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The Secret World of Weather

A must-have for all nature lovers - perfect reading for your springtime adventures

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The Secret World of Weather

By: Tristan Gooley
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 Read the weather's clues and signs with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley, pioneer in the art of natural navigation

'This book finally explains what weather is and the fundamental why. Clouds now have real meaning!' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Every page is a gem' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Classic Tristan Gooley: You get yourself comfortable in the armchair, a drink beside you and start to read, but before you know it there is a desire to get out of the chair, step outside and see if you can put into practice some of the things he is telling you!' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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The weather changes as we walk around a tree or turn down a street. There is a secret world of weather - one that we all live in, but very few see.

Each day we pass dozens of small weather signs that reveal what the weather is doing all around us - and what is about to happen. The clues are easy to spot when you know how, but remain invisible to most people.

In The Secret World of Weather you'll discover the simple rules that explain the weather signs. And you'll learn rare skills that enhance every minute you spend outdoors, whether you are in a town, on a beach or in a wilder spot.

As the author of the international bestsellers The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs and How to Read Water, Tristan Gooley knows how to de-code the phenomena and signs to look for. As he says, 'I want you to get to know these signs as I have, as characters. By studying their habits and behaviours, the signs come to life and the meaning reveals itself. From this flows an ability to read what is happening and what is about to happen'.

This is the ultimate guide to exploring an undiscovered world, one that hides in front of our eyes.

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Critical acclaim for The Secret World of Weather:

'A sensitive study that combines theoretical physics with beautiful nature writing.' - Telegraph Best Books To Read On A Summer Holiday

'The Secret World of Weather frames itself early on as an aid to forecasting, by decoding signs in mackerel skies and dust devils. But it's really much more than that . . . Gooley is the best kind of teacher: gentle, patient, nudging' - Richard Mabey, Telegraph

'Gooley marshals a riveting compendium of weather-reading skills . . . he has plenty of facts at his fingertips with which to excite' - The Times

'This breezy new book reveals how to read nature's very own weather forecast . . . full of fascinating trivia' - Daily Mail©2021 Tristan Gooley Environment Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science Walking
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Really good and informative overview, divided up into bite size chunks. Well read, thoroughly recommended 👍👍

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A brilliant book, so much easy to understand useful knowledge. I’ll never look at the sky in the same way again.

Know what’s coming

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My guess is that Tristan Gooley must have swallowed the Met Office computer before he sat down to write this book because there doesn't seem to be anything he doesn't know about the weather.

Joking apart, this is a very fine book and whilst it carries a great deal of detail it is very easy to understand and follow. And it covers just about every aspect of this subject which so fascinates us in these damp isles.

Written by someone who must have invented the weather but easy enough for the layperson to follow with ease and no little interest.

A PHD Masters in weather studies

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Tristan has a lovely voice and way of talking to me as I walk and watch the clouds.

The book has the right balance of information and narrative to be a really good audible - if you're interested in weather.

I look forward to my next Gooley audible.

small signs, amazing predictions

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Useful book, explains relations between weather and nature, with many practical implications. The auty is definitely a lover of his subject.

Helps to understand nature better

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