{"product_id":"cold-comfort-miranda-weiss-9781250412829","title":"Cold Comfort: A Celebration of the Frozen World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA joyful love letter to the cold and an impassioned call for its conservation \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGlobal warming is often discussed as an issue of heat--but the even more pressing issue, as our planetary thermometer continues its slow rise, is one of cold. Cold places are warming at a faster rate than hot places, and this loss of cold will have major consequences for our world as it reshapes ecosystems and infrastructure alike. \u003ci\u003eCold Comfort \u003c\/i\u003eis an impassioned argument for the importance of cold that compels readers to fall in love with this endangered resource before it's too late. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCold Comfort\u003c\/i\u003e charts a year in Weiss's hometown of Homer, Alaska, from an unusually dreary summer that opens into a frigid, lovely winter. Each chapter explores a different facet of the cold, as Weiss guides readers through majestic, icy adventures, from the cosmic cooling that led to our planet's creation to the unique properties of ice and snow. In prose as beautiful and intricate as a snowflake, \u003ci\u003eCold Comfort \u003c\/i\u003edraws from science, culture, and history to show the value of the cold to us as individuals, as societies, and as a species. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining the quiet joy of \u003ci\u003eWintering\u003c\/i\u003e with the urgency of \u003ci\u003eLife on a Little-Known Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCold Comfort\u003c\/i\u003e is an exuberant and endlessly curious love letter to the cold. Weiss's contagious sense of awe and gorgeous descriptions of the natural world will convince even the chilliest among us of the importance and wonder of this natural resource.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miranda Weiss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 125041282X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250412829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d","brand":"Miranda Weiss","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48801364476159,"sku":"9781250412829","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cold-comfort-miranda-weiss-9781250412829","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}