The Nature Instinct: Learn to Find Direction, Sense Danger, and Even Guess Nature’s Next Move--Faster Than Thought

Publisher’s note: The Nature Instinct was published in the UK under the title Wild Signs and Star Paths.

Master outdoorsman Tristan Gooley was just about to make camp when he sensed danger--but couldn’t say why. After sheltering elsewhere, Gooley returned to investigate: What had set off his subconscious alarm?

Suddenly, he understood: All of the tree trunks were slightly bent. The ground had already shifted once and could easily become treacherous in a storm.

The Nature Instinct shows how we, too, can unlock this intuitive understanding of our surroundings. Learn to sense the forest’s edge from deep in the woods, or whether a wild animal might pose danger--before you even know how you know.

Tristan Gooley is the New York Times-bestselling author of How to Read Water, How to Read Nature, The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs, and The Natural Navigator. He is a leading expert on natural navigation, and his passion for the subject stems from his hands-on experience. He has led expeditions in five continents; climbed mountains in Europe, Africa, and Asia; sailed boats across oceans; and piloted small aircrafts to Africa and the Arctic. He is the only living person to have both flown solo and sailed single-handedly across the Atlantic, and he is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation and the Royal Geographical Society. He is currently vice-chairman of Trailfinders, and he runs the world’s only school of natural navigation. Visit his website: naturalnavigator.com.