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Rain: A Natural and Cultural History

Cynthia Barnett

Weaving together science with the human human story of our ambition to control rain, Barnett tells the story of rain -- elemental, mysterious, precious, and destructive.

Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment · medium confidenceNature & Environment81 signalsLlm Classifier: Nature & Environment -> Nature & EnvironmentKeyword Classifier: Arts & Criticism -> Arts & CriticismAward Category: PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award -> ScienceScience & DiscoveryArt, Music & PerformanceEssays & Cultural Criticism

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award2016FinalistSecondary source
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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 42%.