FREE Lecture Series-- Cynthia Barnett, Rain: A Natural & Cultural History
*January 22 – Cynthia Barnett – Rain: A Natural & Cultural History
Cynthia Barnett’s Rain begins four billion years ago with the torrents that filled the oceans and builds to the storms of climate change. It weaves together science—the true shape of a raindrop, the mysteries of frog and fish rains—with the human story of our ambition to control rain. Rain is also a travelogue, taking readers to Scotland to tell the surprising story of the mackintosh raincoat, and to India, where villagers extract the scent of rain from the monsoon-drenched earth and turn it into perfume. A book signing will follow both lectures. Seating is limited and on a first-come basis.
*Followed by book signing
Date and Time
Friday Jan 22, 2016
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST