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What the River Carries

Water Conflicts and Resistance

Revitalizing Urban Waterway Communities

Water in a Dry Land

The Mekong: A Socio-legal Approach to River Basin Development

Rivers

Crack for Trout Bums

Recovering a Lost River

Viva Texas Rivers!

Amerikanische Wald- und Strombilder. Erster Band

Rivers Run Through Us

Liminal Zones

The Great British River

The Ultimate Fly-Fishing Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains

Trout Tracks

Salmon

Bitter Waters

A Year on the River

Britain’s Game Fishes

New Dawn for the Kissimmee River

Through the Mountains

Sea and River-side Rambles in Victoria

The Romance of the Colorado River

The Hidden Seasons