title: Inspirations: The Wonders of Weather in Pictures and Scripture
author: Jim Reed
description: Jim Reed is recognized as one of the world&#146;s most accomplished extreme-weather photographers. A professional storm chaser, Jim has documented nearly every type of weather phenomenon, including tornadoes, blizzards, floods, and geo magnetic storms. He has photographed fifteen hurricanes, including Hurricane Katrina. <BR><BR> His work appears in numerous books and publications, including <i>National Geographic, the New York Times</i>, and <i>Scientific American&#60;i/&#62;. He is co-author of the book <i>Hurricane Katrina, Through the Eyes of Storm Chasers</i>. His photographs have been featured on ABC&#146;s &#34;Good Morning America&#34; and NBC&#146;s &#34;The Today Show&#34;, as well as on several other major network programs.
zlib_text: > > _JONATHAN FRANZEN_
  
  > The Corrections
  
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  >  _To David Means and Genève Patterson_
  
  Contents
  
    
  
  >  _St. Jude_  
  >  _The Failure_  
  >  _The More He Thought About It, The Angrier He GOT_  
  >  _At Sea_  
  >  _The Generator_  
  >  _One Last Christmas_  
  >  _The CORRECTIONS_  
  >  _Praise_  
  >  _About the Author_  
  >  _Also By Jonathan Franzen_  
  >  _Copyright_  
  >  _About the Publisher_  
  >
  
  _ST. JUDE_
  
   _The madness_ of an autumn prairie cold front coming through. You could feel
  it: something terrible was going to happen. The sun low in the sky, a minor
  light, a cooling star. Gust after gust of disorder. Trees restless,
  temperatures falling, the whole northern religion of things coming to an end.
  No children in the yards here. Shadows lengthened on yellowing zoysia. Red
  oaks and pin oaks and swamp white oaks rained acorns on houses with no
  mortgage. Storm windows shuddered in the empty bedrooms. And the drone and
  hiccup of a clothes dryer, the nasal contenti