A completely revised and updated edition of highly popular, humorous and educational treatment of the subject of solar energy using a cat as a metaphor.
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"...captures the heart of the renewable energy and environmental movements in a way that is both amusing and educational." --Solar Today Magazine, March/April 2004
"A highly entertaining way of learning about solar energy . . . " --Centre for Appropriate Technology, London, England, U.K., (web site post June, 1 2004)
"A delightful, lavishly illustrated, highly amusing and super educational romp through the basics of solar energy . . ." --Real Goods, March 2004
"A highly entertaining way of learning about solar energy . . . " --Centre for Appropriate Technology, London, England, U.K., (web site post June, 1 2004)
"A delightful, lavishly illustrated, highly amusing and super educational romp through the basics of solar energy . . ." --Real Goods, March 2004
About the Author
Jim Augustyn is an engineer who obtained his mechanical engineering degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology and designed nuclear power plants for the first seven years of his career. He then began working with a small group of architects and engineers designing solar heating systems and software to predict their performance. Since then Jim has continued to work as an consultant and researcher in the solar field, having run his own business, Augustyn & Company, for the last 18 years. This work has focused on solar energy resource assessment and measuring the performance of solar energy systems. His clients ave included national laboratories, foreign governments, utilities, and research laboratories, domestic electric utilities, solar power plant developers, state and municipal governments, as well as regular people. Jim first learned about solar energy as a boy working on his suntan in the hot summer sun on the shores of Lake Michigan in the Indiana Sand Dunes. After graduating from college in Chicago, he moved to San Francisco, and then to Berkeley California where he now lives with his wife, Elizabeth, and three cats.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Teacher Sets Solar Cats Loose in Classroom,
By Sylvia G Murphy (Cazadero, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Return of the Solar Cat Book: Mixing Cat Wisdom with Science and Solar Politics (Paperback)
I teach Middle School students all about the world in our tiny self-contained rural school. The topic of solar energy comes up in our physics curriculum; political aberrations are often discussed in our current events class; and, needless to say,we often share pet stories, especially reports on kitty capers. I loved The Return of the Solar Cat Book immediately, and I realized my students were ready to appreciate it too. I took a chance and shared it with my students.It was a great decision. They adore the drawings, the author's wry wit, and the way the book makes difficult science concepts very accessible.Now we learn and giggle together. I love it. Thank you, Jim Augustyn
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Fun in the Sun,
By Leslie Winokur (berkeley, california United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Return of the Solar Cat Book: Mixing Cat Wisdom with Science and Solar Politics (Paperback)
One of the cleverest, funniest and most informative pieces of science writing to come along in years. Augustyn is equal parts Woody Allen and Stephen Hawking. But make no mistake: "The Return of the Solar Cat Book" is not only a rollicking good read and a visual delight, but an important contribution to the current debate over the nation's energy future. "It's the sun, stupid!" Augustyn is saying. "And here's why -- and how." Should be required reading for Presidents Bush and Putin, Energy Secy. Abraham and Ken Lay. Augustyn is way over the top. I wish I'd thought of "meowium" first.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Cats *can* be the best teachers,
By Writer's Daughter "leonavid" (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Return of the Solar Cat Book: Mixing Cat Wisdom with Science and Solar Politics (Paperback)
This whimsical look at a usually dead-serious subject (solar energy, not cats) allows the information to sneak in under the "I can't learn that" radar. Cat lovers will especially enjoy the book, but non-cat lovers can also appreciate its charming approach to the subject. My four cats give it sixteen paws up. I give it two thumbs!
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