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A River Divided

de George Paxinos ...

Narrado por Emma Grant Williams ...

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11 hora 19 minutos

“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. ... Leer más

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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

de Tara Lohan ...

Narrado por Xe Sands ...

Completo

7 hora 5 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$18.89 USD

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

de Peter Calloway ...

Narrado por Peter Calloway ...

Completo

2 hora 4 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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

de Boyce Upholt ...

Narrado por Gabriel Vaughan ...

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10 hora 18 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$23.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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

de Davy Murrah ...

Narrado por John McLain ...

Completo

4 hora 3 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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

A Narrative

de John Graves ...

Narrado por Henry Strozier ...

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10 hora 28 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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

de The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Series Audiolibro 22 - Beautiful America: Living Park Biographies
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3 hora 7 minutos

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, ... Leer más

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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,
... Leer más
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Holding Back the River

The Struggle Against Nature on America's Waterways

de Tyler J. Kelley ...

Narrado por Samantha Desz ...

Completo

9 hora 10 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$23.39 USD

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

de J C Jeremy Hobson ...

Narrado por Ronnie Rowlands ...

Abreviado

3 hora 6 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$5.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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

de Luna Brook ...

Narrado por Luna Brook ...

Completo

8 hora 22 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$13.49 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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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Torrents As Yet Unknown

Daring Whitewater Ventures into the World's Great River Gorges

de Wickliffe W. Walker ...

Narrado por Christopher P. Brown ...

Completo

7 hora 2 minutos

Pioneering whitewater explorer Wick Walker examines what lured a generation of incredibly daring pioneers into some of Earth's most wondrous yet forbidding river canyons: below Victoria Falls on the Zambezi; the Great Bend of the Tsangpo in Tibet; Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Yangtze; the flanks of Mount Everest; and more.Loaded with great moments and personal stories, Wick details what these ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

Pioneering whitewater explorer Wick Walker examines what lured a generation of incredibly daring pioneers into some of Earth's most wondrous yet forbidding river canyons: below Victoria Falls on the Zambezi; the Great Bend of the Tsangpo in Tibet; Tiger Leaping Gorge on the Yangtze; the flanks of Mount Everest; and more.Loaded with great moments and personal stories, Wick details what these
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River Songs

Moments of Wild Wonder in Fly Fishing

de Steve Duda ...

Narrado por Steve Duda ...

Completo

6 hora 26 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$18.89 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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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Rhine River Stories: Legends, Lives, and Lost Cities Along Europe’s Most Enchanted Waterway

de Margot Sinclair ...

Narrado por Margot Sinclair ...

Completo

3 hora

Journey through an evocative travel anthology and historical fiction where interconnected lives ride the currents of time. Perfect for a relaxing evening escape or an engaging daily commute, these ten immersive narratives transport you from misty Swiss headwaters to the vast Dutch delta. Let the rhythmic tides of this legendary waterway sweep you away into centuries of whispered lore.Witness a ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Journey through an evocative travel anthology and historical fiction where interconnected lives ride the currents of time. Perfect for a relaxing evening escape or an engaging daily commute, these ten immersive narratives transport you from misty Swiss headwaters to the vast Dutch delta. Let the rhythmic tides of this legendary waterway sweep you away into centuries of whispered lore.Witness a
... Leer más
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Freshwater Worlds for Beginners: A Beginner's Guide to the Life in Ponds, Rivers, and Lakes

de Robert Klein ...

Narrado por Robert Klein ...

Completo

1 horas 48 minutos

Transform your next nature walk into an ecological adventure by uncovering the vibrant wildlife hidden in local waters. Whether you are kayaking down a river, casting a line on a quiet fishing trip, or seeking a calming escape outdoors, this immersive audio journey reveals the secret life thriving within aquatic habitats.Leave behind heavy scientific jargon and embrace a relaxing, educational ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Transform your next nature walk into an ecological adventure by uncovering the vibrant wildlife hidden in local waters. Whether you are kayaking down a river, casting a line on a quiet fishing trip, or seeking a calming escape outdoors, this immersive audio journey reveals the secret life thriving within aquatic habitats.Leave behind heavy scientific jargon and embrace a relaxing, educational
... Leer más
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Headwaters

The Adventures, Obsession and Evolution of a Fly Fisherman

de Dylan Tomine ...

Narrado por Dylan Tomine ...

