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|author= Alexandra Harris
|title= Weatherland: Writers and artists under English skies
|rating= 4.5
|genre= Reference
|summary=The story of English culture over a thousand years can be told as the story of changing ideas about the weather. A sweeping panorama, ''Weatherland'' explores how writers and artists, looking up at the same skies and walking in the brisk air, have felt very different things. A journey through centuries and cultures, Harris walks the reader through misty moor and foggy fen, lays with them on bright sunlit beaches, treks with them to stormy summits, and introduces them to a fascinating cast of writers, artists and cultural figures along the way.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0500292655</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Hugh Jefferies
|summary=Maths teacher Chris Waring starts this book with the basics and gradually works his (and our) way through to about the level of GCSE. It's only 192 pages, so you can't expect it to be exhaustive but the great thing is that it isn't ''exhausting''. Waring explains concepts clearly and with humour but most importantly he shows why the subject is important and how it can be applied to life, covering such subjects as winning - or failing to win - the lottery and the chances of being dealt a royal flush at poker. It's not just the examples which are new - it's a major improvement on the 'you will learn this because I'm telling you that you have to' approach which blighted the subject for so many of us.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782432558</amazonuk>
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