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This book is ground breaking not because of what it has, but what it doesn't have: No complicated drawings; no mathematics problems; no astronomical talk; no big words you've never heard of. Sailor-author Gene Grossman finally breaks this wonderful subject down into plain English and explains it in such a way that you will no longer have any excuse to claim that you know nothing about the valuable boater's subject of Celestial Navigation. This book was inspired by Gene's DVD program of the same title, which has gained worldwide popularity and is being used the the Navy, Coast Guard and sailing schools all over the world.
Celestial Navigation for the Complete Idiot: A Simple Explanation Reviews
Celestial Navigation for the Complete Idiot: A Simple Explanation Reviews
| 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:  Poorly Done, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Celestial Navigation for the Complete Idiot - A Simple Explanation (Safe Boating Series) (Kindle Edition) I enjoy navigation and celestial navigation in particular. In this short book, the author spins some enjoyable yarns and talks much >about< celestial navigation but falls far short of actual instruction, which was it's stated goal. I found his attempt at a new way of teaching celnav to be a very disjointed, nearly continuous infomercial for his website where he sells instructional videos. I wish that I could return this download to Amazon/Kindle for a full refund - and recoop a wasted evening of reading while I am at it. For the simplest short book to learn practical celestial navigation, might I recommend George Buehler's "How to Find Where you Are By The Sun" , subtitled "what you better know when the GPS dies" from [...] There are a few typographical errors here and there, but his IS a very understandable instruction booklet with some theory so that you understand why it works. His humor is excellent. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:  Celestial Navigation, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Celestial Navigation for the Complete Idiot: A Simple Explanation (Paperback) Many typographical errors and repeated incorrect information thoughout the book. Seems it is written as a primer billboard to sell further non-related books and products. An easy read, but contains many, many errors. Completely Disappointed, By This review is from: Celestial Navigation for the Complete Idiot - A Simple Explanation (Safe Boating Series) (Kindle Edition) This book only discusses one narrow aspect of celestial navigation, the noon shot. You can get the same information from Wikipedia and the free owner's manuals available for Davis sextants. Frankly, the book just seemed like a long plug for the authors more expensive DVD series. On top of that, the book was very poorly formatted. Font sizes varied from tiny to readable on every page. I would NOT recommend this book to anyone. I also sincerely regret buying this book from the Barnes and Noble website and not Amazon. B&N does not allow returns - Amazon does. |
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