Series series Patagonia
Completo

7 hora 8 minutos

Christmas Island. The Russian Arctic. Argentine Patagonia. Japan. Cuba. British Columbia.Dylan Tomine takes us to the far reaches of the planet in search of fish and adventure, with keen insight, a strong stomach and plenty of laughs along the way. Closer to home, he wades deeper into his beloved steelhead rivers of the Pacific Northwest and the politics of saving them. Tomine celebrates the joy ... Leer más

$15.75 USD

Christmas Island. The Russian Arctic. Argentine Patagonia. Japan. Cuba. British Columbia.Dylan Tomine takes us to the far reaches of the planet in search of fish and adventure, with keen insight, a strong stomach and plenty of laughs along the way. Closer to home, he wades deeper into his beloved steelhead rivers of the Pacific Northwest and the politics of saving them. Tomine celebrates the joy
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Wind, Sturm & Regengeräusche: Beruhigende, wohltuende Naturgeräusche für Stressbewältigung & Stressabbau

Über 9 Stunden mit und ohne Musik zum Entspannen, Einschlafen, Meditieren (XXL-Bundle)

de Institut für Stressabbau, Institut für Stressabbau ...

Narrado por Institut für Stressabbau ...

Completo

11 hora 43 minutos

***** Über 11 Stunden Naturgeräusche pur: Wind, Sturm, Gewittergeräusche, Regentropfen, mit und ohne Musik. ***** Ideal zum Entspannen, Einschlafen, Konzentrieren oder Ausruhen. Dieses Hörbuch bietet dir volle neun Stunden beruhigende Naturgeräusche zur Entspannung. ***** Inhalt: 11 Melodien aus der Natur - aufgenommen mit hochmoderner Aufnahmetechnik, in einzigartiger Audioqualität. Zusätzlich 7 ... Leer más

$13.08 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

***** Über 11 Stunden Naturgeräusche pur: Wind, Sturm, Gewittergeräusche, Regentropfen, mit und ohne Musik. ***** Ideal zum Entspannen, Einschlafen, Konzentrieren oder Ausruhen. Dieses Hörbuch bietet dir volle neun Stunden beruhigende Naturgeräusche zur Entspannung. ***** Inhalt: 11 Melodien aus der Natur - aufgenommen mit hochmoderner Aufnahmetechnik, in einzigartiger Audioqualität. Zusätzlich 7
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Eric Sloane's Weather Book

de Eric Sloane ...

Narrado por Chris Mattews ...

Completo

2 hora 42 minutos

"Amateur weather forecasters (which includes just about everyone) will find this volume an informative and entertaining account of the why and how of the weather." — The Nation In simple language, Eric Sloane explains the whys and wherefores of weather and weather forecasting — and does it in a style that's universally appealing. With humor and common sense shining through in a book that's also ... Leer más

$6.29 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

"Amateur weather forecasters (which includes just about everyone) will find this volume an informative and entertaining account of the why and how of the weather." — The Nation In simple language, Eric Sloane explains the whys and wherefores of weather and weather forecasting — and does it in a style that's universally appealing. With humor and common sense shining through in a book that's also
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Cornerstone at the Confluence

Navigating the Colorado River Compact's Next Century

Narrado por Graham Rowat ...

Completo

10 hora 19 minutos

Signed on November 24, 1922, the Colorado River Compact is body of laws colloquially called the "Law of the River" that governs how human beings use water from the river system dubbed the "American Nile." No fewer than forty million people have come to rely on the Colorado River system in modern times—a system immersed in an unprecedented, unrelenting megadrought for more than two decades. ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

Signed on November 24, 1922, the Colorado River Compact is body of laws colloquially called the "Law of the River" that governs how human beings use water from the river system dubbed the "American Nile." No fewer than forty million people have come to rely on the Colorado River system in modern times—a system immersed in an unprecedented, unrelenting megadrought for more than two decades.
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Rivers

A Very Short Introduction

de Nick Middleton ...

Completo

4 hora 31 minutos

Rivers have acted as cradles for civilization and agents of disaster; a river may be a barrier or a highway, it can support trade and sediment, culture and conflict. This Very Short Introduction is a celebration of rivers in all their diversity. Geographer Nick Middleton covers a wide and eclectic range of river-based themes, from physical geography to mythology, to industrial history and literary ... Leer más

$11.69 USD

Rivers have acted as cradles for civilization and agents of disaster; a river may be a barrier or a highway, it can support trade and sediment, culture and conflict. This Very Short Introduction is a celebration of rivers in all their diversity. Geographer Nick Middleton covers a wide and eclectic range of river-based themes, from physical geography to mythology, to industrial history and literary
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Futuro ancestral

de Ailton Krenak ...

