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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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • Nel fiume della notte

    by Piero Spirito ...
    Series series Gli erranti
    Un viaggio al centro della Terra lungo il corso del fiume della notte attraverso abissi e laghi sotterranei, impetuose risorgive e infidi mulinelli. Pietro Spirito insegue le acque fantasma del Timavo, uno dei più affascinanti fiumi carsici del mondo, dalle sorgenti nei boschi della Croazia alle foci nell'Adriatico. Ascolta il respiro del fiume misterioso, in un mondo capovolto che custodisce miti ... Read more

    9,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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 €

  • Borne by the River

    Canoeing the Delaware from Headwaters to Home

    by Rick Van Noy ...
    After a near-fatal stroke and a separation, amidst a global pandemic, Rick Van Noy decided to go for a paddle. In Borne by the River, he charts the story of discovery, and healing that came from this solo canoe journey. Paddling two hundred miles on the Delaware River to his boyhood home just upriver from Trenton, New Jersey, Van Noy contemplates his fate and life, as well as the simple joy of ... Read more

    12,07 €

  • Canal Crimes

    by R. H. Davies ...
    Covering an area from Liverpool to London, Canal Crimes explores the whole range of criminal activity on Britain's Waterways during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Criminal court cases range from the opportunistic sixteen-year-old who was transported for seven years for stealing a man's clothes whilst he went for a dip, to those who seem to have literally got away with murder, and ... Read more

    12,29 €

  • HIDRELÉTRICA E CORRUPÇÃO

    A luta para salvar o Rio Tibagi e uma das últimas florestas do Paraná

    by Adilson Brito ...
    Este livro tem o objetivo de perpetuar a história das conquistas sociais e ambientais protagonizadas pela organização ativista Liga Ambiental, por universidades e por cidadãos paranaenses. Os esforços para evitar a construção de uma sequência de grandes barragens no Rio Tibagi se estendeu entre 1984 e 2019. Esses momentos foram compilados e dispostos cronologicamente a partir de informações ... Read more

    7,28 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Chattahoochee River User's Guide

    by B. J. Freeman, Noel Burkhead, Joe Cook ...
    The Chattahoochee River is one of the premier waterways of Georgia and the Southeast. It is a mecca for summer recreation, a priceless natural resource that provides water and power for a great number of Georgia’s citizens, and an essential component to the region’s ecosystem. As public interest in both exploring and protecting Georgia’s rivers such as the Chattahoochee grows, so too has the ... Read more

    21,30 €

  • Rivers of History

    Life on the Coosa, Tallapoosa, Cahaba, and Alabama

    by Harvey H. Jackson III ...
    An illuminating study of how rivers shaped the history, culture, and environment of Alabama and the American South.In Rivers of History, acclaimed historian Harvey H. Jackson III blends environmental history with compelling storytelling and traces the evolving relationship between people and rivers—from Indigenous communities who first depended on these waterways, to European settlers, to the ... Read more

    26,70 €

  • El Recurso Hídrico En Tamaulipas: La Cuenca Del Río Guayalejo Tamesí

    by Gabriel Arcos-Espinosa, Dora González-Turrubiates, Esperanza Martínez-Cano ...
    El agua es el elemento primordial para el desarrollo de todos los sectores de la economa de un pas y ms an, es imprescindible para la supervivencia y el bienestar de los seres humanos del planeta.Este libro denominado El recurso hdrico en Tamaulipas: La cuenca del Ro Guayalejo Tames rene y evala informacin de diferentes fuentes oficiales y de investigaciones realizadas, en lo referente al proceso ... Read more

    4,23 €

  • Exploring the River Fowey

    by John Neale ...
    The third of John Neale's books looking at Cornish rivers takes us down the Fowey, from its source on Bodmin Moor to its estuary at Fowey itself. Beginning near Brown Willy, the river soon flows near the famous Jamaica Inn and on to Golitha Falls, passing age-old slate caverns before turning abruptly to make its way toward Lanhydrock House, Boconnoc House and Restormel Castle and on to Lostwithiel ... Read more

