How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea (Natural Navigation)

Description

A New York Times Bestseller A Forbes Top 10 Conservation and Environment Book
of 2016 Read the sea like a Viking and interpret ponds like a Polynesian—with
a little help from expert navigator Tristan Gooley, New York Times-bestselling
author of How to Read a Tree and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs In his
eye-opening books The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs and The Natural
Navigator, Tristan Gooley helped readers reconnect with nature by finding
direction from the trees, stars, clouds, and more. Now, he turns his attention
to our most abundant—yet perhaps least understood—resource. Distilled from his
far-flung adventures—sailing solo across the Atlantic, navigating with Omani
tribespeople, canoeing in Borneo, and walking in his own backyard—Gooley
shares hundreds of techniques in How to Read Water. Readers will: Find north
using puddles Forecast the weather from waves Decode the colors of ponds Spot
dangerous water in the dark Decipher wave patterns on beaches, and more! Read
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Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Experiment; Later prt. edition (August 23, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1615193588
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 85
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1.38 x 7.75 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #21,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #6 in Oceanography (Books) #23 in Running & Jogging (Books) #33 in Travelogues & Travel Essays
• #6 in Oceanography (Books)
• #23 in Running & Jogging (Books)