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Find True North: Thoughts on Paddling, Nature, and the Journey (Wisdom of Nature)
by Douglas Wood
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About the book
Find True North
Let the quiet wisdom of the canoe guide you toward clarity, courage, and your own true north in these soulful reflections from Douglas Wood.
A canoe or kayak trip offers everything life does: beauty and hardship, calm water and rough weather, easy stretches and difficult portages. In Find True North, best-selling author Douglas Wood invites readers into the stillness, simplicity, and wonder of the northern wilderness, where every paddle stroke becomes a lesson in how to live.
Through brief, memorable meditations and elegantly simple illustrations, Douglas shares the wisdom of canoe country: keep a weather eye, pick a spot on the horizon and hold to it, make friends with solitude, leave a place better than you found it, and remember that there’s more to life than increasing its speed. Each page offers a gentle reminder to move with intention, listen deeply, and trust the quiet truths discovered along the way.
By turns practical, poetic, humorous, and profound, this inspiring book speaks to paddlers, campers, outdoor enthusiasts, and anyone seeking direction in a noisy world. Its reflections reveal how the lessons of wilderness travel can help us navigate the larger journey of life with patience, grace, and purpose.
A meaningful gift for paddlers, nature lovers, spiritual seekers, graduates, and anyone standing at a crossroads, Find True North is a heartfelt reminder that when life feels uncertain, wisdom can often be found by slowing down, looking ahead, and finding the direction that is truly your own.
Book Features:
- Meditative reflections that use canoeing and wilderness travel as metaphors for courage, clarity, and inner direction
- Beautiful artwork that enhances the book’s warm and contemplative tone
- Short, uplifting entries ideal for mindful reading and daily contemplations
- Universal themes of simplicity, resilience, solitude, and finding your way
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Details
- Publisher
- AdventureKEEN Publishing
- Author
- Douglas Wood
- Format
- Hardcover
- Release date
- Mar 16, 2027
- ISBN-13
- 9781647556150
- ISBN-10
- 1647556155
- Pages
- 64
- Carton quantity
- 128 copies
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Find True North for groups: pricing
Volume pricing applies automatically in your cart. No codes, no account needed.
| Copies | Price per copy | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 25 – 99 | $10.23 | 21% off list |
| 100 – 249 | $9.84 | 24% off list |
| 250 – 499 | $9.71 | 25% off list |
| 500 – 999 | $9.32 | 28% off list |
| 1,000+ | $9.07 | 30% off list |
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