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A River Divided

by George Paxinos ...

Narrated by Emma Grant Williams ...

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11 hours 19 min

“As different artists sculpt different statues from the same block of marble, different environments produce different characters, even in identical twins.”Evelyn, a geneticist and amateur archeologist, makes a formidable discovery in Israel, the consequence of which is the birth of Christopher and José, identical twins raised apart, one in affluent Sydney, the other in the slums of Buenos Aires. ... Read more

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“As different artists sculpt different statues from the same block of marble, different environments produce different characters, even in identical twins.”Evelyn, a geneticist and amateur archeologist, makes a formidable discovery in Israel, the consequence of which is the birth of Christopher and José, identical twins raised apart, one in affluent Sydney, the other in the slums of Buenos Aires.
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Undammed

Freeing Rivers and Bringing Communities to Life

by Tara Lohan ...

Narrated by Xe Sands ...

Unabridged

7 hours 5 min

Free-flowing rivers in the United States are an endangered species. With more than 500,000 dams in place, we've dammed and diverted almost every major river, straightening curves and blocking passage for fish and other aquatic animals, pushing many to the brink. Now a heartening new movement is helping to demolish harmful or obsolete structures and restore new life to rivers and the communities ... Read more

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Free-flowing rivers in the United States are an endangered species. With more than 500,000 dams in place, we've dammed and diverted almost every major river, straightening curves and blocking passage for fish and other aquatic animals, pushing many to the brink. Now a heartening new movement is helping to demolish harmful or obsolete structures and restore new life to rivers and the communities
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Mississippi River Stories: A Journey Through the People, History, and Wild Heart of America’s Great Waterway

by Peter Calloway ...

Narrated by Peter Calloway ...

Unabridged

2 hours 4 min

This sweeping narrative nonfiction journey traces the eternal clash between human ambition and untamed American nature. Perfect for your daily commute, this atmospheric historical adventure carries you from quiet northern headwaters to the restless southern delta. Experience a reflective, interconnected saga of survival along the banks of a mighty, unforgiving current.Let the immersive rush of ... Read more

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This sweeping narrative nonfiction journey traces the eternal clash between human ambition and untamed American nature. Perfect for your daily commute, this atmospheric historical adventure carries you from quiet northern headwaters to the restless southern delta. Experience a reflective, interconnected saga of survival along the banks of a mighty, unforgiving current.Let the immersive rush of
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The Great River

The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi

by Boyce Upholt ...

Narrated by Gabriel Vaughan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 18 min

A sweeping history of the Mississippi River—and the centuries of human meddling that have transformed both it and America.Over thousands of years, the Mississippi watershed was home to millions of Indigenous people who regarded "the great river" with awe and respect, adorning its banks with astonishing spiritual earthworks. But European settlers and American pioneers had a different vision: the ... Read more

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A sweeping history of the Mississippi River—and the centuries of human meddling that have transformed both it and America.Over thousands of years, the Mississippi watershed was home to millions of Indigenous people who regarded "the great river" with awe and respect, adorning its banks with astonishing spiritual earthworks. But European settlers and American pioneers had a different vision: the
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Watershed

Herman Murrah and the Pascagoula River Swamp

by Davy Murrah ...

Narrated by John McLain ...

Unabridged

4 hours 3 min

The Pasagoula River is the largest unobstructed river in the continuous United States. Because of this lack of restraint, the river has been left to rise and fall naturally with the seasons, overflowing annually into the adjoining bottomland surrounded by some of the most ecologically diverse woodlands, in North America.Herman Murrah (1935-2022) lived his entire life on the banks and in the swamp ... Read more

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The Pasagoula River is the largest unobstructed river in the continuous United States. Because of this lack of restraint, the river has been left to rise and fall naturally with the seasons, overflowing annually into the adjoining bottomland surrounded by some of the most ecologically diverse woodlands, in North America.Herman Murrah (1935-2022) lived his entire life on the banks and in the swamp
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Goodbye to a River

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by John Graves ...

