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The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs
The Art of Making Predictions & Deductions
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THE WALKER'S GUIDE to the outdoor clues and signs, their meaning and the art of making predictions and deductions offers the chance to turn every walk into a rewarding game of detection.
THE WALKER'S GUIDE to the outdoor clues and signs, their meaning and the art of making predictions and deductions offers the chance to turn every walk into a rewarding game of detection.
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It's like being given some sort of magical text... eye-opening and invaluable. – India Knight, Sunday Times
Even the intrepid Bear Grylls could learn a trick or two from this book – The Times
The ultimate guide to what the land, sun, moon, stars, trees, plants, animals, sky and clouds can reveal - when you know what to look for.
Includes over 850 outdoor clues and signs for you to enjoy the wonders of the outdoors from your living room.
This top ten bestseller is the result of Tristan Gooley's two decades of pioneering outdoor experience and six years of instructing, researching and writing. It includes many outdoor clues and signs that will not be found in any other book in the world.
As well as the most comprehensive guide to natural navigation for walkers ever compiled, it also contains clues for weather forecasting, tracking, city walks, coast walks, night walks and dozens of other areas.
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The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs by Tristan Gooley has been praised for its richness and densely packed information on nature and navigation. Reviewers appreciate its engaging writing style and infectious enthusiasm for deduction and discovery. The book is recommended for anyone interested in outdoor exploration, offering insights that could even teach seasoned adventurers new tricks. It has been described as transforming the reader's perspective on the countryside and is considered an essential addition to an outdoor lover's library.
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ISBN: 9781444780109
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 May 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder Press
Illustration: b&w integrated illustrations; colour plate sections
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 32.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 307g
Pages: 448
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About the Author
Tristan Gooley is the award-winning and international bestselling author of titles such as The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs, How to Read Water and How to Read a Tree. Through his journeys, teaching and writing, he has pioneered a renaissance in the rare art of natural navigation.
Tristan is the only living person to have both flown solo and sailed singlehanded across the Atlantic. He has explored close to home and walked with and studied the methods of tribal peoples in some of the remotest regions on Earth.Also by Tristan Gooley
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