'Brimming with knowledge and experience . . . delightful'\nTRISTAN GOOLEY, DAILY TELEGRAPH\n'A fabulous compendium of terror and disaster, expertise and courage'\nADAM NICOLSON, author of The Seabird's Cry\n'Evokes panoramas of sea and land with confident flair'\nWALL STREET JOURNAL\nWhat's in a cloud? What separates a tropical storm from a winter blizzard? And what exactly is El Ni\u00F1o? Elliot Rappaport, a captain of traditional sailing ships, has spent three decades at sea, where understanding weather is the difference between life and death.\nFrom the icy seas of Greenland to the turbulent waters of the Strait of Gibraltar, from the powerful squalls near the equator to the ancient Polynesian explorers who ventured eastward against trade winds, Reading the Glass combines science and memoir to\n\nReading the Glass\nA Sailor's Stories of Weather\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease no;