Narrated by Henry Strozier ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

In the 1950s, a series of dams was proposed along the Brazos River in north-central Texas. For John Graves, this project meant that if the stream’s regimen was thus changed, the beautiful and sometimes brutal surrounding countryside would also change, as would the lives of the people whose rugged ancestors had eked out an existence there. Graves therefore decided to visit that stretch of the river ... Read more

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In the 1950s, a series of dams was proposed along the Brazos River in north-central Texas. For John Graves, this project meant that if the stream’s regimen was thus changed, the beautiful and sometimes brutal surrounding countryside would also change, as would the lives of the people whose rugged ancestors had eked out an existence there. Graves therefore decided to visit that stretch of the river
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William Stanek's The Living New River Gorge Biography

River, Coal, and the Reinvention of an Appalachian Gorge

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Series Audiobook 22 - Beautiful America: Living Park Biographies
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3 hours 7 min

The river made the gorge. Coal and railroads made another landscape inside it. Communities formed along steep slopes and narrow corridors where industry could reach resources hidden in the Appalachian terrain. Mines opened. Rail lines followed the river. Towns grew, changed, and in many places disappeared. William Stanek's The Living New River Gorge Biography follows river, stone, forest, ... Read more

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The river made the gorge. Coal and railroads made another landscape inside it. Communities formed along steep slopes and narrow corridors where industry could reach resources hidden in the Appalachian terrain. Mines opened. Rail lines followed the river. Towns grew, changed, and in many places disappeared. William Stanek's The Living New River Gorge Biography follows river, stone, forest,
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Rag and Bone

A Family History of What We've Thrown Away

by Lisa Woollett ...

Narrated by Karen Cass ...

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6 hours 27 min

From relics of Georgian empire-building and slave-trading, through Victorian London's barged-out refuse to 1980s fly-tipping and the pervasiveness of present-day plastics, Rag and Bone traces the story of our rubbish, and, through it, our history of consumption.In a series of beachcombing and mudlarking walks - beginning in the Thames in central London, then out to the Kentish estuary and ... Read more

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From relics of Georgian empire-building and slave-trading, through Victorian London's barged-out refuse to 1980s fly-tipping and the pervasiveness of present-day plastics, Rag and Bone traces the story of our rubbish, and, through it, our history of consumption.In a series of beachcombing and mudlarking walks - beginning in the Thames in central London, then out to the Kentish estuary and
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A Song for the River

by Philip Connors ...

Narrated by Adam Verner ...

Unabridged

6 hours 43 min

From one of the last working fire lookouts comes this sequel to the award-winning Fire Season―a story of calamity and resilience in the world’s first wilderness.A dozen years into his dream job keeping watch over the Gila National Forest of New Mexico, Philip Connors bore witness to the blaze he had always feared: a megafire that forced him off his mountain by helicopter and forever changed the ... Read more

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From one of the last working fire lookouts comes this sequel to the award-winning Fire Season―a story of calamity and resilience in the world’s first wilderness.A dozen years into his dream job keeping watch over the Gila National Forest of New Mexico, Philip Connors bore witness to the blaze he had always feared: a megafire that forced him off his mountain by helicopter and forever changed the
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Healing Water Sounds: Babbling Brooks & Flowing Rivers for Deep Sleep, Meditation & Stress Relief

Nature’s Serenity—Tranquil Waters to Soothe Your Mind, Calm Your Soul & Guide You into Restful Sleep

by Mindful Moments - Nature Sounds - Ambient Sounds ...

Narrated by Mindful Moments - Nature Sounds - Ambient Sounds ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Healing Water Sounds
Unabridged

13 hours 2 min

Healing Water Sounds: Babbling Brooks & Flowing Rivers for Deep Sleep, Meditation & Stress ReliefClose your eyes and let the world melt away. Imagine a gentle stream winding through a lush green valley, its crystal-clear waters whispering secrets only nature knows. The steady, soothing flow of a river carries away the weight of your thoughts, while the soft babbling of a brook wraps around you ... Read more

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Healing Water Sounds: Babbling Brooks & Flowing Rivers for Deep Sleep, Meditation & Stress ReliefClose your eyes and let the world melt away. Imagine a gentle stream winding through a lush green valley, its crystal-clear waters whispering secrets only nature knows. The steady, soothing flow of a river carries away the weight of your thoughts, while the soft babbling of a brook wraps around you
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In Praise of Floods

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Narrated by William Hope ...

