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To the River

A Journey beneath the Surface

by Olivia Laing ...

Narrated by Kate Reading ...

Unabridged

8 hours 29 min

Over sixty years after Virginia Woolf drowned in the River Ouse, Olivia Laing set out one midsummer morning to walk its banks, from source to sea. Along the way, she explores the roles that rivers play in human lives, tracing their intricate flow through literature, mythology, and folklore.Lyrical and stirring, To the River is a passionate investigation into how history resides in a landscape—and ... Read more

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Over sixty years after Virginia Woolf drowned in the River Ouse, Olivia Laing set out one midsummer morning to walk its banks, from source to sea. Along the way, she explores the roles that rivers play in human lives, tracing their intricate flow through literature, mythology, and folklore.Lyrical and stirring, To the River is a passionate investigation into how history resides in a landscape—and
... Read more
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Rag and Bone

A Family History of What We've Thrown Away

by Lisa Woollett ...

Narrated by Karen Cass ...

Unabridged

6 hours 27 min

From relics of Georgian empire-building and slave-trading, through Victorian London's barged-out refuse to 1980s fly-tipping and the pervasiveness of present-day plastics, Rag and Bone traces the story of our rubbish, and, through it, our history of consumption.In a series of beachcombing and mudlarking walks - beginning in the Thames in central London, then out to the Kentish estuary and ... Read more

$24.99 USD

From relics of Georgian empire-building and slave-trading, through Victorian London's barged-out refuse to 1980s fly-tipping and the pervasiveness of present-day plastics, Rag and Bone traces the story of our rubbish, and, through it, our history of consumption.In a series of beachcombing and mudlarking walks - beginning in the Thames in central London, then out to the Kentish estuary and
... Read more
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In Praise of Floods

The Untamed River and the Life It Bring

by James C. Scott ...

Narrated by William Hope ...

Unabridged

6 hours 24 min

James C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profitRivers, on a long view, are alive. They are born; they change; they shift their channels; they forge new routes to the sea; they move both gradually and violently; they can teem (usually) with life; they may die a quasi-natural death; they are frequently maimed and even ... Read more

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James C. Scott reframes rivers as alive and dynamic, revealing the consequences of treating them as resources for our profitRivers, on a long view, are alive. They are born; they change; they shift their channels; they forge new routes to the sea; they move both gradually and violently; they can teem (usually) with life; they may die a quasi-natural death; they are frequently maimed and even
... Read more
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Year in a Ditch, A

Exploring the history, wildlife and conservation of a ditch

by J C Jeremy Hobson ...

Narrated by Ronnie Rowlands ...

Abridged

3 hours 6 min

Rivers, canals, and many glorious waterways are championed and admired at every opportunity. Sadly, not so the humble ditch, yet they are the all-important capillaries supplying the veins of our far more visual watercourses.In no way a dry riverbed of hard facts, A Year in a Ditch is informative and a source of knowledge to anyone interested in exploring the delights and habitat created by ditches ... Read more

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Rivers, canals, and many glorious waterways are championed and admired at every opportunity. Sadly, not so the humble ditch, yet they are the all-important capillaries supplying the veins of our far more visual watercourses.In no way a dry riverbed of hard facts, A Year in a Ditch is informative and a source of knowledge to anyone interested in exploring the delights and habitat created by ditches
... Read more
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River Magic

Tales from a Life on 1000 Rivers

by Mark Angelo ...

Narrated by Mark Angelo ...

Unabridged

4 hours 53 min

River Magic: Tales from a Life on 1000 Rivers takes the reader on an amazing global adventure by river. Mark Angelo, one of the world’s most acclaimed paddlers and river conservationists, who has paddled more rivers than perhaps anyone on Earth, recounts a selection of his encounters with amazing animals, big fish, unique cultures, and wild rivers. This is a collection of short stories, each ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

River Magic: Tales from a Life on 1000 Rivers takes the reader on an amazing global adventure by river. Mark Angelo, one of the world’s most acclaimed paddlers and river conservationists, who has paddled more rivers than perhaps anyone on Earth, recounts a selection of his encounters with amazing animals, big fish, unique cultures, and wild rivers. This is a collection of short stories, each
... Read more
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My River Chronicles

Rediscovering America on the Hudson

by Jessica DuLong ...

