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BASIC ILLUSTRATED KNOTS FOR THE OUTDOORS                            (Falcon)

Cliff Jacobson

A full-color manual for every outdoor enthusiast

In full color, this illustrated how-to book covers the top ten most important knots and hitches, twenty-two variations, and four essential splices and lashings. There are right-handed and left-handed instructions and illustrations for tying each knot, plus tips on buying and maintaining ropes and choosing the correct knot for the task at hand.  This guide is easy to follow and small enough to carry outdoors.

Cliff Jacobson is an outdoors writer and wilderness canoe guide.  He is a retired teacher of environmental science, and the author of more than a dozen successful books on canoeing and camping.  He lives in River Falls, Wisconsin.

BASIC ILLUSTRATED MAP AND COMPASS

Wilderness guide Cliff Jacobson created the map and compass curriculum for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and here he shows easy-to-follow steps on choosing a compass, reading contour lines and other map features, using them in concert with a GPS receiver, plotting a course in the wilderness, navigating at night by the stars, and much more.

BASIC ILLUSTRATED CANOE PADDLING

Harry Roberts and Steve Salins guide canoeists in everything they need to know, such as choosing the right paddle, safe launches, basic forward, turning and correction strokes, and working in wind, waves and moving water.

BASIC ILLUSTRATED WEATHER FORECASTING

Michael Hodgson gives detailed lessons in recognizing shifts in weather patterns, understanding why they occur, identifying cloud formations, and mastering basic meteorological concepts.

BASIC ILLUSTRATED GUIDES

A new series of full-color how-to guides, the BASIC ILLUSTRATED guides are written by experts and aimed for beginners, but even veterans will use these books as basic reference tools. Each book contains comprehensive information for a specific activity, has an affordable price and a portable format, and includes full-color photographs throughout. A great impulse item as well as a gift for all ages and all occasions.

BASIC ILLUSTRATED ARCHERY

Beth Habeishi and Stephanie Mallory show how to select equipment, safely shoot and retrieve arrows, fine-tune accuracy, increase strength, and enter competitions. 

BASIC ILLUSTRATED BACKPACKING

Expert hikers Harry Roberts and Russ Schneider take readers step-by-step through planning a trip for each skill level, selecting the proper gear and provisions (including the right boots), how to find you way through wilderness, prepare a good meal, and much more.