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How to read water, clues and patterns from puddles to the sea : learn to gauge depth, navigate, forecast weather and make other predictions with water, Tristan Gooley ; illustrations by Neil Gower

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How to read water, clues and patterns from puddles to the sea : learn to gauge depth, navigate, forecast weather and make other predictions with water, Tristan Gooley ; illustrations by Neil Gower

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 362-374) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to read water

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

948747790

Responsibility statement

Tristan Gooley ; illustrations by Neil Gower

Sub title

clues and patterns from puddles to the sea : learn to gauge depth, navigate, forecast weather and make other predictions with water

Summary

"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, "--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Strange beginnings: an introduction -- Launching -- How to see the Pacific in a pond -- Land ripples -- The not so humble puddle -- Rivers and streams -- The rise -- The lake -- The colour of water -- Light and water -- The sound of water -- Reading waves -- The Omani delight: an interlude -- The coast -- The beach -- Currents and tides -- Water at night -- Shipwatching -- Rare and extraordinary -- Uncharted water: an epilogue

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