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  • Kings of the Yukon

    An Alaskan River Journey

    by Adam Weymouth ...
    ****Winner of the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award 2018 and the Lonely Planet Adventure Travel Book of the Year 2019**'Weymouth combines acute political, personal and ecological understanding, with the most beautiful writing reminiscent of a young Robert Macfarlane. He is, I have no doubt, a significant voice for the future' Andrew Holgate, Sunday Times literary editor**'Adam Weymouth ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • Danube

    by Claudio Magris ...
    In this fascinating journey Claudio Magris, whose knowledge is encyclopaedic and whose curiosity limitless, guides his reader from the river's source in the Bavarian hills through Austro-Hungary and the Balkans to the Black Sea. Along the way he raises the ghosts that inhabit the houses and monuments - from Ovid and Marcus Aurelius to Kafka and Canetti - and in so doing sets his finger on the ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • Underland

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

    by Robert Macfarlane ...
    Follow Robert Macfarlane to the furthest corners of the globe....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 CenturyIn Underland, Robert Macfarlane takes us on... ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • Beyond Catch & Release

    Exploring the Future of Fly Fishing

    by Paul Guernsey ...
    Will fly fishing survive the twenty-first century? Author and angler Paul Guernsey argues that angling and the natural resources it depends upon-clear rivers, unpolluted oceans, and much more-are threatened by a host of increasingly complex social and environmental factors. Tradition, conservation of land and water, a foresighted ethic, concerns for the sport of other anglers, a commitment to the ... Read more

    14,89 €

  • Something's Fishy

    An Angler's Look at Our Distressed Gamefish and Their Waters - And How We Can Preserve Both

    by Ted Williams ...
    Well-known nature and conservation writer Ted Williams is an avid fisherman who has devoted many years to writing about the sport and advocating the preservation of bodies of water and species of fish. Here, he brings together his love of angling with his profound sense of responsibility for the environment. Most of the work in this anthology is adapted from articles originally published in ... Read more

    18,33 €

  • Troubling the Water

    A Dying Lake and a Vanishing World in Cambodia

    by Abby Seiff ...
    In this intimate account of one of the world’s most productive inland fisheries, Troubling the Water explores how the rapid destruction of a single lake in Cambodia is upending the lives of millions. The abundance of Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake helped grow the country for millenia and gave rise to the Kingdom of Angkor. Fed by the rich, mud-colored waters of the powerful Mekong River, the lake owes ... Read more

    14,19 €

  • Flies for Selective Trout

    Complete Step-by-Step Instructions on How to Tie the Newest Swisher Flies

    by Doug Swisher, Sharon Swisher ...
    Dozens of new flies in full color from America’s favorite flytier.Doug Swisher cowrote Selective Trout, the bestselling fly-fishing book of all time. Now he’s back with brand new flies.Back in the ’80s, right after Selective Trout was first published, many fly-tying books came on the market that were pushing the merits of the types of flies Carl Richards and Doug Swisher developed, like the No ... Read more

    21,77 €

  • World War II River Assault Tactics

    by Gordon L. Rottman ...
    Series Book 195 - Elite
    On the major European and Russian fronts throughout World War II, the challenge of crossing rivers under fire was absolutely central to any advance.The Panzers that crossed the Meuse at Sedan in May 1940 cut the French Army in two. The Wehrmacht's ability to cross the great rivers of the western USSR was vital to the lightning advances of Operation Barbarossa in 1941, and in 1943–45 the Red Army ... Read more

    13,24 €

  • The Flytier's Manual

    by Mike Dawes ...
    Newcomers to the wonderful world of fly tying should look no further than The Fly Tier’s Manual for all their needs. Written by the incredibly talented Mike Dawes, who has been tying flies and fishing in Hampshire for decades and runs International Fly, largely considered one of the best manufacturers of commercially tied flies in the world, this book is a must have for fly fishers of all skill ... Read more

    16,03 €

  • Custom Rod Thread Art

    by Dale P. Clemens ...
    "Hand a person a custom made rod," says expert rod maker Dale P. Clemens, "and in almost every instance one of the first things he looks at is the decorative thread work," because a handsome rod is more desirable to own and fish. Clemens guides his readers through the organizational process of threading, illustrates the uses of patterns and replicas, explains how to wrap and weave, and gives his ... Read more

    25,20 €

  • Narrative of an Expedition to Explore the River Zaire, Usually Called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816

    Under the Direction of Captain J.K. Tuckey, R.N. to which is added the Journal of Professor Smith

    by James Hingston Tuckey ...
    "Narrative of an Expedition to Explore the River Zaire, Usually Called the Congo" is a detailed account of Captain James Hingston Tuckey's 1816 expedition to explore the Congo River.Originally published in 1818, this is a republication of the original work. This seminal work provides an in-depth look at the geography, flora, fauna, and the indigenous peoples of the Congo region. Tuckey's narrative ... Read more

    5,29 €

  • The Salton Sea

    An Account of Harriman’s Fight with the Colorado River

    by George Kennan ...
    In 1903, the US government tried to stop diversion of Colorado River water for use in the Imperial Valley. For that reason, and to bypass increased silting at the original intake, the California Development Company but a canal head in Mexico. A series of floods in 1905 destroyed a temporary dam and eroded the new canal intake. Water then rushed into the Imperial Canal-Alamo River system, allowing ... Read more

    3,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Manchester Ship Canal Through Time

    by Steven Dickens ...
    Series series Through Time
    The Manchester Ship Canal was a huge engineering achievement. It included seven swing bridges and the aqueduct at Barton, and helped turn the cotton-producing capital of Great Britain into an inland seaport. This was a feat many at the time believed could not be achieved. One of the wonders of the modern industrial world, the Manchester Ship Canal, with its huge locks and ocean-going vessels, was ... Read more

