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GPS Instant Navigation  From Basic Techniques to Electronic Charting, by Kevin Monahan and Don Douglass, published by Fine Edge Productions, 1998 (333 pp., PB, $29.95). GPS has been with us for more than a decade now but this guide bridges the gap between traditional "paper" piloting and the space-age systems. Monahan was a Victoria-based coast guard officer, while Douglass is co-author of the Exploring the B.C. Coast cruising series. They've produced a readable, practical guide to  getting the most out of GPS as a high-tech addition to the navigator's arsenal of time-honoured tools and techniques. They'll take you from understanding how GPS works and initializing your unit throuth the use of charts, waypoints and routes, to the ins and outs of differential GS, electronic charting and system interfacing.