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GREAT NEW ENGLAND STORMS OF THE 20TH CENTURY The Staff of the Boston Globe, 2007, 157 pp., $27.95, hardbound, The Boston Globe, ISBN 978-0-9790137-2-0

This title chronicles an era that encompasses many of the most famous weather events on record, including devastating floods in 1936, a severe hurricane in 1938, an FS tornado in 1953, the Infamous Blizzard of'78, the so-called "Perfect Storm" of 1991, and ice storms of the century in 1998. The book doesn't just outline the historical facts, but also illustrates the faces and stories behind each disaster. Additionally, dozens of meteorologists from around the region share their personal reflections on these memorable weather …