    12,29 €

  • Bass, Pike, Perch and Others

    The Classic Reference Guide to Eastern North American Game Fish

    by James A. Henshall ...
    A North American fishing handbook from one of the great masters of the sport.First published in 1903, Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others remains a reliable resource for fishing enthusiasts in North America. As part of the American Sportman’s Library, this handbook was set apart as an important text on sporting subjects from an American perspective, provided here by Dr. James A. Henshall, who spent ... Read more

    12,60 €

  • A River Flows Through It

    A Comparative Study of Transboundary Water Disputes and Cooperation in Asia

    Series series Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance
    A River Flows Through It: A Comparative Study of Transboundary Water Disputes and Cooperation in Asia explores water disputes in Asia and addresses the question of how states sharing a river system can be incentivized to cooperate.Water scarcity is a major environmental, societal, and economic problem around the world. Increasing demand for water as a result of rapid economic development, high ... Read more

    54,78 €

  • River Mersey

    From Source to Sea

    by Phil Page, Ian Littlechilds ...
    Series series River
    'Water is Life and Heaven's Gift. Here Rivers Goyt and Tame Become Mersey. Flowing Clear From Stockport to the Sea' The Mersey springs to life in the centre of Stockport, fed by the Tame and Goyt rivers, which tumble down from the heart of the Peak District and the wild moors of the Pennines. Its 70-mile journey to the sea takes it through industrial and commercial landscapes, leafy residential ... Read more

    13,13 €

  • Understanding Nature Vol. 2: Fun Outdoor Activities for Kids

    Understanding Nature, #2

    by Rick McKeon ...
    Series Book 2 - Understanding Nature
    This is the second volume in the Understanding Nature series. My purpose for writing this volume is to encourage young people to get outdoors and enjoy the natural world. The benefits are many - exercise and fresh air, sparking curiosity and stimulating the imagination, developing a healthy attitude toward nature and other people, and just plain having FUN! Kids need to get out and be kids in a ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • Rag and Bone

    A Family History of What We've Thrown Away

    by Lisa Woollett ...
    'Beautiful, like a muddy journey through time . . . a really important book' RAYNOR WINN, author of The Salt Path**Lisa Woollett has spent her life combing beaches and mudlarking, collecting curious fragments of the past: from Roman tiles and Tudor thimbles, to Victorian buttons and plastic soldiers.In a series of walks from the Thames, out to the Kentish estuary and eventually to Cornwall, she ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • Fly Fishing the Southeast Coast

    A Complete Guide to Fishing Fresh and Salt Water

    by Gordon Churchill ...
    Gordon Churchill has been an enthusiastic angler all of his life, ever since he was little and would go fishing with his father in the lakes of upstate New York. Churchill shares his tips, tricks, and passion for fishing in Fly Fishing the Southeast Coast. Learn that you don’t have to travel to Bahamas or any other far exotic island to find the perfect catch. Many ideal places are right here in ... Read more

    17,18 €

  • Restigouche

    The Long Run of the Wild River

    by Philip Lee ...
    Winner, New Brunswick Book Award (Non-Fiction)Longlisted, Miramichi Reader's "The Very Best!" Book Awards (Non-Fiction)A CBC New Brunswick Book List SelectionAn Atlantic Books Today Must-Have New Brunswick Books of 2020 SelectionThe Restigouche River flows through the remote border region between the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, its magically transparent waters, soaring forest hillsides, ... Read more

    12,82 €

  • Taming the Flood

    Rivers, Wetlands and the Centuries-Old Battle Against Flooding

    by Jeremy Purseglove ...
    ‘Exquisitely written’ Sunday TimesBeautifully written and magnificently illustrated with photographs, line drawings and maps, this book serves both as a celebration of the richness of the British countryside, and as a warning of the legacy of loss and destruction we could so easily leave to future generations.In recent years the Somerset Levels suffered from the worst flooding in over twenty years ... Read more

    12,39 €

  • Mississippi River Mayhem

    Disasters, Tragedy, and Murder on Ol' Man River

    by Dean Klinkenberg ...
    In his memoir, Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain personified the river as “Sudden Death and General Desolation! Sired by a hurricane, dam’d by an earthquake, half-brother to the cholera, nearly related to the small-pox on the mother’s side! Look at me! I take nineteen alligators and a bar’l of whiskey for breakfast when I’m in robust health, and a bushel of rattlesnakes and a dead body when I’m ... Read more

    19,47 €

  • Gila

    The Life and Death of an American River, Updated and Expanded Edition.

    by Gregory McNamee ...
    For sixty million years, the Gila River, longer than the Hudson and the Delaware combined, has shaped the ecology of the Southwest from its source in New Mexico to its confluence with the Colorado River in Arizona. Today, for at least half its length, the Gila is dead, like so many of the West’s great rivers, owing to overgrazing, damming, and other practices. This richly documented cautionary ... Read more

    19,47 €

  • The Untold Story of the Lower Colorado River Authority

    by John Williams ...
    Series series River Books, Sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University
    Arguably, no other institution has transformed the heart of Texas like the Lower Colorado River Authority. Born in the Great Depression of the 1930s, LCRA built a chain of dams and brought predictability to the cycles of extreme droughts and floods that had long plagued Austin and other communities. It also brought hydroelectric power—and with that, modern-day civilization—to the hard-scrabble ... Read more

    7,30 €