Authors of the Storm: Meteorologists and the Culture of Prediction

Author:   Gary Alan Fine
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
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9780226249537


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   15 June 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Authors of the Storm: Meteorologists and the Culture of Prediction


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Author:   Gary Alan Fine
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
Imprint:   University of Chicago Press
Dimensions:   Width: 1.60cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 2.30cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780226249537


ISBN 10:   0226249530
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   15 June 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Fine engages his reader by skillfully describing the human side of weather forecasters who must contend with having to produce timely, accurate forecasts under the stress of meeting a complexity of organizational demands.... A highly recommended book for both scholars and everyone who has an interest in the weather. - Choice


"""Fine engages his reader by skillfully describing the human side of weather forecasters who must contend with having to produce timely, accurate forecasts under the stress of meeting a complexity of organizational demands.... A highly recommended book for both scholars and everyone who has an interest in the weather."" - ""Choice"""


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Gary Alan Fine is professor of sociology at Northwestern University and the author of numerous books, including Everyday Genius: Self-Taught Art and the Culture of Authenticity; With the Boys: Little League Baseball and Preadolescent Culture; and Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds, all published by the University of Chicago Press.

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