A01=Charlie English
Author_Charlie English
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Product details
- ISBN 9781846270642
- Weight: 313g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 05 Oct 2009
- Publisher: Granta Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In this unique book, part eulogy, part history, part travelogue, Charlie English goes in search of the best snow on the planet. Along the way he explains the extraordinary hold this commonplace phenomenon has over us, and reveals the ongoing drama of our relationship with it. Combining on-the-slopes experience with off-piste research, Charlie English's journey begins with the magical moment when his two-year-old son sees snow for the first time, before setting off in the footsteps of the Romantic poets over the Alps, following the sled-tracks of the Inuit across Greenland, and meeting up with a flurry of fellow enthusiasts, from snow-making scientists in Japan and global warming experts in California to plough drivers in Alaska.This is a book for anyone who reaches for their mittens at the sight of the first flake.
CHARLIE ENGLISH is the deputy editor for the Saturday Guardian. This is his first book.
