The secret audio book7/8/2023 ![]() “A timely book to help us as we get back into the outdoors. His books are so packed with interesting facts.” -Al Humphreys, adventurer, motivational speaker, and author of Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes “The trouble with reading Tristan’s new book is that he makes me feel like I’ve been walking around with my eyes closed. ![]() “After 40 years as a professional meteorologist, I’ve looked at the weather through Tristan Gooley’s fresh eyes and seen new things.” -Peter Gibbs, weatherman and BBC Presenter ![]() “In sharing a lifetime’s worth of exploration and insight, awakens readers to the wonders of the weather and our respective microclimates.” - Kirkus Reviews “This is one of those books that makes you look at your environment in a different, more poetic way.” - Guardian Adventurers in the making will find this worth returning to.” - Publishers Weekly The wealth of wisdom on offer is impressive. “ ingenious collection of tips and tricks for analyzing and anticipating weather phenomena. He has plenty of facts at his fingertips with which to excite.” - The Times “Gooley marshals a riveting compendium of weather-reading skills. Cows don't lie down before rain, but they do head home.Pine cones close their scales in high humidity.Crickets chirp faster as the temperature rises.Honeybees don't leave their hives below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.Gliding birds mean stable air and thus, fair weather.Dry weather and morning frost follow a clear moon.Snowflakes get smaller as the temperature drops.A turbulent sky with mismatched clouds predicts bad weather.Discover the ways that weather can reveal a hidden world with every step you take-through the woods or down a city street. In this eye-opening trove of outdoor clues, acclaimed natural navigator Tristan Gooley shows us how, by "reading" nature as he does, you'll not only detect what the weather is doing (and predict what's coming), you'll enter a secret wonderland of sights and sounds you've never noticed before. Learn to “see” the forecast in the hidden weather signs all around you-from the New York Times–bestselling author of How to Read a Tree and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
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