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"The Natural Navigator is a wonderfully stimulating book. Tristan Gooley sidesteps technology to celebrate our own powers of observation, and suggests that the art of natural navigation is something we should never have forgotten."--Michael Palin
"The perfect book for getting you started on your own adventure"--Sir Ranulph Fiennes, adventurer and author of Race to the Pole
“This wonderful book takes the skill set back several generations . . . to the vanishing (but often surprisingly simple) arts of navigating by sun, moon, stars, and natural phenomena. . . . A must for any lover of the outdoors."--Tim Jepson, The Telegraph
"Gooley is a fine writer with a philosophical passion for the subject, and he occasionally veers into areas that are perhaps not strictly within the remit of the book, but these are effortlessly pleasant diversions that add to the whole. His timing is strong, with anecdotes dropped in at just the right intervals to keep you turning the pages. His advice is at times glorious in its simplicity and fascinating in its execution."--Laurence Mackin, The Irish Times
"A definitive volume on the subject."--Paul Gelder, Yachting Monthly
"In a sat-nav dominated world, where GPS and a host of other acronyms designed to get us from A to B have overtaken paper maps, it is refreshing to meet someone who understands technology, but prefers to find his way by practicing the rare and ancient art of using nature’s signposts, from puddle patterns to shadow lengths . . . I’m hooked. Back at the beech, I make a mental note of emerging bluebell patches, forming an internal map that I’ll use to find my way around the wood."--Paul Evans, BBC Wildlife Magazine
"As Gooley reminds us, navigation is, first of all, about understanding where you are. His marvellous book is a good starting point."--Mick Herron, Geographical Magazine
"Gooley’s calm, contemplative authority on matters solar, lunar and celestial establishes his guru credentials—but it’s his revelations about the clues that lie scattered about the natural environment that really entrance: how puddles drying on paths, the shapes of sand dunes, the graininess of scree on the lee of a slope can all be enlisted to summon compass points to your horizon."--Chris Born, Time Out London
"The best nature writing changes the way you experience the world. Tristan Gooley’s The Natural Navigator will teach you how to find your way using not just the moon, sun and stars but spider’s webs, tennis courts and even ruts on a track. He throws in entertaining anecdotes from the history of navigation and from his own impressive Atlantic journeys, but really he’s giving you an addictive hobby, and a newly refined sense of time and place."--Sunday Times
"The perfect book for getting you started on your own adventure"--Sir Ranulph Fiennes, adventurer and author of Race to the Pole
“This wonderful book takes the skill set back several generations . . . to the vanishing (but often surprisingly simple) arts of navigating by sun, moon, stars, and natural phenomena. . . . A must for any lover of the outdoors."--Tim Jepson, The Telegraph
"Gooley is a fine writer with a philosophical passion for the subject, and he occasionally veers into areas that are perhaps not strictly within the remit of the book, but these are effortlessly pleasant diversions that add to the whole. His timing is strong, with anecdotes dropped in at just the right intervals to keep you turning the pages. His advice is at times glorious in its simplicity and fascinating in its execution."--Laurence Mackin, The Irish Times
"A definitive volume on the subject."--Paul Gelder, Yachting Monthly
"In a sat-nav dominated world, where GPS and a host of other acronyms designed to get us from A to B have overtaken paper maps, it is refreshing to meet someone who understands technology, but prefers to find his way by practicing the rare and ancient art of using nature’s signposts, from puddle patterns to shadow lengths . . . I’m hooked. Back at the beech, I make a mental note of emerging bluebell patches, forming an internal map that I’ll use to find my way around the wood."--Paul Evans, BBC Wildlife Magazine
"As Gooley reminds us, navigation is, first of all, about understanding where you are. His marvellous book is a good starting point."--Mick Herron, Geographical Magazine
"Gooley’s calm, contemplative authority on matters solar, lunar and celestial establishes his guru credentials—but it’s his revelations about the clues that lie scattered about the natural environment that really entrance: how puddles drying on paths, the shapes of sand dunes, the graininess of scree on the lee of a slope can all be enlisted to summon compass points to your horizon."--Chris Born, Time Out London
"The best nature writing changes the way you experience the world. Tristan Gooley’s The Natural Navigator will teach you how to find your way using not just the moon, sun and stars but spider’s webs, tennis courts and even ruts on a track. He throws in entertaining anecdotes from the history of navigation and from his own impressive Atlantic journeys, but really he’s giving you an addictive hobby, and a newly refined sense of time and place."--Sunday Times
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'The perfect book for getting you started on your own adventure' - Ranulph Fiennes
Get ready to put away your map and look up from your GPS with this glorious introduction to the art of finding your way using natural clues
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55 of 55 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It's absolutely fascinating! We probably all know about moss growing on the north side of trees but that is just only a tiny part of what Tristan reveals in this wonderfully informative book about natural navigation. Whether it's using puddles to tell you in which direction the sun has passed or making you sniff a bit deeper when smelling the "fresh air" blowing from the direction of a hidden coast line, Tristan tells you how to build layers of directional pointers.