Unabridged

6 hours 24 min

James C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profitRivers, on a long view, are alive. They are born; they change; they shift their channels; they forge new routes to the sea; they move both gradually and violently; they can teem (usually) with life; they may die a quasi-natural death; they are frequently maimed and even ... Read more

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Ganges

The Many Pasts of an Indian River

by Sudipta Sen ...

Narrated by Neil Shah ...

Unabridged

14 hours 36 min

A sweeping, interdisciplinary history of the world's third-largest river, a potent symbol across South Asia and the Hindu diaspora.Originating in the Himalayas and flowing into the Bay of Bengal, the Ganges is India's most important and sacred river. In this unprecedented work, historian Sudipta Sen tells the story of the Ganges, from the communities that arose on its banks to the merchants that ... Read more

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A sweeping, interdisciplinary history of the world's third-largest river, a potent symbol across South Asia and the Hindu diaspora.Originating in the Himalayas and flowing into the Bay of Bengal, the Ganges is India's most important and sacred river. In this unprecedented work, historian Sudipta Sen tells the story of the Ganges, from the communities that arose on its banks to the merchants that
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Keeping the Chattahoochee

Reviving and Defending a Great Southern River

by Sally Sierer Bethea ...

Narrated by Rosemary Benson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 2 min

Sally Sierer Bethea was one of the first women in America to become a "riverkeeper"—a vocal defender of a specific waterway who holds polluters accountable. In Keeping the Chattahoochee, she tells stories that range from joyous and funny to frustrating—even alarming—to illustrate what it takes to save an endangered river. Her tales are triggered by the regular walks she takes through a forest to ... Read more

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Sally Sierer Bethea was one of the first women in America to become a "riverkeeper"—a vocal defender of a specific waterway who holds polluters accountable. In Keeping the Chattahoochee, she tells stories that range from joyous and funny to frustrating—even alarming—to illustrate what it takes to save an endangered river. Her tales are triggered by the regular walks she takes through a forest to
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Brief History of Rivers, A: How Flowing Water Built Civilization

by Adrian Kovacs ...

Narrated by Adrian Kovacs ...

Unabridged

1 hour 51 min

Flowing water is not passive scenery; it is the vital environmental force that forged human history and civilization. Perfect for your morning commute, this deeply reflective historical journey transforms ordinary landscapes into arenas of human ambition and ecological survival. Every current holds the secrets of our agricultural origins and industrial triumphs.As you settle into focused listening ... Read more

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Flowing water is not passive scenery; it is the vital environmental force that forged human history and civilization. Perfect for your morning commute, this deeply reflective historical journey transforms ordinary landscapes into arenas of human ambition and ecological survival. Every current holds the secrets of our agricultural origins and industrial triumphs.As you settle into focused listening
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Cracked

The Future of Dams in a Hot, Chaotic World

by Steven Hawley ...

Narrated by Steven Hawley, Danny Campbell ...

Unabridged

9 hours 14 min

The ugly truth about dams is about to be revealed.During the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the whole messy truth about the legacy of last century’s big dam building binge has come to light. What started out as an arguably good government project has drifted oceans away from that original virtuous intent. Governments plugged the nation’s rivers in a misguided attempt to turn them ... Read more

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The ugly truth about dams is about to be revealed.During the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the whole messy truth about the legacy of last century’s big dam building binge has come to light. What started out as an arguably good government project has drifted oceans away from that original virtuous intent. Governments plugged the nation’s rivers in a misguided attempt to turn them
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River Magic

Tales from a Life on 1000 Rivers

by Mark Angelo ...

Narrated by Mark Angelo ...

