 0316105333 : HRD, 9780316105330 (HRD), 0316105333 (HRD), 9780316105330, 0316105333
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
"A bestselling scientist and nature writer who goes to any extreme to uncover the answers, Bill Streever sets off to find out what heat really means. Let him be your guide and you'll firewalk across hot coals and sweat it out in Death Valley, experience intense fever and fire, learn about the invention of matches and the chemistry of cooking, drink crude oil, and explore thermonuclear weapons and the hottest moment of all time-the big bang. Melting glaciers, warming oceans, forest fires, droughts-it's clear that today's world is getting hotter. But while we know the agony of a sunburn or the comfort of our winter heaters, do we really understand heat? Written in Streever's signature spare and refreshing prose, HEAT is an a compulsively readable personal narrative that leaves readers with a new vision of an everyday experience-how heat works, its history, and its complete connection to daily life"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
"An adventurous ride through the most blisteringly hot regions of science, history, and culture. Melting glaciers, warming oceans, droughts-it's clear that today's world is getting hotter. But while we know the agony of a sunburn or the comfort of our winter heaters, do we really understand heat? A bestselling scientist and nature writer who goes to any extreme to uncover the answers, Bill Streever sets off to find out what heat really means. Let him be your guide and you'll firewalk across hot coals and sweat it out in Death Valley, experience intense fever and fire, learn about the invention of matches and the chemistry of cooking, drink crude oil, and explore thermonuclear weapons and the hottest moment of all time-the big bang. Written in Streever's signature spare and refreshing prose, HEAT is an adventurous personal narrative that leaves readers with a new vision of an everyday experience-how heat works, its history, and its relationship to daily life"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Streever, B. (2013). Heat: adventures in the world's fiery places. First edition. New York, Little, Brown.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Streever, Bill. 2013. Heat: Adventures in the World's Fiery Places. New York, Little, Brown.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Streever, Bill, Heat: Adventures in the World's Fiery Places. New York, Little, Brown, 2013.
MLA Citation (style guide)Streever, Bill. Heat: Adventures in the World's Fiery Places. First edition. New York, Little, Brown, 2013.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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