JoCoLibrary – Adult – Stormy Weather
Annotation:Evaluating his life on the eve of his death, atypical canine Enzo considers the sacrifices his master, Denny Swift, has made in his pursuit of becoming a professional race car driver, the painful custody battle between Denny and his in-laws, and the dog's own efforts to preserve the Swift family.
Annotation:When targeted by a malevolent hurricane during what was supposed to be her honeymoon with the Djinn David, weather warden Joanne Baldwin teams up with her fellow wardens onboard a hijacked luxury liner to lure the storm away.
Annotation:Describes the deadly 1888 snowstorm in the Great Plains that killed more than five hundred people including numerous schoolchildren, describing how the storm devastated immigrant families and dramatically affected pioneer advancement.
Annotation:A climatologist and his family must find a way to survive the devastation caused by an extreme shift in the global climate.
Annotation:Contains the short story "The Thunderstorm" taking place during a storm in West Berlin.
Annotation:Focuses on the Limestone County, Alabama, lives altered and lost in April 1974, when more than one hundred tornadoes--six of them of the most powerful "F5" category of storms--swept across thirteen states, killing and wounding hundreds of people and causing billions of dollars worth of damage.
Annotation:When the United States military targets the island of Okinawa as part of a plan to halt conflicts that are inflicting massive casualties on both sides, B-29 pilot Paul Tibbets accepts a mission with world-changing implications.
Annotation:An intimate look at the marriage of Sir Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine, in the years preceding World War II.
Annotation:A group of children sail away from hurricane-ravaged Jamaica towards safety in England, only to be captured by pirates
Annotation:Lawyer Charlie Arglist finds it harder than expected to leave town on Christmas eve after successfully stealing two million dollars from his mobster boss.
![The Ice Storm [DVD]](http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781604650235/SC.GIF&client=pickp&type=xw12&oclc=ocn190864792 "The Ice Storm [DVD]")
Annotation:When a self-centered husband's relationships with his wife and mistress grow cold, it takes a wife-swapping "key party" and a freak ice storm to clear the air and change their lives forever.
Annotation:A storm chaser discusses the most exciting tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards that he has been at the heart of, describing his adventures as well as the science behind the storms, and provides a first-hand look at the storm-chasing community.
Annotation:The author describes his spring 1996 trek to Mt. Everest, a disastrous expedition that claimed the lives of eight climbers, and explains why he survived.
Annotation:This compelling non-fiction account of the 1906 hurricane that hit Galveston conveys the the birth of national weather forecasting.
Annotation:A tropical storm makes things even worse for the people stuck on an island with dinosaurs chasing them.
Annotation:Bogart goes to visit the widow and father of an old war buddy in a Florida island hotel and finds that an infamous gangster has moved in and taken over the place.
Annotation:A large extended family gathers in India for the arranged wedding of a couple who have never met.
Annotation:Presents a vivid account of a history-making storm that hit the New England coast in October 1991 and the lives it changed, weaving together the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and personal accounts.
Annotation:After a tsunami capsizes an ocean liner, the survivors try to make it to safety.
Annotation:Childhood friends go from small-time criminals to bootleggers during prohibition until one is killed and the other sets out find the killers.
Annotation:Try not to laugh at the scene where these two adventurers encounter a mudslide after a storm in the rainforest.
Annotation:Assisting the farmer throughout a bitterly cold late-winter lambing season, Rose, a tough and dedicated sheep dog, finds her job complicated by a terrible blizzard, during which the farmer is injured; dwindling supplies; and circling coyotes.
Annotation:Convinced of his father's innocence in the killing of Jody Linder's father, Collin Crosby returns to Kansas with his ex-con father and provokes Jody to face the stunning mystery behind her tragic past.
Annotation:A modern-day mage and consultant to the police finds his stale life suddenly enlivened by the presence of a rival in the black arts.
Annotation:The Seven Kingdoms are torn by strife as the three surviving contenders for the throne continue their struggle for power.
Annotation:A history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and what we can do to prevent a cataclysmic future includes specific suggestions for both lawmakers and individuals.
Annotation:Includes Gene Kelly’s classic dance sequence during a rain storm.
Annotation:Survival stories in the world's worst weather conditions.
Annotation:In a hurricane-devastated Florida, a group of questionable individuals attempt to take advantage of the disaster, including a bogus insurance agent and a crooked building inspector, and an eccentric character becomes the only hope for the victims.
Annotation:Formerly married scientists pursue violent tornadoes in an effort to launch sensors which might help them predict future storms.
Annotation:Judy Garland stars as Dorothy in search of the Wizard who can help her return to Kansas after a tornado sends her to the land of Oz.
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Books and movies featuring storms.
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