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The Resource 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

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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Author
Illustrator
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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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
393 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
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 color 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
Isbn
9781615193585
Instance
Label
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
Title
How to read water
Title remainder
clues and patterns from puddles to the sea : learn to gauge depth, navigate, forecast weather and make other predictions with water
Statement of responsibility
Tristan Gooley ; illustrations by Neil Gower
Creator
Contributor
Author
Illustrator
Subject
Language
eng
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
Cataloging source
DNAL/DLC
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Gooley, Tristan
Dewey number
551.46
Illustrations
  • plates
  • photographs
Index
index present
LC call number
GB671
LC item number
.G66 2016
Literary form
non fiction
NAL call number
GB671
NAL item number
.G66 2016
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Gower, Neil
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Water
  • Water
Label
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
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
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 color 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
Dimensions
20 cm
Extent
393 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781615193585
Isbn Type
(cloth)
Lccn
2016016408
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
photographs (some color)
System control number
(OCoLC)ocn948747790
Label
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
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
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 color 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
Dimensions
20 cm
Extent
393 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781615193585
Isbn Type
(cloth)
Lccn
2016016408
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
photographs (some color)
System control number
(OCoLC)ocn948747790

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