{ "item_title" : "Tell Your Own Weather", "item_author" : [" Hugh Beswetherick", "David Bowen "], "item_description" : "There are two parts to this weather guide, the second far from guaranteed but hopefully with a laugh or two to make up and grains of wisdom now and then. We have learned a lot from satellites since the time of my 'one-and six' (7 decimal pence) first edition of this weather guide of thirty pages in l953, a period in which the Met Office forecasts have improved beyond measure, focus on individual regions and towns and are ready to give out special warnings. With a bit of luck we can plan for a week ahead, the job done for us, no more worries! Well, not quite! To stay in touch one needs to be constantly making one's own check. There are times when a quick decision is needed to avoid the worst conditions. Best to play for safety when out and about, walking the hills or going to sea: - who knows where one will be in a week or even an hour from now? Sitting somewhere drenched? Or worse? A distant white cloud may prove to be a wolf in sheep's clothing, or if the wind gets up at a critical moment or a fog descends, what then? Did they predict it? Anyone know where we are? As Tommy Cooper used to say, life is magic, 'just like that!' It suddenly happens! And I haven't yet finished with him! - but, yes, 'just like that'... the weather particularly when what occurs is different from the overall picture. Why - one could be submerged in a clammy coastal fog while a mile or two inland it's bright sun and out comes the body cream. This kind of situation is typical of the British spring, with a cold sea. As for longer-range forecasting, get it right once or twice and await laurels. A useful clue is that the longer a particular spell has lasted, the longer it may dominate - up to a point and probably not everywhere. Sages may know and you can be the sage!", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/52/367/758/1523677589_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "7.12", "online_price" : "7.12", "our_price" : "7.12", "club_price" : "7.12", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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