Narrado por Sebastián Díaz ...

Completo

2 hora 26 minutos

Si hay un futuro que imaginar es ancestral, pues ya está presente en el aquí y ahora y en lo que existe a nuestro alrededor, en los ríos, las montañas y los árboles que son nuestros parientes. Krenak propone una mirada que desafía y enfrenta los supuestos que sostienen la mentalidad occidental.Frente a los estragos de siglos de colonialismo y devastación ecológica y social, Ailton Krenak llama la ... Leer más

$14.39 USD

Si hay un futuro que imaginar es ancestral, pues ya está presente en el aquí y ahora y en lo que existe a nuestro alrededor, en los ríos, las montañas y los árboles que son nuestros parientes. Krenak propone una mirada que desafía y enfrenta los supuestos que sostienen la mentalidad occidental.Frente a los estragos de siglos de colonialismo y devastación ecológica y social, Ailton Krenak llama la
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Paddleways of Mississippi

Rivers and People of the Magnolia State

de Ernest Herndon, Patrick Parker ...

Narrado por Patrick Lawlor ...

Completo

11 hora 7 minutos

Mississippi rivers and creeks have shaped every aspect of the state's geology, ecology, economy, settlement, and politics. Mississippi's paddleways—its rivers, rills, creeks, and streams—are its arteries, its lifeblood, and the connective tissues that tie its stories and histories together and flood them with a sense of place and impel them along the current of time. The rivers provide structure ... Leer más

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Mississippi rivers and creeks have shaped every aspect of the state's geology, ecology, economy, settlement, and politics. Mississippi's paddleways—its rivers, rills, creeks, and streams—are its arteries, its lifeblood, and the connective tissues that tie its stories and histories together and flood them with a sense of place and impel them along the current of time. The rivers provide structure
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William Stanek's The Living Grand Canyon Biography

Stone, River, and the Unmaking of a Continent

de The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Series Audiolibro 2 - Beautiful America: Living Park Biographies
Completo

4 hora 48 minutos

Grand Canyon looks permanent. Its story is one of relentless change. Stone formed, vanished, returned, uplifted, fractured, and eroded. The Colorado River found its way through the rising landscape. Springs created refuges. Human communities made homes, trails, farms, stories, and sacred geographies within a place outsiders would later describe as wilderness. William Stanek's The Living Grand ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

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Grand Canyon looks permanent. Its story is one of relentless change. Stone formed, vanished, returned, uplifted, fractured, and eroded. The Colorado River found its way through the rising landscape. Springs created refuges. Human communities made homes, trails, farms, stories, and sacred geographies within a place outsiders would later describe as wilderness. William Stanek's The Living Grand
... Leer más
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The Boiling River

de Andrés Ruzo ...

Narrado por Andrés Ruzo ...

Series Audiolibro 11 - TED Books
Completo

2 hora 37 minutos

In this exciting adventure mixed with amazing scientific study, a young, exuberant explorer and geoscientist journeys deep into the Amazon—where rivers boil and legends come to life.When Andrés Ruzo was just a small boy in Peru, his grandfather told him the story of a mysterious legend: There is a river, deep in the Amazon, which boils as if a fire burns below it. Twelve years later, Ruzo—now a ... Leer más

$13.49 USD

In this exciting adventure mixed with amazing scientific study, a young, exuberant explorer and geoscientist journeys deep into the Amazon—where rivers boil and legends come to life.When Andrés Ruzo was just a small boy in Peru, his grandfather told him the story of a mysterious legend: There is a river, deep in the Amazon, which boils as if a fire burns below it. Twelve years later, Ruzo—now a
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Edge of Redfish Lake

de Conrad Jungmann Jr. ...

Narrado por Conrad Jungmann Jr. ...

Completo

10 hora 14 minutos

Alaska’s salmon fisheries have long been the origin of adventure, intrigue, hard-earned money, danger, mystery, and tragedy. In 1988, as journalist Julian Hopkins tried to make sense out of his best friend’s drowning, he found out the fatally-beautiful Bristol Bay was also the lair of a killer ... an angered one who at season’s end would follow him home and drag him into the heart of Seattle’s ... Leer más

$12.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Alaska’s salmon fisheries have long been the origin of adventure, intrigue, hard-earned money, danger, mystery, and tragedy. In 1988, as journalist Julian Hopkins tried to make sense out of his best friend’s drowning, he found out the fatally-beautiful Bristol Bay was also the lair of a killer ... an angered one who at season’s end would follow him home and drag him into the heart of Seattle’s
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