By Randy Cerveny

This book (June 2009) is a fascinating and informative read for anyone interested in  weather and weather-related events.  Internationally known climatologist Randy Cerveny takes the reader on a tour of the world's most perplexing climate mysteries, past and present.  Through an examination of facts and fictional introductions to each chapter he outlines how climate change might have affected the people and animal life of the times.  The author connects weather and climate changes to extinction of dinosaurs, the Mayan civilization, and more.             ~   Recommended by Frank Wingerter