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  • Witness to Water

    One Photographer's Mission to Defend the Colorado River

    by Pete McBride, Len Necefer PhD ...
    A breathtaking journey down the lifeblood of the American WestFrom the crystalline headwaters of the Rocky Mountains to its shocking demise in a foamy, polluted pit in the Sonoran Desert, the Colorado River’s story is one of both epic beauty and profound loss.In this deeply personal and visually stunning narrative, acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Pete McBride sets out to document the ... Read more

    $123.99 HKD

  • Unruly Waters

    How Mountain Rivers and Monsoons Have Shaped South Asia's History

    by Sunil Amrith ...
    A bold new perspective on the history of South Asia, telling its story through its climate, and the long quest to tame its watersSouth Asia's history has been shaped by its waters. In Unruly Waters, historian Sunil Amrith reimagines this history through the stories of its rains, rivers, coasts, rivers and seas - and of the weather-watchers and engineers, mapmakers and farmers who have sought to ... Read more

    $98.19 HKD

  • The Amur River

    Between Russia and China

    by Colin Thubron ...
    In his eightieth year, Colin Thubron takes a dramatic and often treacherous journey from the Amur's secret source to its giant mouth, covering almost 3,000 miles.'Thubron on top form. Richly detailed, immaculately written and full of insights and encounters that bring a complex corner of the world to life' MICHAEL PALINRising in the Mongolian mountains and flowing through Siberia to the Pacific, ... Read more

    $111.99 HKD

  • Oceans - The Deep Blue Sea

    Fun Facts and Pictures for Kids

    by Speedy Publishing ...
    Series series Oceanography for Kids
    As children read a book about oceans, they will be able to see all of the animals and plants that live in the water. They can begin to create their own pictures of sea life, placing them in an ocean that they imagine. The book can be used for school projects to get ideas that are related to science and Earth. Children can also use the information to come up with ideas about new animals that might ... Read more

    $39.08 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    $87.29 HKD

  • How To Read Water

    A must-have for all nature lovers - perfect reading for wild swimming this summer

    by Tristan Gooley ...
    Learn how to read the clues and signs of water with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley, pioneer in the art of natural navigation----------'A wonderful read . . . It's one of those books that gives you a new pair of eyes to see the world in a different way. I've been transported by it . . . You'll love every minute, the writing is absolutely ... Read more

    $106.49 HKD

  • Economic Benefits Of Improved Water Quality

    Public Perceptions Of Option And Preservation Values

    by Douglas Greenley ...
    Until recently, there has been general agreement that improvement and preservation of water quality, though costly, provided economic and social benefits that outweighed the expense. Now, however, some observers are beginning to question whether the costs of the 1972 Water Pollution Control Act may actually exceed those benefits. This book provides answers to some of the questions that have been ... Read more

    $469.77 HKD

  • 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

    $93.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    $96.89 HKD

  • 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

    $84.89 HKD

  • 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

    $62.65 HKD 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

    $193.09 HKD

  • 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

    $197.09 HKD

  • 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

    $31.95 HKD

  • Vanishing Waters

    Cultural Histories of the Rivers of West Bengal

    by Arpita Mukhopadhyay ...
    This book explores the complex socio-cultural histories of the rivers of West Bengal in India. It goes beyond the ‘seeing’ of a river geo-spatially, to unearth its ‘signifying’ presence in the making of a regional culture.The volume analyses myths, rituals, cultural practices, metaphysical and mystical symbolisms in folktales, oral literature and other literary representations generated by the ... Read more

    $485.43 HKD

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  • 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

    $84.89 HKD

  • 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

    $101.11 HKD 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

    $47.69 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    $207.99 HKD

  • 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

    $84.89 HKD

  • 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

    $225.29 HKD

  • 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

    $100.39 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

    $366.49 HKD

  • Ichetucknee Springs - A History and Culture of a Florida Spring

    by P.C. Zick ...
    Ichetucknee Springs, a north Florida gem , remains a breathtaking natural wonder. For centuries, folks have enjoyed the crystal clear and cooling depths of the eight-named springs and the river formed from the first magnitude flow of those springs. Enjoy this look at the history and culture filled with stories from those who have experienced its peaceful beauty. This 20,000 word book provides the ... Read more

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