    12,29 €

  • Along the Toms River

    by Ocean County Historical Society ...
    Series series Images of America
    See the people, places and events that have defined the city of Toms River and its surrounding area since the early 1700s. Located on the banks of the river of the same name, Toms River was first settled in the early 1700s by loggers drawn to the dense forests on the river's banks. During the American Revolution, the village was a constant thorn in the side of the British, and it was attacked and ... Read more

    11,07 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Goodly Barrow 

    A Voyage on an Irish River

    by T.F. O'Sullivan ...
    Goodly Barrow is a long-unavailable classic that charts the history and character of Ireland's second-longest river, from the Slieve Bloom Mountains to the sea in Waterford. T.F. O'Sullivan's riverine narrative embraces legend and song, literature and anecdote, viewing Irish history through the prism of the waterway: from the early tribal kingdoms of the Celts, to the Vikings and Normans who made ... Read more

    5,40 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In That Sweet Country

    Uncollected Writings of Harry Middleton

    by Harry Middleton, Ron Ellis ...
    A moving collection of fishing stories by one of America’s legendary outdoor writers.Throughout his career, Harry Middleton contributed hundreds of stories, essays, and book reviews to some of the most respected periodicals, including the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Gray’s Sporting Journal, and Field & Stream, among others. When he died in 1993, Middleton left behind a legacy rich with ... Read more

    17,18 €

  • Seek Higher Ground

    The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding Crisis

    by Tim Palmer ...
    Pairing in-depth journalism with historical perspectives, this book makes a compelling case for a natural solution to the growing problem of flooding.With Seek Higher Ground, environmental writer and former land-use planner Tim Palmer explores the legacy of flooding in America, taking a fresh look at the emerging climatic, economic, and ecological realities of our rivers and communities. Global ... Read more

    22,89 €

  • Wilts & Berks Canal Through Time

    by Doug Small ...
    Series series Through Time
    Always known as the Wilts & Berks Canal, never Wiltshire and Berkshire, the W&B has been derelict and abandoned for over a century, but plans exist to restore the waterway. Over sixty miles long, the project has many interesting challenges to overcome. With branches to Cricklade (on the Thames & Severn Canal), Chippenham, Calne and Wantage, and a route through the middle of Swindon, the plan is ... Read more

    12,29 €

  • Saving Grand Canyon

    Dams, Deals, and a Noble Myth

    by Byron E Pearson ...
    2020 Winner of the Southwest Book Awards2020 Spur Awards Finalist Contemporary Nonfiction, Western Writers of AmericaThe Grand Canyon has been saved from dams three times in the last century. Unthinkable as it may seem today, many people promoted damming the Colorado River in the canyon during the early twentieth century as the most feasible solution to the water and power needs of the Pacific ... Read more

    26,17 €

  • The Fly and the Fish

    Angling Instructions and Reminiscences

    by John Atherton ...
    The classic book from a revered artist and fly-tying master.An internationally renowned artist, John Atherton (19001952) was also a legend in the world of fly fishing. This lost classic, originally published in 1961, combines his evocative memoirs of Vermont fishing expeditions with practical directions for fly-tying. Atherton’s reminiscences and instructions are complemented by his exquisite ... Read more

    19,47 €

  • Heartbeats in the Muck

    The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor

    by John Waldman ...
    "Gives the reader a sense of lost New York, of the incredibly rich and biologically diverse ecosystem that once was the lower Hudson River estuary." —Ted Steinberg, author of Gotham UnboundHeartbeats in the Muck traces the incredible arc of New York Harbor's environmental history. Once a pristine estuary bristling with oysters and striped bass and visited by sharks, porpoises, and seals, the ... Read more

    12,29 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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 €

  • Rewilding the Urban Frontier

    River Conservation in the Anthropocene

    Edited by Greg Gordon ...
    More so than other ecosystems, urban rivers typify our evolving relationship with nature. Once a necessity for the development of civilization, by the twentieth century America’s rivers became neglected and abused, channelized, dammed, and filled with sewage and toxic waste. While acknowledging the profound impact our species has had on the natural world, and on rivers in particular, Rewilding the ... Read more

    42,60 €