- Gebundene Ausgabe: 288 Seiten
- Verlag: Dutton Adult (14. Oktober 2010)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0525951938
- ISBN-13: 978-0525951933
- Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 18 - 17 Jahre
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,3 x 15,8 x 2,9 cm
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Reed Timmer, a star of the top rated Storm Chasers on the Discovery Channel is one of the most successful and most extreme storm chasers in the world. His is a job that requires science and bravado, knowledge and instinct just to survive, never mind excel. Now, in Into the Storm, he takes readers inside the terrifying and awe- inspiring world of big weather.
Published to coincide with the fourth season's premiere, Into the Storm is Timmer's dramatic account of his extraordinary profession. Featuring stories of the three-hundred- plus extreme tornados, hurricanes, or blizzards that Timmer has watched ring-side over the last decade-storms that include the killer F5 tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma, in May 1999; the unprecedented, devastating storm surge of Hurricane Katrina; and the little-studied but enormously powerful storm systems in places like Canada and Argentina. As a Ph.D. candidate in meteorology, Timmer is after more than just an adrenaline rush-his stories feature fascinating insights into the science of storms, and how the data he is collecting will could possibly save lives. With a firsthand perspective on the storm-chasing community, Timmer also takes readers inside this world, examining his controversial obsession and the ethical debates it sparks.
Featuring the same you-are-there immediacy that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to Timmer's web site tornadovideos.net, every month, Into the Storm is one wild-and informative-ride.
Published to coincide with the fourth season's premiere, Into the Storm is Timmer's dramatic account of his extraordinary profession. Featuring stories of the three-hundred- plus extreme tornados, hurricanes, or blizzards that Timmer has watched ring-side over the last decade-storms that include the killer F5 tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma, in May 1999; the unprecedented, devastating storm surge of Hurricane Katrina; and the little-studied but enormously powerful storm systems in places like Canada and Argentina. As a Ph.D. candidate in meteorology, Timmer is after more than just an adrenaline rush-his stories feature fascinating insights into the science of storms, and how the data he is collecting will could possibly save lives. With a firsthand perspective on the storm-chasing community, Timmer also takes readers inside this world, examining his controversial obsession and the ethical debates it sparks.
Featuring the same you-are-there immediacy that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to Timmer's web site tornadovideos.net, every month, Into the Storm is one wild-and informative-ride.
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Reed Timmer is one of the most successful and daring storm chasers in the world. Not only has he intercepted over 250 tornadoes and a dozen powerful hurricanes during the last decade, Timmer is also one of the few people in the field to document both an F5 tornado (the strongest level possible) and the most devastating hurricane in U.S. history—Hurricane Katrina. He stars on one the of Discovery Channel’s most popular series, Storm Chasers (19.3 million viewers in season 2). Timmer has also appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Early Show, CNN and been featured in documentaries and on other television shows (“When Nature Strikes,” “Full Force Nature”). Every YouTube video he posts gets hundreds of thousands of views. He will graduate with a Ph.D. in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma in 2010. Timmer is a disaster educator, and conducts storm spotter seminars for the National Weather Service, emergency managers, and the general public. He lives just outside Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Reed Timmer ist einer der bekanntesten Stormchaser in den USA. Das Buch ist für jeden ein Muss, der sich leidenschaftlich mit der Tornadojagd beschäftigt.
Wer Reed Timmer aus der Serie Storm Chasers kennt wird seine eigene und humorvolle Art in diesem Buch wieder finden.
Auch sind viele Fachbegriffe gut und immer wieder erklärt.
Wer Reed Timmer aus der Serie Storm Chasers kennt wird seine eigene und humorvolle Art in diesem Buch wieder finden.
Auch sind viele Fachbegriffe gut und immer wieder erklärt.
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Eigentlich bin ich gar keine Leseratte aber dieses Buch ist nur zu empfehlen.
Reed Timmer erklärt in diesem Buch einfach alles sehr ausführlich damit auch Wetter Laien ohne Probleme alles verstehen, für Wetterfans und Sturmjäger nur zu empfehlen.
Reed Timmer erklärt in diesem Buch einfach alles sehr ausführlich damit auch Wetter Laien ohne Probleme alles verstehen, für Wetterfans und Sturmjäger nur zu empfehlen.
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A lot of past - little current...
26. Dezember 2010
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First off - let me say that this is a GREAT book. It's well-written, it's interesting, and it engages the reader.
