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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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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
... Read more
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Science Be Dammed

How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River

by Eric Kuhn, John Fleck ...

Narrated by Joel Richards ...

Unabridged

9 hours 17 min

Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management—and perils in the mismanagement—of water in the western United States. It seems deceptively simple: even when clear evidence was available that the Colorado River could not sustain ambitious dreaming and planning by decision-makers throughout the twentieth century, river planners and political operatives irresponsibly ... Read more

$30.99 AUD

Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management—and perils in the mismanagement—of water in the western United States. It seems deceptively simple: even when clear evidence was available that the Colorado River could not sustain ambitious dreaming and planning by decision-makers throughout the twentieth century, river planners and political operatives irresponsibly
... Read more
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Breakpoint

Reckoning with America’s Environmental Crises

by Jeremy B. C. Jackson, Steve Chapple ...

Narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright ...

Unabridged

8 hours 7 min

Eminent ecologist Jeremy B. C. Jackson and award-winning journalist Steve Chapple traveled the length of the Mississippi River interviewing farmers, fishermen, scientists, and policymakers to better understand the mounting environmental problems ravaging the United States. Along their journey, which quickly expands to California, Florida, and New York, the pair uncovered surprising and profound ... Read more

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Eminent ecologist Jeremy B. C. Jackson and award-winning journalist Steve Chapple traveled the length of the Mississippi River interviewing farmers, fishermen, scientists, and policymakers to better understand the mounting environmental problems ravaging the United States. Along their journey, which quickly expands to California, Florida, and New York, the pair uncovered surprising and profound
... Read more
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Exploring the St. Croix River Valley

Adventures on and off the Water

by Angie Hong ...

Narrated by Candace Joice ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

The St. Croix River is a 169-mile ribbon of blue that cleaves the land between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Exploring the St. Croix River Valley provides a tour of the St. Croix Riverway and its 8,000-square-mile watershed. Environmental educator Angie Hong recommends specific places to explore the varied habitats and shows us myriad ways to get out and enjoy by hiking, paddling, biking, skiing, ... Read more

$30.99 AUD

The St. Croix River is a 169-mile ribbon of blue that cleaves the land between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Exploring the St. Croix River Valley provides a tour of the St. Croix Riverway and its 8,000-square-mile watershed. Environmental educator Angie Hong recommends specific places to explore the varied habitats and shows us myriad ways to get out and enjoy by hiking, paddling, biking, skiing,
... Read more
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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

$10.99 AUD or Free with 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
... Read more
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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
... Read more
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From Source to Sea

Notes from a 215-Mile Walk Along the River Thames

by Tom Chesshyre ...

Narrated by David Thorpe ...

Unabridged

10 hours 9 min

Over the years, authors, artists and amblers aplenty have felt the pull of the Thames, and now travel writer Tom Chesshyre is following in their footsteps. He's walking the length of the river from the Cotswolds to the North Sea – a winding journey of over two hundred miles. Join him for an illuminating stroll past meadows, churches, palaces, country (and council) estates, factories and dockyards. ... Read more

$57.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Over the years, authors, artists and amblers aplenty have felt the pull of the Thames, and now travel writer Tom Chesshyre is following in their footsteps. He's walking the length of the river from the Cotswolds to the North Sea – a winding journey of over two hundred miles. Join him for an illuminating stroll past meadows, churches, palaces, country (and council) estates, factories and dockyards.
... Read more
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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

$30.99 AUD

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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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

$22.99 AUD

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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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

$24.99 AUD

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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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

$23.99 AUD or Free with 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
... Read more
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Ice Rivers

by Jemma Wadham ...

Narrated by Jemma Wadham ...

