The Natural Navigator: 10th Anniversary Edition

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**From the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of THE WALKER’S GUIDE TO OUTDOOR CLUES AND SIGNS and HOW TO READ WATER**’Changes the way you experience the world’ — Sunday Times’Wonderfully stimulating’ — Michael PalinDiscover the lost art of reading nature’s own signposts with this beautiful tenth anniversary edition of The Natural Navigator. Starting with a simple question – ‘Which way am I looking?’ – Tristan Gooley blends natural science, myth, folklore and the history of travel to introduce you to the forgotten art of finding your way using nature’s clues, from the feel of a rock to the look of the moon.Using Tristan’s expert insight and anecdotes, you’ll develop a unique insight into the world around you. From learning why some trees grow the way they do and how they can help you find your way in the countryside, to discovering how it’s possible to find North simply by looking at a puddle and how natural signs can be used to navigate on the open ocean or in the heart of the city. Wonderfully detailed and full of fascinating stories, this is the seminal guide to the rediscovered art of natural navigation.The Natural Navigator is user-friendly, practical and packed with beautiful illustrations to help natural navigators on their instrument-free journey. Beautifully repackaged, this edition includes a new tenth anniversary preface from the author, celebrating ten years of this seminal guide to nature.

Additional information

Weight 0.218 kg
Dimensions 1.9 × 12.6 × 19.8 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

320

Publisher

Year Published

2020-8-20

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0753557983

About The Author

Tristan Gooley is a bestselling author, navigator and explorer. He has led expeditions on five continents, spent time with the Tuareg, Bedouin and Dayak in some of the remotest places on Earth and pioneered a renaissance in the rare art of natural navigation.Tristan is the only living person to have both flown solo and sailed single-handed across the Atlantic. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Institute of Navigation and Vice Chairman of the UK's largest independent travel company, Trailfinders. He lives in West Sussex.

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The perfect book

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Wonderfully stimulating