THE NATURAL NAVIGATOR
Book ID/图书代码： 04300009B33538
English Summary/英文概要： Land, sea and sky will soon be coming together as ancient and modern travellers journey together without a SatNav in sight. Starting with a simple question – ‘Which way am I looking?’ – “The Natural Navigator” blends natural science, myth and the history of travel, to introduce you to the rare and ancient art of natural navigation. The book looks at how ancient and modern travellers have found their way using nature’s own signposts, including the sun, stars and moon, the weather, sea and land, plants and animals.
The Natural Navigator explains why some trees grow the way they do and how to use them to find your own way in the countryside. It shares the night sky with the ancient Greeks and Pacific Islanders and explores the ways they used the stars to find direction. It describes how the sun can point the way and even how to find north by looking at a puddle.
Wonderfully detailed and full of fascinating stories and methods, this is a glorious exploration of a rediscovered art.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 時常迷路嗎？還是搞不清楚東西南北？
在過去沒有衛星導航系統時，人們還是有辦法能從遙遠西方來到地球的另一邊，他們仰賴的是什麼，其實就是我們抬頭看見的天空、太陽、月亮及地下的花草樹木、生物等自然生物。為什麼有些樹就是如此高大，而我們要如何利用它來找到方向？古希臘及太平洋群島的人如何用夜星來辨別方位？甚至如何用太陽指引方向，觀看地下的水坑找出北方等。(VL)
Awards/获奖情况：“在GPS衛星導航系統以前，人們依靠星星，風向和折射在地上的陰影來探索方向。Tristan Gooley，一位英國探險家，在《The Natural Navigator》一書中，向我們展示了如何去完成探索目標方向的過程……這部有趣的指南書中充滿了令人意外的現實。”—— 華盛頓郵報“Gooley，一位長期從事冒險的探索家為他稱之為“自然航海”，編撰了一份引人入勝的航海提示和技巧，從諸如因紐特人和原住民文化開始…… 甚至為那些從未打算依靠這些提示找到荒野出路的讀者，《The Natural Navigator》是一本關於大自然力量如何影響每處旅行風景和海景的初級大容量手冊 —— 科學新聞
The perfect book for getting you started on your own adventure ---Ranulph Fiennes
You enjoy the walk more if you’re trying to spot the little clues rather than look at the map. ---Evan Davies Today Programme
The perfect book for getting you started on your own adventure---Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Wonderful... This is the sort of charming and inspiring book you want to recommend and buy for others. A must for any lover of the outdoors. ---Tim Jepson, Daily Telegraph
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
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About the Author/作者介绍： Tristan Gooley，在設立所屬的自然探險學校"The Natural Navigator"之前，曾在藝術圈待過十年時間。遨遊五大洲，攀登過歐洲、亞洲及非洲無數的高峰，也成獨自駕船航度各大海洋，他是地球上唯一曾獨自飛行及航行穿越北極的人。目前除了擔任英國皇家航海學會Royal Institute of Navigation及英國皇家地理學會的會員Royal Geographical Society外，也是一家旅遊公司Trailfinders(http://www.trailfinders.com/)的副主席。與妻子及兩個兒子居住在英國西薩西克斯郡West Sussex。
Tristan Gooley set up his natural navigation school, "The Natural Navigator", after studying and practising the art for over ten years. His passion for the subject stems from hands-on experience. He has led expeditions in five continents, climbed mountains in Europe, Africa and Asia, sailed across oceans and piloted small aircraft to Africa and the Arctic. He is the only living person to have both flown and sailed solo across the Atlantic. Tristan is a Fellow of both the Royal Institute of Navigation and the Royal Geographical Society and is the Vice Chairman of the travel company Trailfinders. He lives with his wife and two sons in West Sussex, England.
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