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When Ginger Zee opened her life to readers in Natural Disaster, the response was enormous. She put a very relatable if surprising face on depression and has helped lessen the stigma surrounding mental health issues. But Ginger tells us, Natural Disaster was ""Ginger Lite" and only scratched the surface. In this moving follow-up, Ginger shares her truest self. She spent most of her life shielding her vulnerabilities from the world all while being a...
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"When Sonny Dunes, a SoCal meteorologist whose job is all sunshine and seventy-two-degree days, is replaced by a virtual meteorologist that will never age, gain weight or renegotiate its contract, the only station willing to give the fifty-year-old another shot is the very place Sonny's been avoiding since the day she left for college--her northern Michigan hometown. Sonny grudgingly returns to the long, cold, snowy winters of her childhood...with...
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Fox & Friends meteorologist Janice Dean explains how she purposefully finds the silver lining in every cloud, no matter what challenge she faces. Janice is well-known for the infectious joy she brings to segments on Fox & Friends, no matter the weather. Yet many of her fans know there's more to her story than blizzards that are brewing or National Pancake Day celebrations. In this honest yet optimistic book, Janice reveals obstacles she's faced that...
5) Second wind
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In his fortieth novel, Francis introduces a decidedly unhorsey hero, BBC meteorologist Perry Stuart, who, with his best friend Kris, an amateur pilot, has long dreamed of flying through the eye of a hurricane. In an odd twist of fate, all the right circumstances fall into place: Hurricane Odin forms over the Caribbean; Perry and Kris have overlapping vacations; and Kris finds a wealthy Florida businessman willing to finance their adventure. As part...
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"In these pages is a story of an American boy who loved weather, who knew early on that he wanted to become a weather broadcaster, served his country in the U.S. Army, and loved his job, which began at the advent of television--live and unrehearsed"--P. [4] of cover.
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British TV morning weather personality Faith Martin is not used to being told the forecast, especially about her own marriage. After years of being wed to Peter, there isn't much she doesn't know about him. But a casual remark from Faith's ultra-glam friend plants a seed of doubt, strangling all sense of Faith's contentment.
8) Let it snow
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"After the end of a relationship, local weather girl Bea Armstrong has been avoiding her family. But with Christmas approaching, she is heading home to Charis House, the school in Sherwood Forest that her parents run. And to top it all, the insufferable Henry Fairfax -- who her folks have always wanted her to marry -- has also been invited. Relief comes in the shape of an interview for her dream job. There are just a few problems. The interview is...
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The author recounts his life story, beginning in 1930 in the south Chicago suburb of South Holland, his service as a meteorologist for the Strategic Air Command during the Korean War, and his more than 30 year career as a weather forecaster on Chicago's ABC-TV and as lead forecaster at WGN-TV and WGN Radio.
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"Providing a clear road map of how the DNA discovery process works, resources, and explanations of just what second cousin-once-removed really means, as well as insight on life as a gay public figure in the South, this generous book makes it clear why Billingsley has found such a home in Houston's heart. Anyone who has ever wondered about missing branches on their family tree, wanted to know more about their heritage, or wanted to understand, once...