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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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Rag and Bone

A Family History of What We've Thrown Away

by Lisa Woollett ...

Narrated by Karen Cass ...

Unabridged

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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The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing

by Mark Kurlansky ...

Narrated by Mark Kurlansky ...

Unabridged

7 hours 14 min

Bloomsbury presents The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing written and read by Mark Kurlansky.National Outdoor Book Award Winner for Outdoor LiteratureFrom the award-winning, bestselling author of Cod—the irresistible story of the science, history, art, and culture of the least efficient way to catch a fish.Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing written and read by Mark Kurlansky.National Outdoor Book Award Winner for Outdoor LiteratureFrom the award-winning, bestselling author of Cod—the irresistible story of the science, history, art, and culture of the least efficient way to catch a fish.Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish
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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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Wind, Sturm & Regengeräusche: Beruhigende, wohltuende Naturgeräusche für Stressbewältigung & Stressabbau

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

by Institut für Stressabbau, Institut für Stressabbau ...

Narrated by Institut für Stressabbau ...

Unabridged

11 hours 43 min

***** 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 ... Read more

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***** 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

by Eric Sloane ...

Narrated by Chris Mattews ...

Unabridged

2 hours 42 min

"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 ... Read more

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"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

Narrated by Graham Rowat ...

Unabridged

10 hours 19 min

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. ... Read more

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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

by Nick Middleton ...

Unabridged

4 hours 31 min

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 ... Read more

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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

by Ailton Krenak ...

Narrated by Sebastián Díaz ...

Unabridged

2 hours 26 min

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 ... Read more

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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

by Ernest Herndon, Patrick Parker ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

11 hours 7 min

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 ... Read more

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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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Kings of the Yukon

An Alaskan River Journey

by Adam Weymouth ...

Narrated by Charlie Anson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 12 min

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Kings of the Yukon by Andy Weymouth, read by Charlie Anson.The Yukon river is over 2,000 miles long, flowing northwest from Canada through the Yukon Territory and Alaska to the Bering Sea. Every summer, hundreds of thousands of King salmon migrate the distance of this river to their spawning grounds, where they breed and die, in what is the longest salmon ... Read more

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Kings of the Yukon by Andy Weymouth, read by Charlie Anson.The Yukon river is over 2,000 miles long, flowing northwest from Canada through the Yukon Territory and Alaska to the Bering Sea. Every summer, hundreds of thousands of King salmon migrate the distance of this river to their spawning grounds, where they breed and die, in what is the longest salmon
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Rivers of Power

How a Natural Force Raised Kingdoms, Destroyed Civilizations, and Shapes Our World

by Laurence C. Smith ...

Narrated by Victor Bevine ...

Unabridged

10 hours 5 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Rivers, more than any road, technology or political event, have shaped the course of civilization.In Rivers of Power, geographer Laurence C. Smith tells the sweeping story of rivers and how they made us. Rivers have opened frontiers, defined borders, supported trade, generated energy and fed billions. Most of our greatest cities stand on river banks or deltas, and our ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Rivers, more than any road, technology or political event, have shaped the course of civilization.In Rivers of Power, geographer Laurence C. Smith tells the sweeping story of rivers and how they made us. Rivers have opened frontiers, defined borders, supported trade, generated energy and fed billions. Most of our greatest cities stand on river banks or deltas, and our
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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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How To Read Water

A must-have for all nature lovers - perfect reading for wild swimming this summer

by Tristan Gooley ...

Narrated by Tristan Gooley ...

Unabridged

8 hours 22 min

A Sunday Times 'Must Read' book'This study of rivers, lakes, puddles and seas brims over with astonishing facts...His observational skills can be breathtaking' The Sunday TimesA must-have book for walkers, sailors, swimmers, anglers and everyone interested in the natural world, in How To Read Water, Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley shares knowledge, skills, tips and useful observations to help you ... Read more

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A Sunday Times 'Must Read' book'This study of rivers, lakes, puddles and seas brims over with astonishing facts...His observational skills can be breathtaking' The Sunday TimesA must-have book for walkers, sailors, swimmers, anglers and everyone interested in the natural world, in How To Read Water, Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley shares knowledge, skills, tips and useful observations to help you
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Is a River Alive?

The Instant Number One Sunday Times Bestseller

by Robert Macfarlane ...

Narrated by Robert Macfarlane ...

Unabridged

10 hours 41 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.From celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book – which answers a resounding yes to the question of its title.**At its heart is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings – who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law. Is a River Alive? takes the reader on ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.From celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book – which answers a resounding yes to the question of its title.**At its heart is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings – who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law. Is a River Alive? takes the reader on
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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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A Mudlarking Year

Finding Treasure in Every Season

by Lara Maiklem ...

Narrated by Lara Maiklem ...

Unabridged

9 hours 1 min

Bloomsbury presents A Mudlarking Year written and read by Lara Maiklem.FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MUDLARKING'An absolute treasure trove of sound advice and historical detail' Katherine May'A delightful and a profound meditation on the variety of human experience' Ian Mortimer'Lara Maiklem is a phenomenon. She elevates trudging around in the mud to an epic gallivant ... ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents A Mudlarking Year written and read by Lara Maiklem.FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MUDLARKING'An absolute treasure trove of sound advice and historical detail' Katherine May'A delightful and a profound meditation on the variety of human experience' Ian Mortimer'Lara Maiklem is a phenomenon. She elevates trudging around in the mud to an epic gallivant ...
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Underland

A Deep Time Journey - The bestselling nature book from the author of Is a River Alive?

by Robert Macfarlane ...

Narrated by Roy McMillan ...

Unabridged

13 hours 2 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Shortlisted for the Best Nonfiction Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020.A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2019WINNER OF THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020'You'd be crazy not to read this book' The Sunday TimesA Guardian Best Book of the 21st C... ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Shortlisted for the Best Nonfiction Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020.A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2019WINNER OF THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020'You'd be crazy not to read this book' The Sunday TimesA Guardian Best Book of the 21st C...
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A River Divided

Undammed

Mississippi River Stories: A Journey Through the People, History, and Wild Heart of America’s Great Waterway

The Great River

Watershed

Goodbye to a River

Rag and Bone

The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing

A Song for the River

Wind, Sturm & Regengeräusche: Beruhigende, wohltuende Naturgeräusche für Stressbewältigung & Stressabbau

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Cornerstone at the Confluence

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Paddleways of Mississippi

Kings of the Yukon

Rivers of Power

River Magic

Walking the Nile

How To Read Water

Is a River Alive?

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

A Mudlarking Year

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