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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 takes ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • 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 €

  • Είναι ένα ποτάμι ζωντανό;

    Ένα ταξίδι στις ζωές των ποταμών του κόσμου

    Translated by Μιχάλης Μακρόπουλος ...
    by Robert Macfarlane ...
    Series series Οξυγόνο
    Η μοίρα μας, τώρα κι ανέκαθεν, ρέει μαζί με τη μοίρα των ποταμών.Στο πιο προσωπικό και πολιτικό του βιβλίο, ο πολυβραβευμένος Robert Macfarlane διερευνά μια πανάρχαια όσο και καίρια ιδέα: οι ποταμοί δεν είναι μόνο ύλη προς ανθρώπινη εκμετάλλευση, αλλά ζωντανές οντότητες, και ως τέτοιες πρέπει να αναγνωρίζονται, τόσο στη φαντασία όσο και στο δίκαιο.Ταξιδεύοντας σε τόπους που αποδίδει με έξοχες ... Read more

    13,99 €

  • 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 €

  • Plantes aquatiques d'eau douce : biologie, écologie et gestion

    by Alain Dutartre, Jacques Haury, Marie-Christine Peltre ...
    Ce numéro spécial expose l'état des connaissances en France en matière de biologie et d'écologie des macrophytes aquatiques c'est-à-dire des lichens, macro-algues, bryophytes, ptéridophytes, et autres hanérogames. Il renseigne sur les avancées scientifiques réalisées en matière d'outils taxonomiques et de méthodes d'identification des phytocénoses et de leurs spécificités écophysiologiques. Les ... Read more

    15,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Watershed Redemption

    by Diana Hartel ...
    Watershed Redemption, Diana Hartel’s sweeping, richly researched account conjures up a Bierstadt landscape. With elegant, crystal-clear prose, she weaves a dire yet hopeful tapestry of ecological ignorance, genocide, and tenacious activism. There is something for everyone—environmentalist, policy-maker, ethnologist, historian, biologist, epidemiologist, artist—in this powerful piece of advocacy. ... Read more

    9,11 €

  • The Source

    How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers

    by Martin Doyle ...
    “An original and thought-provoking exploration of the sinuous course that water has carved through our economic and political landscape.” —Gerard Helferich, Wall Street JournalIn a powerful work of environmental history, Martin Doyle tells the epic story of America and its rivers, from the U.S. Constitution’s roots in interstate river navigation, to the failure of the levees in Hurricane Katrina ... Read more

    10,91 €

  • Artful Profiles of Trout, Char, and Salmon and the Classic Flies That Catch Them

    Tips, Tactics, and Advice on Taking Our Favorite Gamefish

    by Dave Whitlock, Emily Whitlock ...
    It is with passion and clarity that Dave Whitlock describes trout, salmon, char, and how to fly fish for them. Artful Profiles of Trout, Char, and Salmon and the Flies That Catch Them is a collection of articles spanning Whitlock's career, all of which are essential reading for any fly-fisher. Over the past fifty years, he has amassed an incredible amount of knowledge and written a large number of ... Read more

    19,47 €

  • The Doryman's Reflection

    A Fisherman's Life

    by Paul Molyneaux ...
    What happens when the oceans are emptied of all their fish? What happens when three hundred years of human knowledge and expertise disappear before the onslaught of the technology-driven world?The Doryman’s Reflection is simply the most accurate and eloquent account of what transpired in the New England fisheries over the past half century, as told by the people who lived it, including author Paul ... Read more

    14,89 €

  • The Story of the Thames

    by Andrew Sargent ...
    500,000 Years in the Life of a River. The longest river in England, the Thames, has witnessed the entire history of a country and its capital. The Story of the Thames looks at history from the river’s perspective, investigating how the life of the nation has affected the river and, in turn, how the river has been viewed by those who live along its length. In doing so it spans 500,000 years (longer ... Read more

    8,47 €

  • The Orvis Streamside Guide to Trout Foods and Their Imitations

    by Tom Rosenbauer ...
    Series series Orvis Guides
    Every fly fisher would agree that knowing your mayflies from your stoneflies is strongly correlated with a successful day on the water. This knowledge is vital because, as author Tom Rosenbauer notes, trout are shy and careful and can be fussy about what they eat. In addition, they won’t hesitate to swim away and leave a meal if they feel threatened.In The Orvis Streamside Guide to Trout Foods and ... Read more

    10,30 €

  • Wild Waters

    A wildlife and water lover's companion to the aquatic world

    by Susanne Masters ...
    About seventy-one per cent of the Earth's surface is water, and even on dry land we remain closely connected to aquatic life. It provides us with oxygen, food, medicine and materials. Wild waterlife infiltrates our lives in many surprising ways. Every other breath we take is filled with oxygen provided by ocean-dwelling microscopic plants. A type of seaweed provides a means to directly test ... Read more

    10,27 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rivers of the Heart

    A Fly-Fishing Memoir

    by Steve Raymond ...
    Stories are what keep history alive, and Rivers of the Heart is the perfect book to keep the history of fly fishing alive. Steve Raymond shares some of the best and brightest moments from his nearly fifty years of fly-fishing experiences, a long fly-fishing life that contains ecstasy, agony, and passion for trout, salmon, and saltwater gamefish in waters from Canada to the Caribbean, northern ... Read more

