Journal Entry 1 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Monday, June 08, 2009

"In the course of his numerous talks and presentations to college and grade school students, civic clubs, and nursing homes, climatologist Randy Cerveny found that people of all ages are fascinated by the "unusual"—and he seized on that fascination to tell them about strange weather. Now, in his first book, the rest of us can learn of real, documented stories such as these:
• Odd occurrences of chickens losing all their feathers during tornadoes (so-called "chicken plucking");

• Strange stories of finding lightning victims who have been completely stripped of all of their clothes (through a process known as "the vapor effect");

• Weird stories of how past powerful hailstorms have both led to the ending of one war—and the complete prevention of another;

• Bizarre uses of weather—such as the strange contraption called a "windwagon" that literally "sailed" nearly 500 miles from Kansas to Colorado;

Each chapter in Freaks of the Storm encompasses the oddities of a specific type of weather, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, and hail. The author also divides specific conditions into a set of categories associated with the overall phenomena."

I picked this up at Goodwill. I have to admit that the flying cow on the cover is probably what attracted my attention. Though I think this is probably an interesting read, I know that realistically I'll never get to it, so hopefully someone else will be interested.
 

Journal Entry 2 by indygo88 at Lafayette, Indiana USA on Monday, June 08, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (6/10/2009 UTC) at Lafayette, Indiana USA

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Sending off to PBS member. Enjoy! :')

You have found a BookCrossing book! Please take a brief moment to journal your thoughts upon reading this book. Then, if you'd like, re-release the book (to a friend, a stranger, or back out into the wild). That way you can track its travels & its readers throughout the world! 

Journal Entry 3 by AnonymousFinder at Escondido, California USA on Saturday, May 28, 2011

Just wanted to make sure it got logged! 

Journal Entry 4 by AnonymousFinder at Escondido, California USA on Saturday, May 28, 2011

Me again. Just wanted to add that I received this from a PBS member. This book has been on my reading list since it was published. I didn't receive it from indygo88 but it's kinda cool this book is still making the PBS circuit. I will try to remember to post when I send it on it's next journey! 

Journal Entry 5 by Beckichan at Escondido, California USA on Saturday, May 28, 2011

Just registered. I have a bunch of books available at Paperbackswap.com.