Author: Steven M. Krauzer
Publisher: W.W. NORTON & COMPANY, Jul 2002
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 0-393-31336-0
Synopsis
Quickly gain the skills you need to learn kayaking! Color photos & drawings throughout; 5.5x8.5 inches, 192 pages.
More Information
Norton proudly reissues these best-selling guides with fully revised "Sources & Resources" sections (including where to find the Web sites, gear, services, books, clubs, and organizations that make for foolproof outings); updates to reflect the latest in gear technology, wilderness medicine, and first aid; and advances in techniques.
It's a big world out there. Get into it with the Trailside Guides.
Smart, instructive, and beautifully designed, every book in the Trailside Guide series contains the essential information readers need to master outdoor activities and have fun in the process.
INSIDE INFORMATION FOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURE:
**YOU CAN TAKE IT WITH YOU!
Trailside Guides are designed to be used on the trail. Their handy size makes them easy to take along on outdoor adventures.
**PICTURE THIS
Trailside Guides show you how it's done. Each book has more than 100 color photographs and dozens of informative, full-color technical illustration you'll refer to again and again.
**BUYING GUIDE
Each Guide has all the information readerrs need to make informed decisions about what gear is available, and what they should buy.
**STEP-BY-STEP
Tutorials take readers through every aspect of a given outdoor activity. Each Guide covers planning and preparing for a trip, getting in shape, technique, safety, and first-aid tips, and how to have more fun along the way!
**EASY TO USE
Trailside Guides provide information quickly. Every book contains detailed illustrations, information packed sidebars, and a complete index & bibliography.
**TECHNIQUE TIPS
Any physical activity is more fun when done right. Trailside Guides are written by experts and contain lucid explanations that help the reader quickly achieve proficiency.
More than 400,000 copies sold!
* Tie-in with the hit public television series Trailside: Make Your Own Adventure.
* Sales tag following programming on national public television, Outdoor Life cable channel, and Sports Network, Canada.
* Targeted advertising in outdoor sports magazines.
* Speical backlist promotion with merchandising kit.