Narrated by Jessica DuLong ...

Unabridged

10 hours 5 min

In 2001, journalist Jessica DuLong ditched her dot-com desk job for the diesel engines of a rusty antique fireboat, the John J. Harvey, and the storied waters of the Hudson. My River Chronicles: Rediscovering America on the Hudson tells the story of this mechanic's daughter and Stanford graduate who had left her blue-collar upbringing behind until the fireboat drew her back, offering a chance to ... Read more

$17.99 USD

In 2001, journalist Jessica DuLong ditched her dot-com desk job for the diesel engines of a rusty antique fireboat, the John J. Harvey, and the storied waters of the Hudson. My River Chronicles: Rediscovering America on the Hudson tells the story of this mechanic's daughter and Stanford graduate who had left her blue-collar upbringing behind until the fireboat drew her back, offering a chance to
... Read more
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Paddleways of Mississippi

Rivers and People of the Magnolia State

by Ernest Herndon, Patrick Parker ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

11 hours 7 min

Mississippi rivers and creeks have shaped every aspect of the state's geology, ecology, economy, settlement, and politics. Mississippi's paddleways—its rivers, rills, creeks, and streams—are its arteries, its lifeblood, and the connective tissues that tie its stories and histories together and flood them with a sense of place and impel them along the current of time. The rivers provide structure ... Read more

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Mississippi rivers and creeks have shaped every aspect of the state's geology, ecology, economy, settlement, and politics. Mississippi's paddleways—its rivers, rills, creeks, and streams—are its arteries, its lifeblood, and the connective tissues that tie its stories and histories together and flood them with a sense of place and impel them along the current of time. The rivers provide structure
... Read more
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Holding Back the River

The Struggle Against Nature on America's Waterways

by Tyler J. Kelley ...

Narrated by Samantha Desz ...

Unabridged

9 hours 10 min

A revelatory work of reporting on the men and women wrestling to harness and preserve America’s most vital natural resource: our rivers.The Mississippi. The Missouri. The Ohio. America’s rivers are the very lifeblood of our country. We need them for nourishing crops, for cheap bulk transportation, for hydroelectric power, for fresh drinking water. Rivers are also part of our mythology, our ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A revelatory work of reporting on the men and women wrestling to harness and preserve America’s most vital natural resource: our rivers.The Mississippi. The Missouri. The Ohio. America’s rivers are the very lifeblood of our country. We need them for nourishing crops, for cheap bulk transportation, for hydroelectric power, for fresh drinking water. Rivers are also part of our mythology, our
... Read more
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Headwaters

The Adventures, Obsession and Evolution of a Fly Fisherman

by Dylan Tomine ...

Narrated by Dylan Tomine ...

Series series Patagonia
Unabridged

7 hours 8 min

Christmas Island. The Russian Arctic. Argentine Patagonia. Japan. Cuba. British Columbia.Dylan Tomine takes us to the far reaches of the planet in search of fish and adventure, with keen insight, a strong stomach and plenty of laughs along the way. Closer to home, he wades deeper into his beloved steelhead rivers of the Pacific Northwest and the politics of saving them. Tomine celebrates the joy ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Christmas Island. The Russian Arctic. Argentine Patagonia. Japan. Cuba. British Columbia.Dylan Tomine takes us to the far reaches of the planet in search of fish and adventure, with keen insight, a strong stomach and plenty of laughs along the way. Closer to home, he wades deeper into his beloved steelhead rivers of the Pacific Northwest and the politics of saving them. Tomine celebrates the joy
... Read more
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Wind, Sturm & Regengeräusche: Beruhigende, wohltuende Naturgeräusche für Stressbewältigung & Stressabbau

Über 9 Stunden mit und ohne Musik zum Entspannen, Einschlafen, Meditieren (XXL-Bundle)

by Institut für Stressabbau, Institut für Stressabbau ...

