About This Book
The Breath of the Gods (2025) explores wind as a force that shapes both planetary history and daily human life, from travel and exploration to disasters like hurricanes, wildfires, and storms. It investigates how shifting global wind patterns are intensifying under climate change and examines the tension between wind as a destructive power and as a potential climate savior through renewable energy.
Who Should Read This?
- Curious climate-conscious explorers of Earth’s natural forces
- Technically minded weather and geography enthusiasts
- Anyone seeking engaging science storytelling
About the Author
Simon Winchester is a British-American journalist and writer, educated as a geologist at the University of Oxford, who became known for his narrative non-fiction on history, science, and geography. He is a New York Times best-selling author and Officer of the Order of the British Empire, whose notable works include The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and Knowing What We Know.
