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Title	Author	# of Pages
The Weather-Wise Gardener	Calvin Simonds	180

Contents

    PART ONE-What You Need to Know to Understand the Weather    (p. 1)
1. The Cycles of the Winds    (p. 2)
2. The Thing That Makes the Winds Go 'Round    (p. 12)
3. The Life Cycle of a Cyclone    (p. 25)
4. The Weatherperson's Trade Secret    (p. 34)
5. Weather Engines-Great and Small    (p. 47)

    PART TWO-The American Climate    (p. 59)
6. The Forces That Make the American Climate    (p. 60)
7. Seasons    (p. 70)
8. Eastern Weather    (p. 83)
9. Western Weather    (p. 96)

    PART THREE-Coping with the Weather
10. How to Watch a Weather Forecast    (p. 112)
11. Forecasting from the End of Your Garden    (p. 126)
12. Frost    (p. 151)
13. Droughts and Dry Spells    (p. 163)
14. Thunderstorms    (p. 179)
15. Hurricanes    (p. 192)
16. Winter Storms    (p. 206)
17. Books, Gadgets, and Other Sources of Information    (p. 221)

Conclusion    One Gardener's View of the Weather    (p. 234)
Index    (p. 240)