Ironically, the stories that engage the reader most are the ones that don't really involved tornadoes. I thought the hurricane descriptions and narration were far more interesting than the tornado ones. Don't get me wrong, the tornado tales were incredible, but the hurricane (especially Katrina) really had me going on the edge of my seat. In addition, Reed's story of starting his business, building connections with the media, etc. are fascinating.
What I was really looking for in this book was the background information on how most of us know Reed Timmer. I was truly hoping for some behind-the-scenes information about the Discovery show. (My theory is that there is another book planned on this material down the road...) The show goes into depth about Dr. Josh Wurman (the "Dean Wermer" of this last season, and earlier ones as well) and his sometimes contentious past relationship with Reed. None of this makes the book. Chris Chittick all of a sudden shows up at the end of the book as a "long-time" friend and chase partner. However, there is nothing in the past biography about him.
Something else I think that would be key to this book would have been an index. This book is FILLED with incredible weather information and chasing tips. An index would have made this book a practical tool in addition to being a fun tale.
Reed - Based on your many mentions of the book of checking the internet for critiques about your chasing, my thinking is that you're probably reading this. I do hope you are planning a follow-up book to cover the Discovery Channel years. Your interactions with Wurman, Casey, Samaras, etc... would be INCREDIBLY interesting. In addition, many of us are wondering how you made up with Joel after last season's blow-out, how you met Ginger, etc... You've got a great deal of material for a follow-up tome.
The most telling in this book is Reed Timmer's brutal honesty about himself. He truly does open himself up to critique and goes in-depth on his past second-guessing and ethics of his chosen profession. To that - I say "well-done".
Ironically, the stories that engage the reader most are the ones that don't really involved tornadoes. I thought the hurricane descriptions and narration were far more interesting than the tornado ones. Don't get me wrong, the tornado tales were incredible, but the hurricane (especially Katrina) really had me going on the edge of my seat. In addition, Reed's story of starting his business, building connections with the media, etc. are fascinating.
What I was really looking for in this book was the background information on how most of us know Reed Timmer. I was truly hoping for some behind-the-scenes information about the Discovery show. (My theory is that there is another book planned on this material down the road...) The show goes into depth about Dr. Josh Wurman (the "Dean Wermer" of this last season, and earlier ones as well) and his sometimes contentious past relationship with Reed. None of this makes the book. Chris Chittick all of a sudden shows up at the end of the book as a "long-time" friend and chase partner. However, there is nothing in the past biography about him.
Something else I think that would be key to this book would have been an index. This book is FILLED with incredible weather information and chasing tips. An index would have made this book a practical tool in addition to being a fun tale.
Reed - Based on your many mentions of the book of checking the internet for critiques about your chasing, my thinking is that you're probably reading this. I do hope you are planning a follow-up book to cover the Discovery Channel years. Your interactions with Wurman, Casey, Samaras, etc... would be INCREDIBLY interesting. In addition, many of us are wondering how you made up with Joel after last season's blow-out, how you met Ginger, etc... You've got a great deal of material for a follow-up tome.
The most telling in this book is Reed Timmer's brutal honesty about himself. He truly does open himself up to critique and goes in-depth on his past second-guessing and ethics of his chosen profession. To that - I say "well-done".
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All the thrill of stormchasing, without the danger
16. Oktober 2010
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I have to admit I was skeptical at first: Wouldn't a visually dynamic phenomenon like storm chasing suffer when translated to the written page? Fortunately, no. To the contrary, I found that all the extra details and context that you get in these pages help to put the reader in the passenger seat like no short clip or TV series can.
I recommend this book to anyone interested in weather or adrenaline. I would never personally risk my life to see storms and hurricanes up close, but reading this gave me a chance to experience what it's like for Mr. Timmer and the others who take that risk in the name of science and kick-ass video.
Highlights for me were the Moore, OK chase and the description of what it was like to go face to face with Hurricane Katrina. If I have a complaint, it's that reading about all these chases made me crave more. I'm not about to hop in a truck and head for the plains, so here's hoping for a sequel.
I recommend this book to anyone interested in weather or adrenaline. I would never personally risk my life to see storms and hurricanes up close, but reading this gave me a chance to experience what it's like for Mr. Timmer and the others who take that risk in the name of science and kick-ass video.
Highlights for me were the Moore, OK chase and the description of what it was like to go face to face with Hurricane Katrina. If I have a complaint, it's that reading about all these chases made me crave more. I'm not about to hop in a truck and head for the plains, so here's hoping for a sequel.
