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  • Underland

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

    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... ... Les mer

    161,51 kr

  • Cadillac Desert

    The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition

    **“I’ve been thinking a lot about Cadillac Desert in the past few weeks, as the rain fell and fell and kept falling over California, much of which, despite the pouring heavens, seems likely to remain in the grip of a severe drought. Reisner anticipated this moment. He worried that the West’s success with irrigation could be a mirage — that it took water for granted and didn’t appreciate the ... Les mer

    98,18 kr

  • Blood on the Tiber

    A rich and atmospheric historical mystery

    av B. M. Howard ...
    Serie Bok 2 - Gracchus & Vanderville Mysteries
    When Rome falls, so too will the worldChristmas, 1797. Erstwhile magistrate Felix Gracchus wakes in the French embassy beside the Tiber after a serious bout of malaria. Despite his poor health, the intricate puzzle of a local inheritance scandal proves irresistible.To his delight Lieutenant Vanderville has been assigned to the embassy intelligence section, tasked with pacifying the rabidly pro ... Les mer

    124,21 kr

  • How To Read Water

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

    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 ... Les mer

    148,11 kr

  • Salmon

    A Fish, the Earth, and the History of Their Common Fate

    "Henry David Thoreau wrote, 'Who hears the fishes when they cry?' Maybe we need to go down to the river bank and try to listen."In what he says is the most important piece of environmental writing in his long and award-winning career, Mark Kurlansky, best-selling author of Salt and Cod, The Big Oyster, 1968, and Milk, among many others, employs his signature multi-century storytelling and ... Les mer

    138,47 kr

  • The Hidden Seasons

    The ultimate guide to reading the clues and signs of nature's calendar all year round: perfect summer reading for nature lovers

    THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE HIDDEN CLUES AND SIGNS OF NATURE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FROM THE BESTSELLING PIONEER OF NATURAL NAVIGATION'A brilliant guide to the signs and wonders of the natural world . . . the author's alertness and expertise are impressive, and he makes a beguiling and inspiring guide . . . wonderful.' - DAILY MAIL'Gooley preaches attention to patterns in nature like a sommelier ... Les mer

    129,58 kr

  • Tributary Voices

    Literary and Rhetorical Exploration of the Colorado River

    Serie serien Waterscapes: History, Cultures, and Controversies
    The Colorado River is in crisis. Persistent drought, climate change, and growing demands from ongoing urbanization threaten this life-source that provides water to more than forty million people in the U.S. and Mexico. Coupled with these challenges are our nation’s deeply rooted beliefs about the region as a frontier, garden, and wilderness that have created competing agendas about the river as ... Les mer

    354,29 kr

  • Waterfalls of Nova Scotia

    A Guide

    An Atlantic BestsellerNova Scotia is blessed with numerous must-see waterfalls, and this volume from self-described “waterfall addict” Benoit Lalonde brings together 100 of the province’s best.Conveniently categorized by the government of Nova Scotia scenic route system, this rich compendium includes famous waterfalls such as Garden of Eden Fall, Wentworth Falls, Cuties Hollow, Annandale Falls and ... Les mer

    162,69 kr

  • The Heart of the Lakes

    Freshwater in the Past, Present and Future of Southeast Michigan

    av Dave Dempsey ...
    Serie serien Greenstone Books
    The water corridor that defines southeast Michigan sits at the heart of the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem, the Great Lakes. Over forty-three trillion gallons of water a year flow through the Detroit River, providing a natural conduit for everything from fish migration to the movement of cargo-bearing one thousand–foot freighters, and a defining sense of place. But in both government ... Les mer

    162,69 kr

  • Mega-Dams in World Literature

    Literary Responses to Twentieth-Century Dam Building

    Mega-Dams in World Literature reveals the varied effects of large dams on people and their environments as expressed in literary works, focusing on the shifting attitudes toward large dams that emerged over the course of the twentieth century. Margaret Ziolkowski covers the enthusiasm for large-dam construction that took place during the mid-twentieth-century heyday of mega-dams, the increasing ... Les mer

    187,09 kr

  • Confluence

    Navigating the Personal & Political on Rivers of the New West

    av Zak Podmore ...
    **"Podmore's essays resemble Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau with an extra dose of social, racial and political analysis."—ARIZONA DAILY SUNIn the wake of his river–running mother's death,** Zak Podmore explores the healing power of wild places through a lens of grief and regeneration. Visceral, first–person narratives include a canoe crossing of the Colorado River delta during a rare ... Les mer

    92,53 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • River Hymnal

    Poems

    av Cody Smith ...
    Serie serien The Sabine Series in Literature
    River Hymnal offers rivers as connective tissue binding Louisiana, Washington, and Florida together. Poems are set in all these locales, and their landscapes shape and contain different permeations of the poet’s life and sensibilities. The book’s themes of discovery and loss, progress and regress, future and past, are all rivers that the poems alchemize into a confluence of water that currents the ... Les mer

