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Relaxing Nature Sounds – Over 10 Hours of Pure Natural Ambience (Without Music)

Authentic Nature Soundscapes for Deep Relaxation, Sleep, Meditation, Stress Relief & a Calm Home Atmosphere

by My Nature Sounds Therapy ...

Narrated by Julian Moyles ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Authentic Nature Soundscapes
Unabridged

21 hours 12 min

The sounds of nature – a hammock for the soul.Let yourself be carried away by over 10 hours of high-quality, immersive nature recordings from around the world – without music, just pure natural ambience.Whether you’re meditating, falling asleep, relieving stress, or simply creating a peaceful atmosphere at home or at work – this audiobook offers the perfect sonic backdrop for every moment of calm ... Read more

$16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The sounds of nature – a hammock for the soul.Let yourself be carried away by over 10 hours of high-quality, immersive nature recordings from around the world – without music, just pure natural ambience.Whether you’re meditating, falling asleep, relieving stress, or simply creating a peaceful atmosphere at home or at work – this audiobook offers the perfect sonic backdrop for every moment of calm
... Read more
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Waterlog

The book that inspired the wild swimming movement

by Roger Deakin ...

Narrated by Roy McMillan ...

Unabridged

11 hours 41 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Roger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.Roger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a
... Read more
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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

$27.99 CAD

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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FIRST SURVIVORS, THE

Plunged Over Tahquamenon Falls. And Somehow—They Survived.

by Richard Robins ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Andrew E ...

Unabridged

2 hours 33 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The First SurvivorsPlunged Over Tahquamenon Falls. And Somehow—They Survived.No one had ever survived the falls. Until they did.In 1957, two siblings were pulled into the heart of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula wilderness—and into the violent grip of the Tahquamenon River. Swept over a 50-foot waterfall that had claimed every life before them, they should ... Read more

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The First SurvivorsPlunged Over Tahquamenon Falls. And Somehow—They Survived.No one had ever survived the falls. Until they did.In 1957, two siblings were pulled into the heart of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula wilderness—and into the violent grip of the Tahquamenon River. Swept over a 50-foot waterfall that had claimed every life before them, they should
... Read more
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Rhine River Stories: Legends, Lives, and Lost Cities Along Europe’s Most Enchanted Waterway

by Margot Sinclair ...

Narrated by Margot Sinclair ...

Unabridged

3 hours

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 ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with 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
... Read more
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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

$27.99 CAD

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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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

$20.99 CAD

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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Freshwater Worlds for Beginners: A Beginner's Guide to the Life in Ponds, Rivers, and Lakes

by Robert Klein ...

Narrated by Robert Klein ...

Unabridged

1 hour 48 min

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 ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with 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
... Read more
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Drinkbare rivieren

een reis, een droom, een levenswerk

by Li An Phoa, Maarten van der Schaaf ...

Narrated by Li An Phoa ...

Unabridged

7 hours 2 min

‘Drinkbare rivieren’ van Li An Phoa en Maarten van der Schaaf, is Li An’s verhaal van een nieuw natuur besef. Al tijdens haar jeugd in een dichtbebouwde voorstad verwondert Li An Phoa zich over de wildernis in de buurt, het mos tussen de stoeptegels en de reigers bij de sloten. Als twintiger trekt ze de echte wildernis in. Tijdens een kanotocht door het Canadese Noordpoolgebied ontdekt ze dat ze ... Read more

$30.40 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

‘Drinkbare rivieren’ van Li An Phoa en Maarten van der Schaaf, is Li An’s verhaal van een nieuw natuur besef. Al tijdens haar jeugd in een dichtbebouwde voorstad verwondert Li An Phoa zich over de wildernis in de buurt, het mos tussen de stoeptegels en de reigers bij de sloten. Als twintiger trekt ze de echte wildernis in. Tijdens een kanotocht door het Canadese Noordpoolgebied ontdekt ze dat ze
... Read more
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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

$34.99 CAD

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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In Praise of Floods

The Untamed River and the Life It Bring

by James C. Scott ...

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

$26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
Audiobook

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

$8.99 CAD or Free with 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
... Read more
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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

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
Audiobook

My River Chronicles

Rediscovering America on the Hudson

by Jessica DuLong ...

Narrated by Jessica DuLong ...

Unabridged

10 hours 5 min

In 2001, journalist Jessica DuLong ditched her dot-com desk job for the diesel engines of a rusty antique fireboat, the John J. Harvey, and the storied waters of the Hudson. My River Chronicles: Rediscovering America on the Hudson tells the story of this mechanic's daughter and Stanford graduate who had left her blue-collar upbringing behind until the fireboat drew her back, offering a chance to ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

In 2001, journalist Jessica DuLong ditched her dot-com desk job for the diesel engines of a rusty antique fireboat, the John J. Harvey, and the storied waters of the Hudson. My River Chronicles: Rediscovering America on the Hudson tells the story of this mechanic's daughter and Stanford graduate who had left her blue-collar upbringing behind until the fireboat drew her back, offering a chance to
... 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

$35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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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Rivers for Beginners: A Clear Guide to the Flowing Highways That Shape the Land

by Jonathan Pierce ...

Narrated by Jonathan Pierce ...

Unabridged

1 hour 41 min

Unlock the secrets of environmental science and physical geography by tracing the powerful forces of flowing water. Perfect for an inspiring daily commute or a relaxing outdoor walk, this vivid audio experience transforms complex Earth systems into accessible mental imagery. Follow the mesmerizing life story of a stream from a tiny highland trickle to a massive, slow-moving ocean current.Leave ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Unlock the secrets of environmental science and physical geography by tracing the powerful forces of flowing water. Perfect for an inspiring daily commute or a relaxing outdoor walk, this vivid audio experience transforms complex Earth systems into accessible mental imagery. Follow the mesmerizing life story of a stream from a tiny highland trickle to a massive, slow-moving ocean current.Leave
... 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

$20.99 CAD 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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Torrents As Yet Unknown

Daring Whitewater Ventures into the World's Great River Gorges

by Wickliffe W. Walker ...

Narrated by Christopher P. Brown ...

Unabridged

7 hours 2 min

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 ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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
... Read more
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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

$22.99 CAD

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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Danube River History: From Ancient Civilizations to Cold War Frontiers and a Reborn European Lifeline

by Thomas Warburg ...

Narrated by Thomas Warburg ...

Unabridged

1 hour 54 min

Navigate a sweeping European history where one mighty river forged powerful empires, fueled trade, and divided nations. Perfect for your daily commute, this evocative narrative transforms physical geography into a thrilling battleground of human ambition. Follow the turbulent waterways from the Black Forest to the Black Sea, witnessing how rushing currents shaped the geopolitical destiny of an ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Navigate a sweeping European history where one mighty river forged powerful empires, fueled trade, and divided nations. Perfect for your daily commute, this evocative narrative transforms physical geography into a thrilling battleground of human ambition. Follow the turbulent waterways from the Black Forest to the Black Sea, witnessing how rushing currents shaped the geopolitical destiny of an
... Read more
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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

$20.99 CAD

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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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

$27.95 CAD

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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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

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
Audiobook

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

$34.99 CAD

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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