How to Read Water

When most of us go for a walk, a single sense--sight--tends to dominate our experience. But when New York Times-bestselling author and expert navigator Tristan Gooley goes for a walk, he uses all five senses to "read" everything nature has to offer. A single lowly weed can serve as his compass, calendar, clock, and even pharmacist.

In How to Read Nature, Gooley introduces readers to his world--where the sky, sea, and land teem with marvels. Plus, he shares 15 exercises to sharpen all of your senses. Soon you'll be making your own discoveries, every time you step outside!

“Praise for The Lost Art of Reading Nature''s Signs : ”

A New York Times Bestseller
A Forbes Top 10 Conservation and Environment Book of 2016
2016 Foreword INDIES Bronze Winner

"Mr. Gooley misses little in his paean to Earth's most abundant resource. . . . He starts small, at a mud puddle watching ripples fan out from a pebble drop, and ends big, in the frigid reaches of the Arctic Sea. Along the way he asks and answers many questions. If you like water, as I do, you will learn a lot.-- "The Wall Street Journal"
A Sunday Times "Must Read" book

"This inspired guide to water in all its forms will make a big splash. . . . Gooley has done his subject proud--this is seriously fascinating stuff.-- "Times"
[Gooley's] detailed observations are breathtaking as he patiently explains how to see. Jam-packed with information, birders, naturalists, hikers, hunters, and anyone interested in the natural world will find much of use.-- "Forbes"

TRISTAN GOOLEY is the New York Times-bestselling author of How to Read a Tree, How to Read Nature, The Natural Navigator, The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs, The Secret World of Weather, and The Nature Instinct. He has led expeditions on five continents, climbed mountains in three, and is the only living person to have both flown and sailed solo across the Atlantic. His more than two decades of pioneering outdoor experience include research among tribal peoples in some of the remotest regions on Earth.

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