WILD SIGNS AND STAR PATHS: 52 KEYS THAT WILL OPEN YOUR EYES, EARS AND MIND TO THE WORLD AROUND YOU. By Tristan Gooley

(2018) 2018 paperback edition. 8vo paperback (128 x 198mm). Ppx,389,ad. B/w line drawings by Neil Gower.

The author "shows how it is possible to achieve a level of outdoors awareness that will enable you to sense direction from stars and plants, forecast weather from woodland sounds and predict the next action of an animal from its body language - instantly". Chapters include: Part I, Ancient and New: Wild signs and star paths i; The sun anvil; Wild signs and star paths ii; The wind anchor; Wild signs and star paths iii. Part III, Above and Below, Sky and land: The shear; The ramp; The pink compass; The sky map; Invisible handrail; The light and dark woods; The edge and musit; The fire; The browse, bite and haven; The celebration and shadow; The friend, guest and rebel; The reaper. Part II, Creatures of Meaning, The Animals: The perch and sentinel; The return; The face and tail; The point; The peek; The freeze, crouch and feign; The flight; The refuge; The cacophony; The track; The circling; The stotting; The guide; The squall squawk. Part IV, Signs of Wisdom, Advanced Keys: Flock, bubble and burst; The retreat and rebound; The jink; The shimmy; The ignore and mistake; The eddy; The crook; Nature's coat; Two frosts; The clepsydra. Part V, A World of Signs, Digging Deeper: Labels that come to life; Three luminaries; A noble pursuit; Tomorrow's hunter; More than machines; Umwelt; Treachery; A storied creature; The ikus. Part Vi, Epilogue: The room.