I was hooked from the introduction! Reading this makes you want to put the book down and go outside to check a few observations yourself! Probably not a good thing to say in a review but then this book is about encouraging you to "do" as much as to read and learn. And Tristan does this very well indeed.
We miss so much these days in rushing around - follow just some of Tristan's natural navigation hints and you'll get so much more from even a simple walk in the park!
A great book for anyone who enjoys being outside and loves to stand and stare before moving on. I'm hooked!
I was hooked from the introduction! Reading this makes you want to put the book down and go outside to check a few observations yourself! Probably not a good thing to say in a review but then this book is about encouraging you to "do" as much as to read and learn. And Tristan does this very well indeed.
We miss so much these days in rushing around - follow just some of Tristan's natural navigation hints and you'll get so much more from even a simple walk in the park!
A great book for anyone who enjoys being outside and loves to stand and stare before moving on. I'm hooked!
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Excellent book, well structured and very readable. Well balanced on the positive and negative aspects of each technique, with interesting narratives on the historic and regional origins of many techniques.
Superb book, I have already recommended it to many.
Superb book, I have already recommended it to many.
36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A subject of hot debate in our family is who has the better sense of direction. Now I have a huge advantage over my husband with loads of simple tricks, well explained in THE NATURAL NAVIGATOR, that can be employed whether the walk is in a national park or a city park. The history component to this book is well researched and very interesting with details on the Micronesians traditional navigational methods and some surprising details about better-known explorers. This book would suit people who like the outdoors viewed from an armchair and those who get welly-deep in mud on a regular basis. Fascinating.
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the natural navigator.
Book came very quickly, so no problems there. The condition and content seem ok, but cannot vouch for the written word inside as it was bought as a gift for someone who loves... Read more
Published 1 day ago by seraphina
Natural Navigator
Interesting and informative book which has helped me in my walking in many ways already. Great for those days when you don't wish to just look at the views.
Published 1 month ago by C. Lintern
A really good read
As a walker and as a sailor, navigation fascinates me. Buying this book was therefore a foregone conclusion as soon as I saw it reviewed. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dan Dare
Too much padding
This book feels like a hiking magazine article padded out - and I do mean padded out - into a 304 page tome. Read more
Published 1 month ago by turly
More than just a book of tricks
Gooley's book - of course - contains a whole host of useful, practical advice for orientating yourself in the woods and mountains. But, more than that, it is beautifully written. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Tim Moss
Great book - so good I made a BBC series about it!
I was introduced to Tristan Gooley and this book when I was approached to produce on the BBC series about natural navigation 'All Roads Lead Home'. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Zoe T
Natural Navigator
A very interesting and thought provoking read. As a 'real' navigator of many years practice not all was new to me but overall a jolly good book well written.
Published 4 months ago by Lionheart
a great book
I bought this book as a gift after hearing about it from my dad - who had also received it as a gift. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lauters
Too much padding, not enough substance
I found this to be a very disappointing read. The majority of the text is the author waxing lyrical about the joys of natural navigation, with very little actual substance. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Yoness inc.
For when gps goes down and you've forgotten your compass
This is a well written and easily understood book. I found myself using the techniques straight away in everyday life - meaning I have become more aware of my surroundings. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Donwan
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