Heat: Adventures in the World's Fiery Places

by Bill Streever

Book Overview

An adventurous ride through the most blisteringly hot regions of science, history, and culture.

Melting glaciers, warming oceans, droughts-it's clear that today's world is getting hotter. But while we know the agony of a sunburn or the comfort of our winter heaters, do we really understand heat?

A bestselling scientist and nature writer who goes to any extreme to uncover the answers, Bill Streever sets off to find out what heat...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316105325
• ISBN13: 9780316105323
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.2"