How to Send Smoke Signals, Pluck a Chicken & Build an Igloo. Michael Powell

       Introduction

      The vast majority of people enjoy the natural world, but many of us are unaware just what an incredible natural resource awaits beyond our front doors, or we are intimidated by our lack of knowledge of the wild places. However, everyone is capable of learning traditional skills to tame the wilderness and to deepen their understanding and enjoyment of nature. We would all benefit from a crash course in outdoor living.

      Most of us haven’t got the first clue about the easiest al fresco tasks, let alone how to track animals or build a dry stone wall. But nothing is more important than getting back to basics! Nothing! That’s why you’ll love this book. It’s an indispensable collection of practical, straightforward advice—everything you need to start facing the challenges of the great outdoors.

      It is a pocket compendium of more than seventy wilderness skills to boost your open-air basics, from plucking a chicken and collecting maple syrup to shoeing a horse and opening a coconut with a stone.