Unabridged

6 hours 28 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The ice sheets and glaciers that currently cover one-tenth of the planet's land surface are today in grave peril. Locked up within them is a vast proportion of Earth's freshwater - but the ice is fast melting as our climate warms at an accelerating rate. High up in the Alps, Andes and Himalaya, once-indomitable glaciers are retreating, even dying; meanwhile, in Antarctica ... Read more

$24.99 AUD

Brought to you by Penguin.The ice sheets and glaciers that currently cover one-tenth of the planet's land surface are today in grave peril. Locked up within them is a vast proportion of Earth's freshwater - but the ice is fast melting as our climate warms at an accelerating rate. High up in the Alps, Andes and Himalaya, once-indomitable glaciers are retreating, even dying; meanwhile, in Antarctica
... Read more
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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

$30.99 AUD

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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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

$30.99 AUD

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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Seven Rivers

A Journey Through the Currents of Human History

by Vanessa Taylor ...

Narrated by Joan Walker ...

Unabridged

11 hours 41 min

Rivers are the great natural arteries that run through our lives. We have navigated them, dammed them and worshipped at them. From the ancient ecosystems of Egypt to the sinking cities of Shanghai and London, what we do with our rivers tells us about who has power and what we value. Now, when a passion for wild swimming is flourishing but the Amazon is on fire and some of our major river systems ... Read more

$44.99 AUD

Rivers are the great natural arteries that run through our lives. We have navigated them, dammed them and worshipped at them. From the ancient ecosystems of Egypt to the sinking cities of Shanghai and London, what we do with our rivers tells us about who has power and what we value. Now, when a passion for wild swimming is flourishing but the Amazon is on fire and some of our major river systems
... Read more
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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

$39.99 AUD

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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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

$19.99 AUD or Free with 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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Edge of Redfish Lake

by Conrad Jungmann Jr. ...

Narrated by Conrad Jungmann Jr. ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

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 ... Read more

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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
... Read more
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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

$19.99 AUD

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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Goodbye to a River

A Narrative

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
... Read more
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Overrun

Dispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis

by Andrew Reeves ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

12 hours 26 min

Politicians, ecologists, and government wildlife officials are fighting a desperate rearguard action to halt the onward reach of Asian Carp, four troublesome fish now within a handful of miles from entering Lake Michigan. From aquaculture farms in Arkansas to the bayous of Louisiana; from marshlands in Indiana to labs in Minnesota; and from the Illinois River to the streets of Chicago where the ... Read more

$38.99 AUD

Politicians, ecologists, and government wildlife officials are fighting a desperate rearguard action to halt the onward reach of Asian Carp, four troublesome fish now within a handful of miles from entering Lake Michigan. From aquaculture farms in Arkansas to the bayous of Louisiana; from marshlands in Indiana to labs in Minnesota; and from the Illinois River to the streets of Chicago where the
... Read more
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The River You Touch

Making a Life on Moving Water

by Chris Dombrowski ...

Narrated by Jeffrey Foucault ...

Unabridged

8 hours 53 min

“We are matter and long to be received by an Earth that conceived us, which accepts and reconstitutes us, its children, each of us, without exception, every one. The journey is long, and then we start homeward, fathomless as to what home might make of us.”When Chris Dombrowski burst onto the literary scene with Body of Water, the book was acclaimed as “a classic” (Jim Harrison) and its author ... Read more

$30.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

“We are matter and long to be received by an Earth that conceived us, which accepts and reconstitutes us, its children, each of us, without exception, every one. The journey is long, and then we start homeward, fathomless as to what home might make of us.”When Chris Dombrowski burst onto the literary scene with Body of Water, the book was acclaimed as “a classic” (Jim Harrison) and its author
... Read more
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Wild Signs and Star Paths

A must-have for all nature lovers - perfect reading for your summer walks

by Tristan Gooley ...

Narrated by Peter Noble ...

Unabridged

9 hours 59 min

Learn how to read the clues and signs of nature with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley, pioneer in the art of natural navigationTristan Gooley shows how it is possible to achieve a level of outdoors awareness that will enable you to sense direction from stars and plants, forecast weather from woodland sounds and predict the next action of an ... Read more

$39.99 AUD

Learn how to read the clues and signs of nature with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley, pioneer in the art of natural navigationTristan Gooley shows how it is possible to achieve a level of outdoors awareness that will enable you to sense direction from stars and plants, forecast weather from woodland sounds and predict the next action of an
... Read more

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