Books written by William Sargent
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A Year in the Notch: Exploring the Natural History of the White Mountains
William Lowell Putnam , Defending Mount Washington's Weather , 1991 Franconia Notch . Chapter 4 First Snow NOVEMBER 28 ,. The building where Sal Pagliuca recorded “ the worst weather on earth . ” © Mount Washington Observatory Photo .
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Storm Surge: A Coastal Village Battles the Rising Atlantic
A compelling tale of a natural disaster and its effects on a small New England community, now back in print.
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Islands in the Storm
It presents the pungent reminder that at the present rate of sea level rise increase all of America's 200 barrier beach communities will start disintegrating within the next few decades. This is a book you will not want to put down.
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Superstar in a Masquerade
Schlitz and his cowriter Paul Overstreet won the 1987 ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award for “Forever and Ever, Amen,” another Randy Travis hit. It also won the CMA Song of the Year award. Travis had a hit in 1991 with “Points of Light ...
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The Impressionist Murders
“George Gerber," Simmons said, looking at a row of baby-food jars just behind the counter. “Thank you, Mr. Gerber. I will certainly tell Mr. Kheif that you called," he said with a smile. Simmons folded the envelope, stuflfing it in his ...
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The Impressionist Murders
These arent ordinary murders, howeverthe bodies are arranged to mirror a famous Impressionist painting, and the exactitude of the killing gives Clayton cause to be concerned. He suspects this killer isnt finished.
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Crab Wars: A Tale of Horseshoe Crabs, Bioterrorism, and Human Health
In the end, the story of the horseshoe crab is a sobering reflection on the unintended consequences of scientific progress and the danger of self-regulated industries controlling a limited natural resource.
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Writing Naturally: A Memoir
When in doubt , I had entered some establishment endeavor like going to law school , before realizing that I had to just let my writing guide me naturally through life . The process has not always been easy , but gradually I have found ...
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Crab Wars: A Tale of Horseshoe Crabs, Bioterrorism, and Human Health
had two prominent eyes and looked vaguely like a horseshoe crab, but it was rounder and lacked a tail. “It's so prehistoric! ... In those dives I couldn't help but notice that during the day horseshoe crabs seemed almost totally blind.
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Terror by Error? The COVID Chronicles
Noted science writer William Sargent delves into the murky, often intertwined worlds of medical research and biological warfare to determine if Covid-19 was caused by accidents similar to those that have occurred from 1617 to the present.
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The House on Ipswich Marsh: Exploring the Natural History of New England
Ipswich Marsh is about these birds, but much else as well. Organized by the seasons of the year, The House on Ipswich Marsh features SargentÕs trademark interplay of information about the natural world, ecology, and politics.
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Beach Wars: 10,000 Years on a Barrier Beach
Beach Wars chronicles the pirates, Indians, rumrunners and farmers who have used this beach to hunt, fish, mooncuss and cut salt marsh hay.
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Just Seconds from the Ocean: Coastal Living in the Wake of Katrina
An accessible analysis of the dangers of living close to the ocean in an era of global warming and megahurricanes