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Frozen in Time: The Worst Winters in History

Authors: Ian Mccaskill, Paul Hudson
Publisher: Great Northern Books Ltd
Category: Book

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 144171

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.6 x 0.8

ISBN: 1905080093
EAN: 9781905080090
ASIN: 1905080093

Publication Date: October 27, 2006
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

A Book That Sparks Strong Memories November 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

During this year, I have given this book as a gift to at least six relatives/friends 'of a certain age' and have now become used to the response which is always along the lines of 'Oh, I remember that winter, I was ...' and then they're off on a long ramble down memory lane. It's amazing how our memories are sparked by tales of snow - whether we recall harsh winters, fun times or communities pulling together - and this book is just perfect in its detail and evocative images. It's become such a sure-fire gift book for me that I have now bought the follow-up 'Storm Force'for the same friends and relatives (all aged 50 plus) who enjoyed Frozen in Time - I expect the same response as it's an excellent read too.

5 out of 5 stars

An Excellent Book November 21, 2007
The authors of this book, Paul Hudson and Ian McCaskill, are both qualified meterologists and so have a thorough understanding of weather conditions and factors affecting our climate, which comes across in the thoroughness of this book. At the same time, they are both seasoned TV presenters and, therefore, know how to make the topic of weather both interesting and entertaining. This book is crammed full of fascinating facts and pictures and makes you realise that what we consider to be a cold winter is nothing like that of 1947 or '63. The chapter on the Winter of Discontent also introduces a political angle. All in all, it's a great read and well deserving of five stars.

4 out of 5 stars

Puts faded memories into context December 26, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I was 14 in 1978, and remember many of the events in that winter - but I couldn't remember what order things happened in, the politics were a bit vague etc - reading this book was like revisiting an old childhood haunt, suddenly I could remember lots of other things around that time - a good exercise in nostalgia, and I assume for those who remember 1947 and 1963 it will be the same.

One significant criticism though - at least some of the photos show vehicles with registration numbers which make the pictures more recent than the book implies - e.g. a 'D' registration landrover is shown, which would date the picture at 1985 or later. Only an apparently trivial point, but it undermines my trust in all the other photos, hence four stars.

5 out of 5 stars

Spendidly researched! November 5, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful

A highly recommended book for anyone interested in severe British winters.
I lived as a child through the very severe and penetrating cold of 1962-3, and remember well the endless snow, while fun most of the time, the very severe cold never seemed to abate.
The pictures in this book are superb as are the well researched memories who lived through both the winter's of (47-48) and particularly (62-63).
Credit to both authors; I. McCaskill and P.Hudson for a thouroughly enjoyable book that will evoke many memories of a nation concentrating it's efforts in trying to keep warm through many months of truly freezing weather.
It is doubtful that there will be a return winter as severe as those between the boards of this book, but the reader will be able here to visit history in pictures and words that are truly superb!