{"product_id":"storm-paperback-1","title":"Storm - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge R. Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNathaniel Rich\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thrilling, innovative novel about the interplay between nature and humankind by the author of \u003ci\u003eNames on the Land\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eStorm\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1941, George R. Stewart invented a new genre of fiction: the eco-novel. California has been plunged into drought throughout the summer and fall when a ship reports an unusual barometric reading from the far western Pacific. In San Francisco, a junior meteorologist in the Weather Bureau takes note of the anomaly and plots \"an incipient little whorl\" on the weather map, a developing storm, he suspects, that he privately dubs Maria. Stewart's novel tracks Maria's progress to and beyond the shores of the United States through the eyes of meteorologists, linemen, snowplow operators, a general, a couple of decamping lovebirds, and an unlucky owl, and the storm, surging and ebbing, will bring long-needed rain, flooded roads, deep snows, accidents, and death. \u003ci\u003eStorm\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic account of humanity's relationship to and dependence on the natural world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge R. Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e (1895-1980) was born in Pennsylvania and educated at Princeton. He received his PhD in English literature from Columbia in 1922 and joined the English faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1924. He was a sociologist, toponymist, and founding member of the American Name Society, and the author of more than twenty books, including the highly successful novel \u003ci\u003eEarth Abides\u003c\/i\u003e and several works of American history. In addition to \u003ci\u003eStorm\u003c\/i\u003e, NYRB Classics publishes his study of American place names, \u003ci\u003e Names on the Land\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathaniel Rich \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eSecond Nature\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLosing Earth, \u003c\/i\u003e a finalist for the PEN\/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Award and a winner of awards from the Society of Environmental Journalists and the American Institute of Physicists; and the novels \u003ci\u003eKing Zeno\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOdds Against Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mayor's Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699426529343,"sku":"9781681375182","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/93234b973ee2a0b7c10cb2ad6acd0301.webp?v=1765013458","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/storm-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}