Unabridged

4 hours 53 min

River Magic: Tales from a Life on 1000 Rivers takes the reader on an amazing global adventure by river. Mark Angelo, one of the world’s most acclaimed paddlers and river conservationists, who has paddled more rivers than perhaps anyone on Earth, recounts a selection of his encounters with amazing animals, big fish, unique cultures, and wild rivers. This is a collection of short stories, each ... Read more

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River Magic: Tales from a Life on 1000 Rivers takes the reader on an amazing global adventure by river. Mark Angelo, one of the world’s most acclaimed paddlers and river conservationists, who has paddled more rivers than perhaps anyone on Earth, recounts a selection of his encounters with amazing animals, big fish, unique cultures, and wild rivers. This is a collection of short stories, each
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Walking the Nile

by Levison Wood ...

Narrated by Gildart Jackson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 12 min

Starting in November 2013 in a forest in Rwanda, where a modest spring spouts a trickle of clear, cold water, Levison Wood set forth on foot, aiming to become the first person to walk the entire length of the Nile. He followed the river for nine months, over 4,000 miles, through six nations—Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, the Republic of Sudan, and Egypt—to the Mediterranean coast.Like his ... Read more

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Starting in November 2013 in a forest in Rwanda, where a modest spring spouts a trickle of clear, cold water, Levison Wood set forth on foot, aiming to become the first person to walk the entire length of the Nile. He followed the river for nine months, over 4,000 miles, through six nations—Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, the Republic of Sudan, and Egypt—to the Mediterranean coast.Like his
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Waterfalls for Beginners: A Beginner's Guide to How Rivers Tumble over the Land

by Thomas Whitaker ...

Narrated by Thomas Whitaker ...

Unabridged

1 hour 36 min

Decode the hidden geology of wild waterfalls and turn your next outdoor hike into an awe-inspiring nature adventure. Follow the rushing energy of untamed rivers as they carve through solid rock, creating dramatic ledges and towering cascades. Whether you are listening to learn during a morning commute or seeking a peaceful escape to unwind, this immersive audio experience connects you to the ... Read more

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Decode the hidden geology of wild waterfalls and turn your next outdoor hike into an awe-inspiring nature adventure. Follow the rushing energy of untamed rivers as they carve through solid rock, creating dramatic ledges and towering cascades. Whether you are listening to learn during a morning commute or seeking a peaceful escape to unwind, this immersive audio experience connects you to the
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To the River

A Journey beneath the Surface

by Olivia Laing ...

Narrated by Kate Reading ...

Unabridged

8 hours 29 min

Over sixty years after Virginia Woolf drowned in the River Ouse, Olivia Laing set out one midsummer morning to walk its banks, from source to sea. Along the way, she explores the roles that rivers play in human lives, tracing their intricate flow through literature, mythology, and folklore.Lyrical and stirring, To the River is a passionate investigation into how history resides in a landscape—and ... Read more

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Over sixty years after Virginia Woolf drowned in the River Ouse, Olivia Laing set out one midsummer morning to walk its banks, from source to sea. Along the way, she explores the roles that rivers play in human lives, tracing their intricate flow through literature, mythology, and folklore.Lyrical and stirring, To the River is a passionate investigation into how history resides in a landscape—and
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Field Notes from a Waterborne Land

Bengal Beyond the Bhadralok

by Parimal Bhattacharya ...

Narrated by Anindya Chakravorty ...

Unabridged

10 hours 19 min

In the late 2000s, when the three-decade-long Left Front rule in West Bengal was crumbling, Parimal Bhattacharya began to travel outside the well-trodden urban centres to different parts of the region - from the Sundarbans to tribal Jangalmahal, from the outskirts of Kolkata to villages on the Bangladesh border, from the floodplains of the Hooghly to the forests of Simlipal in neighbouring Odisha ... Read more

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In the late 2000s, when the three-decade-long Left Front rule in West Bengal was crumbling, Parimal Bhattacharya began to travel outside the well-trodden urban centres to different parts of the region - from the Sundarbans to tribal Jangalmahal, from the outskirts of Kolkata to villages on the Bangladesh border, from the floodplains of the Hooghly to the forests of Simlipal in neighbouring Odisha
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Holding Back the River

The Struggle Against Nature on America's Waterways

by Tyler J. Kelley ...

