Anyone who knows me personally can tell you that I am a bit of a weather enthusiast. I have been known to sit and watch the weather channel for hours on end. Yes I do realize that that is only acceptable behavior after the age of 80, but what can I say? My name is Holly, and I am a weather addict.

There is no doubt about the power of nature. When faced with some of mother natures biggest calamities you can forget trying to save yourself, and just kiss your butt goodbye. I find it all to be wildly exciting! Don't get me wrong, I have a very healthy fear of powerful weather. Just last fall we had a tornado warning and I heard the tell-tale freight train winds and grabbed the cats from under the bed and locked us all in the bathroom until the sirens stopped. You had better believe if a tornado is coming, I wont be standing around to see it.

While browsing the paperbacks in Barnes and Noble one evening, I saw this pip of a book. I grabbed it and ran for the checkout, knocking people over in my haste. I already know a lot about weather. I research weather events all the time on the Internet. I once was a Production Assistant on a Weather Channel commercial (talk about a dream come true!) and I grilled Mike Bettis the entire ride to and from the airport. I learned a lot about water spouts that day, I like to think that I impressed him with my knowledge as well. Naturally I wasn't sure if this book could teach me anything that I didn't already know.

Let me start out by saying that this book is quite funny. It approaches the mundane topic of weather from a really entertaining angle. At the same time it manages to teach about even complex topics in weather. I never cared about the jet stream until I read this book. Now I know exactly how it works and why. I have tried explaining my new found knowledge to others, yet fail miserably, as I cannot serve up the info with such finesse as the author does.