    14,89 €

  • Through the Fish's Eye

    An Angler?s Guide to Gamefish Behavior, Gift Edition

    by Mark Sosin, John Clark ...
    There are many questions that fishermen ask themselves. Why do certain lures appeal to certain types of fish? How does the physical make-up of a type of fish affect its hunting strategy? Do fish learn to avoid lures and hooks? In Through the Fish’s Eye, these questions, and much more are answered. A classic book written by some of the best names in the business, Through the Fish’s Eye offers a new ... Read more

    24,06 €

  • Zeitströme. Über Flüsse und Menschen

    Mitreißend und sprachgewaltig: Eine Philosophie des Fließenden ǀ Nature Writing ǀ Für Leserinnen und Leser von Robert Macfarlane und Esther Kinsky

    by Carsten Kluth ...
    »Im Fluss ist etwas Unfassbares.« – Wie Flüsse uns Menschen bewegenEs begann mit einem Plan. Sich auf den Weg zu machen, berühmte Flüsse abzuwandern: die Geschichten aufzuschreiben, die Flüsse uns Menschen seit Urzeiten erzählen. Doch bei seinen Recherchen und Wanderungen stellt Carsten Kluth fest, dass diese Flüsse ihm Fragen eröffnen, die viel tiefer reichen als gedacht: Wie haben Flüsse uns ... Read more

    22,78 €

  • Tales of the Angler's Eldorado: New Zealand

    Enriched edition.

    by Zane Grey, Nora Caldwell ...
    In "Tales of the Angler's Eldorado: New Zealand," Zane Grey transports readers to the enchanting landscapes of New Zealand, intertwining the thrill of fishing with vivid descriptions of the natural world. Gray's prose is imbued with a poetic elegance that captures the spirit of adventure and camaraderie among anglers. Set against the backdrop of New Zealand's breathtaking vistas, the narrative ... Read more

    0,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • River

    One Man's Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea

    by Colin Fletcher ...
    Series series Vintage Departures
    At age sixty-seven, Colin Fletcher, the guru of backpacking in America, undertook a rigorous six-month raft expedition down the full length of the Colorado River--alone. He needed "something to pare the fat off my soul...to make me grateful, again, for being alive." The 1,700 miles between the Colorado's source in Wyoming and its conclusion at Mexico's Gulf of California contain some of the most ... Read more

    8,26 €

  • Liar's Code

    Growing Up Fishing

    by Richard Chiappone ...
    Warm, funny, and memorable musings on a life spent fishing.With this eclectic collection of personal essays taking him from his childhood haunts along the industrial Niagara River of the 1960s to Alaska and the saltwater flats of the Caribbean, Richard Chiappone elongates the fishing-writing genre, suggesting that he finds almost anything a fisherman does interesting-anything but the actual ... Read more

    19,47 €

  • Managing Basin Interdependencies in a Heterogeneous, Highly Utilized and Data Scarce River Basin in Semi-Arid Africa

    The Case of the Pangani River Basin, Eastern Africa

    by Jeremiah Kipkulei Kiptala ...
    Series series IHE Delft PhD Thesis Series
    For integrated water resources management both blue and green water resources in a river basin and their spatial and temporal distribution have to be considered. This is because green and blue water uses are interdependent. In sub-Saharan Africa, the upper landscapes are often dominated by rainfed and supplementary irrigated agriculture that rely on green water resources. Downstream, most blue ... Read more

    111,13 €

  • Lifelines

    The Case For River Conservation

    by Tim Palmer ...
    In Lifelines, Tim Palmer addresses the fate of our waterways. While proposals for gigantic federal dams are no longer common, and some of the worst pollution has been brought under control, myriad other concerns have appeared—many of them more subtle and complex than the threats of the past.Palmer examines the alarming condition of rivers in today's world, reports on the success in restoring some ... Read more

    19,07 €

  • Crack for Trout Bums

    by Douglas Geiling ...
    Crack for Trout Bums is a brief journey through the amazing world of trout and those who fish for them. It is a little bit science, but mostly it's a book of intriguing stories of these amazing creatures and the beautiful places where they live. Learn about the long lost Yellowfin Cutthroats of Colorado, how trout cross the Continental Divide without sprouting legs, and more. This is not a guide ... Read more

    5,49 €

  • Remembering the Don 2-Book Bundle

    Remembering the Don / Tales of the Don

    by Charles Sauriol ...
    More than just a Parkway, the Don Valley is a vital natural habitat in Toronto's city core. Naturalist Charles Sauriol was a key player in its preservation. Here Sauriol shares a history of the Don Valley, from earlier times when the Mississauga First Nation encamped along the river teaming with salmon to cottaging to the naturalists who worked to save the Don Valley.This two-book bundle includes ... Read more

    8,68 €

  • Silver Springs - The Liquid Heart of Florida

    by Marian Rizzo, Robert L Knight, Ph.D. ...
    Silver Springs, located in central Florida, is perhaps the best known natural artesian spring in the world. A grand natural wonder of the world on par with Niagara Falls or the mighty Mississippi River. Easily the largest spring in the world Silver Springs boasts long-term average measured flows of more than 500 million gallons per day-enough to meet the water consumption needs of 5 million ... Read more

    6,99 €

  • Rivers for Life

    Managing Water For People And Nature

    by Sandra Postel, Brian Richter, The Nature Conservancy ...
    The conventional approach to river protection has focused on water quality and maintaining some "minimum" flow that was thought necessary to ensure the viability of a river. In recent years, however, scientific research has underscored the idea that the ecological health of a river system depends not on a minimum amount of water at any one time but on the naturally variable quantity and timing of ... Read more

    19,92 €