How many snowflakes are needed to make a snowman?
Where is the snowiest place on Earth?
When will the last snowflake fall?
Snow has a lot in common with religion. It comes from heaven. It changes everything. It creates an alternative reality and brings on irrational behaviour in humans. But unlike most religions, snow has never had a bible, until now.
Giles Whittell, a passionate snow enthusiast, takes the reader on a quest through centuries and continents to reveal the wonders of snow. Along the way he uncovers the mysteries of snow crystal morphology, why avalanches happen, how snow saved a British prime minister's life, and the terrifying truth about the opening ceremony of the 1960 winter Olympics.
'Snow' is the next best thing to a white Christmas, an anthropology and travelogue for everyone from ski addicts to the millions of people who have never even seen it.
- ISBN10 1780723601
- ISBN13 9781780723600
- Publish Date 11 October 2018
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 6 August 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Short Books Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Language English