What We Are Reading Today: ‘Physics of the Tropical Atmosphere and Tropical Cyclones’

What We Are Reading Today: ‘Physics of the Tropical Atmosphere and Tropical Cyclones’
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Updated 13 July 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Physics of the Tropical Atmosphere and Tropical Cyclones’

What We Are Reading Today: ‘Physics of the Tropical Atmosphere and Tropical Cyclones’

Author: Kerry Emanuel

“Physics of the Tropical Atmosphere and Tropical Cyclones” provides readers with a firm grounding in the observations, theory, and modeling of tropical weather systems and tropical cyclones.

How and why do tropical cyclones form? What physics underpins their genesis, intensification, structure, and power?

This authoritative and accessible book tackles these and other questions, providing a unifying framework for understanding most tropical weather systems.


What We Are Reading Today: Horses by Ludovic Orlando

What We Are Reading Today: Horses by Ludovic Orlando
Updated 21 August 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: Horses by Ludovic Orlando

What We Are Reading Today: Horses by Ludovic Orlando

What We Are Reading Today: Three Revolutions by Simon Hall

What We Are Reading Today: Three Revolutions by Simon Hall
Updated 20 August 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: Three Revolutions by Simon Hall

What We Are Reading Today: Three Revolutions by Simon Hall

Simon Hall’s “Three Revolutions” tells together for the first time Lenin’s 1917 return to Russia, Mao’s ‘Long March’ of 1934-35 and Fidel Castro’s return to Cuba in 1956.

Told in tandem with these are the corresponding journeys of three  journalists - John Reed, Edgar Snow and Herbert L. Matthews - whose electric testimonies from the frontlines would make a decisive contribution to how these revolutions were understood in the wider world.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Knowledge Lost’

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Updated 19 August 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Knowledge Lost’

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Author: MARTIN MULSOW

Until now the history of knowledge has largely been about formal and documented accumulation, concentrating on systems, collections, academies, and institutions.

The central narrative has been one of advancement, refinement, and expansion. Martin Mulsow tells a different story.

Knowledge can be lost; manuscripts are burned, oral learning dies with its bearers, new ideas are suppressed by censors. “Knowledge Lost” is a history of efforts, from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, to counter such loss.

 


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Birds of Belize’

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Updated 18 August 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Birds of Belize’

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  • “Birds of Belize” is the essential illustrated pocket guide to this birder’s paradise

Authors: STEVE N. G. HOWELL AND DALE DYER

Belize is one of the world’s premier birding destinations, home to a marvelous array of tropical birds and beautiful habitats ranging from verdant rain forests and extensive wetlands to rolling pine savannas and the country’s famed barrier reef. 

“Birds of Belize” is the essential illustrated pocket guide to this birder’s paradise. 

It covers all regularly occurring bird species found in the region and features facing-page plates and text that make field identification easy.

 


What We Are Reading Today: Wasps of the World

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Updated 17 August 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: Wasps of the World

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  • “Wasps of the World” provides a breathtaking look at the diverse characteristics, habitats, and lifestyles of these extraordinary insects

Authors: SIMON VAN NOORT AND GAVIN BROAD  

Wasps have been around since before the dinosaurs and are one of the world’s largest insect groups. 

More than 150,000 species have been identified, and while the black-and-yellow insect with a cinched waist may be the most familiar, most wasps are 

tiny parasitoids that use other insects for food. 

“Wasps of the World” provides a breathtaking look at the diverse characteristics, habitats, and lifestyles of these extraordinary insects.