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This book makes you want to grab the laptop, hit the road and start the chase! (DO NOT ATTEMPT)
4. November 2010
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
"Weather" you watch Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers" or "Weather" you don't there is very little chance that you will be able to pick up the book "Into the Storm" and then put it back down. If you do happen to watch "Storm Chasers" you will recognize Reed Timmer as the energetic and animated meteorologist/videographer in the burgundy colored Kevlar and Rhino Liner coated "Dominator" storm chase vehicle.
Reed, as you will learn in this book, is much more than an enthusiastic adrenaline junkie out for a fix. He chases for the science and the knowledge that is obtained by his adventures in the pursuit of his elusive prey, the tornado.
Reed is obviously a very intelligent young man with many hunts still to go. His prey is the cyclonic warriors that attack Middle America each year and every year. Rarely during the year is there not at least one life lost because of a tornado. In his efforts, Reed is not only trying to capture the powerful beasts on his video camera as they move across the grasslands, farmlands and wooded areas of the continent but he is also gathering previously unretrievable data that will be used one day to protect property but more importantly lives.
This book will guide you through what drives him to make the next journey and it will show you the seeds that were sewn early in his life that kept him on the path that he has found to be fulfilling and exciting. As you read this you will find yourself in the back seat of the car wondering if you should close your eyes or open them to see these monsters take you with him. You will also find that you are getting an excellent education as well. Reed explains the ingredients that make up the recipes for the perfect storms and he explains how the weather observations you have seen in your lifetime make up both the dangerous and the spectacular.
There have been few books that I have enjoyed more but what I enjoyed the least was the end. Because I chose the unabridged audio version from Audible.com, I was surprised when it was all over as I could not see the pages waning away as the book was coming to a close. I wanted more. I want more!
Lucky for all of us Reed will be there to assist the scientific community for a long time to come. If you have watched any of this season's shows (Season 4) you are already aware of he and his team's direct humanitarian assistance to the survivors of one of this year's tornadoes he captured on video in Yazoo, Mississippi.
Being an OCD enthusiast in many hobbies and interests myself, I understand his fervent and enthusiastic approach. I look forward to more writings by Reed and much more video as well. I also plan on staying tuned to his website and his YouTube channel.
I feel this is a must read book for all, even in you do not live in Tornado country. Whether you have never seen a Tornado in all it's beauty or you have experienced the harm they have caused or lived in the communities they have affected you will still read the passion and compassion he has for his interests and the people they affect and assist.
Reed, as you will learn in this book, is much more than an enthusiastic adrenaline junkie out for a fix. He chases for the science and the knowledge that is obtained by his adventures in the pursuit of his elusive prey, the tornado.
Reed is obviously a very intelligent young man with many hunts still to go. His prey is the cyclonic warriors that attack Middle America each year and every year. Rarely during the year is there not at least one life lost because of a tornado. In his efforts, Reed is not only trying to capture the powerful beasts on his video camera as they move across the grasslands, farmlands and wooded areas of the continent but he is also gathering previously unretrievable data that will be used one day to protect property but more importantly lives.
This book will guide you through what drives him to make the next journey and it will show you the seeds that were sewn early in his life that kept him on the path that he has found to be fulfilling and exciting. As you read this you will find yourself in the back seat of the car wondering if you should close your eyes or open them to see these monsters take you with him. You will also find that you are getting an excellent education as well. Reed explains the ingredients that make up the recipes for the perfect storms and he explains how the weather observations you have seen in your lifetime make up both the dangerous and the spectacular.
There have been few books that I have enjoyed more but what I enjoyed the least was the end. Because I chose the unabridged audio version from Audible.com, I was surprised when it was all over as I could not see the pages waning away as the book was coming to a close. I wanted more. I want more!
Lucky for all of us Reed will be there to assist the scientific community for a long time to come. If you have watched any of this season's shows (Season 4) you are already aware of he and his team's direct humanitarian assistance to the survivors of one of this year's tornadoes he captured on video in Yazoo, Mississippi.
Being an OCD enthusiast in many hobbies and interests myself, I understand his fervent and enthusiastic approach. I look forward to more writings by Reed and much more video as well. I also plan on staying tuned to his website and his YouTube channel.
I feel this is a must read book for all, even in you do not live in Tornado country. Whether you have never seen a Tornado in all it's beauty or you have experienced the harm they have caused or lived in the communities they have affected you will still read the passion and compassion he has for his interests and the people they affect and assist.
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