Books : Finding Your Way Without Map or Compass
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.58
EAN: 9780486406138
ISBN: 048640613X
Label: Dover Publications
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: March 19, 1999
Publisher: Dover Publications
Studio: Dover Publications
Features:- ISBN13: 9780486406138
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Product Description:
Immensely useful, highly instructive manual for would-be explorers, hikers, bikers, scouts, sailors, survivalists—anyone who enjoys exploring the outdoors. Today’s adventurers will learn how to find their way in the wilderness, in towns, in the desert, in snow-covered areas—even on the ocean—by observing birds, animals, weather patterns, vegetation, shifting sands, patterns of snow fields, and the positions of the sun, moon and stars. Clearly, precisely and graphically explained by one of the world’s great navigators.
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Along with a similar book "Low-Tech Navigation" I have found real gems of navigation lore. This one, in particular, was a real page-turner for me as I love to read about ways to navigate in the absence of the usual high tech (or higher tech) devices (like GPS, sextants, reference tables, etc.). Like the other one, I stumbled upon this one while hunting for a celestial navigation primer. When I read the description I was intrigued and decided to get it just to see what it was like.
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This book is filled with information that is very valuable, however I do not believe you could read it once and use the information upon memory. Some of the information may work that way, but I believe field experience with this book in hand is the best way to learn the skills necessary to use the information for way-finding.
EXCELLENT BOOK, though! I do recommend it for anyone who might be heading into backcountry. The skills in this book could save you if you have them firmly packed ... Read More
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I've read many, many books about survival, orienteering, and finding your way w/out a map or compass. I would not recommend this book to anyone. Sure, every book will teach you something, no matter how poorly written it is. But you do not expect to read a book that is 95% history, and 5% orienteering. This book discusses all the ancient methods used by the messopotanians, and creesians and all the other eesians of the past. their methods worked for them, but dont work for us. AFTER you have read many other ... Read More
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I work as a wilderness instructor for Outward Bound, aboard the Schooner Adventuress, and for the Boulder Outdoor Survival School. Learning to do things the way our ancestors did (without modern technology) is a passion of mine. This book is a real find. It is full of information that actually works, and is written in a colorful and engaging manner. Wish I could have met the author; I am sure he would have been a great guy to hang out and chat with.
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This book is an absolute gem. I gave a copy of it to each of two friends for Christmas and both exclaimed how thrilled they were with it. One friend is a stargazer by nature and also loves to walk in the woods; the other prefers being in a boat far from shore. They couldn't believe such a wonderful and informative book existed. Thus, it's good that
this formerly out-of-print book has been reprinted for a new generation's enjoyment.
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