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    Into the Storm: Violent Tornadoes, Killer Hurricanes, and Death-Defying Adventures in Extreme Weather (Hardback) By (author) Reed Timmer, With Andrew Tilin

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    Short Description for Into the StormThe star of Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers" takes readers along on a wild and informative ride into tornados, hurricanes, and blizzards, in this dramatic account of his extraordinary profession. 8-page full-color insert.
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  • Reed Timmer, a star of the top rated "Storm Chasers" on the Discovery Channel is one of the most successful and most extreme storm chasers in the world. His is a job that requires science and bravado, knowledge and instinct just to survive, never mind excel. Now, in "Into the Storm," he takes readers inside the terrifying and awe- inspiring world of big weather. Published to coincide with the fourth season's premiere, "Into the Storm" is Timmer's dramatic account of his extraordinary profession. Featuring stories of the three-hundred- plus extreme tornados, hurricanes, or blizzards that Timmer has watched ring-side over the last decade-storms that include the killer F5 tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma, in May 1999; the unprecedented, devastating storm surge of Hurricane Katrina; and the little-studied but enormously powerful storm systems in places like Canada and Argentina. As a Ph.D. candidate in meteorology, Timmer is after more than just an adrenaline rush-his stories feature fascinating insights into the science of storms, and how the data he is collecting will could possibly save lives. With a firsthand perspective on the storm-chasing community, Timmer also takes readers inside this world, examining his controversial obsession and the ethical debates it sparks. Featuring the same you-are-there immediacy that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to Timmer's web site tornadovideos.net, every month, "Into the Storm" is one wild-and informative-ride. Watch a Video