    148,11 kr

  • Nature and History in the Potomac Country

    From Hunter-Gatherers to the Age of Jefferson

    av James D. Rice ...
    How environmental forces, and human responses to them, profoundly shaped both Native American and colonial life along the Potomac River.James D. Rice’s fresh study of the Potomac River basin begins with a mystery. Why, when the whole of the region offered fertile soil and excellent fishing and hunting, was nearly three-quarters of the land uninhabited on the eve of colonization? Rice wonders how ... Les mer

    277,41 kr

  • The Rivers That Remembered

    The Rivers That Remembered is a sweeping, poetic encyclopaedia of twenty‑two great rivers—an ambitious work that listens to the waterways of the world as if they were living witnesses to the human condition. It is a study of history, ecology, culture, and conscience, written with the moral clarity of a chronicler and the lyricism of a poet.Across continents and centuries, rivers have carried the ... Les mer

    16,58 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • "Whispers of Nature: A Collection of Poems"

    "Discovering the Beauty and Power of Nature: A Collection of Nature Poems"

    "Whispers of Nature: A Collection of Poems" is an ebook that brings together a diverse array of poems that celebrate and reflect upon the beauty, mystery, and power of nature. The poems in this collection explore various aspects of the natural world, from the majesty of towering mountains and rolling landscapes to the delicate beauty of flowers and birds. Some poems focus on specific seasons, such ... Les mer

    46,31 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • River Effra

    South London's Secret Spine

    av Jon Newman ...
    London was once a city awash with watercourses. Most of these streams and small rivers have long since disappeared underground and their void has been filled by myth, legend and an enduring yet uncertain fascination. The River Effra was one of these vanishings. In its earlier existence above ground it could only ever have been a modest tributary of the Thames, but through a vivid subterranean ... Les mer

    101,79 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Down the Wild Cape Fear

    A River Journey through the Heart of North Carolina

    av Philip Gerard ...
    In Down the Wild Cape Fear, novelist and nonfiction writer Philip Gerard invites readers onto the fabled waters of the Cape Fear River and guides them on the 200-mile voyage from the confluence of the Deep and Haw Rivers at Mermaid Point all the way to the Cape of Fear on Bald Head Island. Accompanying the author by canoe and powerboat are a cadre of people passionate about the river, among them a ... Les mer

    185,16 kr

  • Canyons of the Colorado

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Wild Frontiers of the American West

    In 'Canyons of the Colorado,' John Wesley Powell presents a meticulous exploration of the Colorado River and its dramatic canyons, intertwining scientific observation with poetic description. Published in 1895, this work is both a travelogue and a natural history, reflecting the Victorian era's fascination with the American West. Powell's narrative is imbued with a sense of adventure and profound ... Les mer

    25,00 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Cracked

    A Resource for Activists

    av Steven Hawley ...
    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 ... Les mer

    138,47 kr

  • The Danube River | Major Rivers of the World Series Grade 4 | Children's Geography & Cultures Books

    The Danube River is the second largest river in Europe. It flows through ten countries and history has it that it once served as a frontier of the Roman Empire. A river that has flowed through time would definitely carry so many lessons and memories. You will learn about these tidbits of information in this book. Don’t forget to buy a copy today. ... Les mer

    46,22 kr

  • Manejo integrado de bacias hidrográficas para produção de água

    exercícios aplicados ao Rio Pardo

    Na atualidade, os temas de produção de água, segurança hídrica e mudanças climáticas alcançam visibilidade crescente e são discutidos nos meios acadêmicos, científicos, de comunicação e em parlamentos de todo o mundo. No entanto, precisam ser compreendidos e apropriados pelos gestores locais e regionais, por técnicos e pela população e seus representantes, para que as ações locais sejam ... Les mer

    Gratis

  • Tree of Rivers

    The Story of the Amazon

    av John Hemming ...
    Amazonia contains by far the world's largest river and the greatest expanse of tropical rain forest, home to the greatest biological diversity on the planet. This enthralling book brilliantly explains why the rain forest is crucial for our planet's survival, and vividly describes the passionate struggles that have taken place to utilize, protect and understand it. John Hemming's thrilling account ... Les mer

    164,09 kr

  • The Persistence of Rivers

    an essay on moving water

    Winner of the Jeanne Leiby PrizeAlison Townsend shapes the memories within this book like the meditative and meandering rivers that inspired them. The Persistence of Rivers evokes the naturalism of Thoreau and Dillard, yet Townsend’s prose remains masterfully singular in its subject, lyricism, and poignancy. Spanning decades from the 1950s to the present, the book considers the impact of rivers at ... Les mer

    64,74 kr

  • Unlocking the Secrets of Rivers, Lakes, Oceans and Trees

    av Hseham Ttud ...
    In this book, detailed information has been given about our oceans, rivers, and lakes, and a brief description of life-giving trees has been given. After reading this book and understanding the role these natural resources play in our lives, we may understand their importance. In Mahatma Buddha’s words, "The trees are magical beings in this world. They provide shade to all, even to those who come ... Les mer

    46,22 kr eller gratis med Kobo Plus