Narrated by Samantha Desz ...

Unabridged

9 hours 10 min

A revelatory work of reporting on the men and women wrestling to harness and preserve America’s most vital natural resource: our rivers.The Mississippi. The Missouri. The Ohio. America’s rivers are the very lifeblood of our country. We need them for nourishing crops, for cheap bulk transportation, for hydroelectric power, for fresh drinking water. Rivers are also part of our mythology, our ... Read more

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A revelatory work of reporting on the men and women wrestling to harness and preserve America’s most vital natural resource: our rivers.The Mississippi. The Missouri. The Ohio. America’s rivers are the very lifeblood of our country. We need them for nourishing crops, for cheap bulk transportation, for hydroelectric power, for fresh drinking water. Rivers are also part of our mythology, our
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Year in a Ditch, A

Exploring the history, wildlife and conservation of a ditch

by J C Jeremy Hobson ...

Narrated by Ronnie Rowlands ...

Abridged

3 hours 6 min

Rivers, canals, and many glorious waterways are championed and admired at every opportunity. Sadly, not so the humble ditch, yet they are the all-important capillaries supplying the veins of our far more visual watercourses.In no way a dry riverbed of hard facts, A Year in a Ditch is informative and a source of knowledge to anyone interested in exploring the delights and habitat created by ditches ... Read more

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Rivers, canals, and many glorious waterways are championed and admired at every opportunity. Sadly, not so the humble ditch, yet they are the all-important capillaries supplying the veins of our far more visual watercourses.In no way a dry riverbed of hard facts, A Year in a Ditch is informative and a source of knowledge to anyone interested in exploring the delights and habitat created by ditches
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Calming Cricket Sounds by the River

8D Immersive Audio and White Noise for Deep Sleep, Relaxation, and Stress Relief

by Luna Brook ...

Narrated by Luna Brook ...

Unabridged

8 hours 22 min

Escape into a tranquil riverside night where the gentle chorus of crickets blends seamlessly with the soft flow of water. This immersive 8D soundscape audiobook is designed to surround you in calming nature sounds, creating a deeply relaxing environment that helps quiet the mind and restore balance to the body.Through advanced 8D immersive audio, the delicate chirping of crickets and the steady ... Read more

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Escape into a tranquil riverside night where the gentle chorus of crickets blends seamlessly with the soft flow of water. This immersive 8D soundscape audiobook is designed to surround you in calming nature sounds, creating a deeply relaxing environment that helps quiet the mind and restore balance to the body.Through advanced 8D immersive audio, the delicate chirping of crickets and the steady
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River Songs

Moments of Wild Wonder in Fly Fishing

by Steve Duda ...

Narrated by Steve Duda ...

Unabridged

6 hours 26 min

River Songs is rich with bracing, authentic, generous stories—writing that revels in language and spirit. Avoiding most of fly fishing's clichés—the romantic elegies, the Moby-Dick-like conquests, the play-by-play detailing a "victory" over a fish—Steve Duda instead offers pieces that breathe lived experience, reveal vulnerabilities, and convey a broad perspective of what it means to have "a long ... Read more

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River Songs is rich with bracing, authentic, generous stories—writing that revels in language and spirit. Avoiding most of fly fishing's clichés—the romantic elegies, the Moby-Dick-like conquests, the play-by-play detailing a "victory" over a fish—Steve Duda instead offers pieces that breathe lived experience, reveal vulnerabilities, and convey a broad perspective of what it means to have "a long
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A River Divided

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Watershed

Goodbye to a River

William Stanek's The Living New River Gorge Biography

Rag and Bone

A Song for the River

Healing Water Sounds: Babbling Brooks & Flowing Rivers for Deep Sleep, Meditation & Stress Relief

In Praise of Floods

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Keeping the Chattahoochee

Brief History of Rivers, A: How Flowing Water Built Civilization

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River Magic

Walking the Nile

Waterfalls for Beginners: A Beginner's Guide to How Rivers Tumble over the Land

To the River

Field Notes from a Waterborne Land

Holding Back the River

Year in a Ditch, A

Calming Cricket Sounds by the River

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