Gooley: How To Read Water

From the bestselling author of The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs, this Sunday Times "Must Read" offers a magical and inspiring quest to understand the hidden language of water.

Whether you are a sailor, swimmer, angler, or hiker, Tristan Gooley shares extraordinary insights that transform how you perceive the landscape. With over 700 clues and patterns, this guide reveals how to interpret everything from the vast mysteries of the Arctic to the simple puddles on a city street, drawing on the author's pioneering journeys from Sussex to Oman.

This comprehensive study provides the skills needed to read water in all its forms with the expertise of a Viking or a Polynesian navigator. You will learn how to forecast the weather by observing waves, decipher complex patterns on beaches, and even spot dangerous water in total darkness using nothing but a clock face. Packed with astonishing facts and breathtaking observations, How to Read Water is an essential resource for anyone interested in the natural world, proving that even the smallest ripple has a story to tell to those who know how to decode it.