{"product_id":"9781944824020","title":"Celestial Navigation: A Practical Guide to Knowing Where You Are","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn—and Appreciate—What Master Navigators Have Practiced for Centuries in This Hands-on, Friendly Approach.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelestial navigation, in all its forms, is nearly as old as mankind. Anyone who can master its intricacies stands at the end of a long line of master navigators that is centuries old—an expert among many who would be lost with electronics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Berson, a columnist for \u003ci\u003eOcean Navigator\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and an instructor at both the Ocean Navigator School of Seamanship and onboard the training schooner \u003ci\u003eOcean Star\u003c\/i\u003e, offers here an approach that is refreshing, unique, and sure to attract a new generation of readers looking to demystify this essential art for sailors.\u003cbr\u003eThrough his hands-on coursework Berson has developed a practical and learnable method of teaching that has appealed to a new generation of students. He will share his proven method here for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile many books on celestial navigation insist this age-old art is needed only when electronics fail, Berson uses a unique approach that allows boaters to combine both the modern and the traditional. No other books does that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCelestial Navigation\u003c\/i\u003e, as he does in his popular column and classes, Berson simplifies the math that so often frightens and deters potential students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerson takes the same approach with his writing that he does with his classes and columns,informal true-life anecdotes that entertain as well as educate. To Berson, celestial navigation is personal and valuable. Anyone reading this book will catch his contagious enthusiasm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seahorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047222722800,"sku":"9781944824020","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781944824020_p0.jpg?v=1763792571","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781944824020","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}