Narrated by Institut für Stressabbau ...

Unabridged

11 hours 43 min

***** Über 11 Stunden Naturgeräusche pur: Wind, Sturm, Gewittergeräusche, Regentropfen, mit und ohne Musik. ***** Ideal zum Entspannen, Einschlafen, Konzentrieren oder Ausruhen. Dieses Hörbuch bietet dir volle neun Stunden beruhigende Naturgeräusche zur Entspannung. ***** Inhalt: 11 Melodien aus der Natur - aufgenommen mit hochmoderner Aufnahmetechnik, in einzigartiger Audioqualität. Zusätzlich 7 ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

***** Über 11 Stunden Naturgeräusche pur: Wind, Sturm, Gewittergeräusche, Regentropfen, mit und ohne Musik. ***** Ideal zum Entspannen, Einschlafen, Konzentrieren oder Ausruhen. Dieses Hörbuch bietet dir volle neun Stunden beruhigende Naturgeräusche zur Entspannung. ***** Inhalt: 11 Melodien aus der Natur - aufgenommen mit hochmoderner Aufnahmetechnik, in einzigartiger Audioqualität. Zusätzlich 7
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Edge of Redfish Lake

by Conrad Jungmann Jr. ...

Narrated by Conrad Jungmann Jr. ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

Alaska’s salmon fisheries have long been the origin of adventure, intrigue, hard-earned money, danger, mystery, and tragedy. In 1988, as journalist Julian Hopkins tried to make sense out of his best friend’s drowning, he found out the fatally-beautiful Bristol Bay was also the lair of a killer ... an angered one who at season’s end would follow him home and drag him into the heart of Seattle’s ... Read more

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Alaska’s salmon fisheries have long been the origin of adventure, intrigue, hard-earned money, danger, mystery, and tragedy. In 1988, as journalist Julian Hopkins tried to make sense out of his best friend’s drowning, he found out the fatally-beautiful Bristol Bay was also the lair of a killer ... an angered one who at season’s end would follow him home and drag him into the heart of Seattle’s
... Read more
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Rivers

A Very Short Introduction

by Nick Middleton ...

Unabridged

4 hours 31 min

Rivers have acted as cradles for civilization and agents of disaster; a river may be a barrier or a highway, it can support trade and sediment, culture and conflict. This Very Short Introduction is a celebration of rivers in all their diversity. Geographer Nick Middleton covers a wide and eclectic range of river-based themes, from physical geography to mythology, to industrial history and literary ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Rivers have acted as cradles for civilization and agents of disaster; a river may be a barrier or a highway, it can support trade and sediment, culture and conflict. This Very Short Introduction is a celebration of rivers in all their diversity. Geographer Nick Middleton covers a wide and eclectic range of river-based themes, from physical geography to mythology, to industrial history and literary
... Read more
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Overrun

Dispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis

by Andrew Reeves ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

12 hours 26 min

Politicians, ecologists, and government wildlife officials are fighting a desperate rearguard action to halt the onward reach of Asian Carp, four troublesome fish now within a handful of miles from entering Lake Michigan. From aquaculture farms in Arkansas to the bayous of Louisiana; from marshlands in Indiana to labs in Minnesota; and from the Illinois River to the streets of Chicago where the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Politicians, ecologists, and government wildlife officials are fighting a desperate rearguard action to halt the onward reach of Asian Carp, four troublesome fish now within a handful of miles from entering Lake Michigan. From aquaculture farms in Arkansas to the bayous of Louisiana; from marshlands in Indiana to labs in Minnesota; and from the Illinois River to the streets of Chicago where the
... Read more
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The River You Touch

Making a Life on Moving Water

by Chris Dombrowski ...

Narrated by Jeffrey Foucault ...

Unabridged

8 hours 53 min

“We are matter and long to be received by an Earth that conceived us, which accepts and reconstitutes us, its children, each of us, without exception, every one. The journey is long, and then we start homeward, fathomless as to what home might make of us.”When Chris Dombrowski burst onto the literary scene with Body of Water, the book was acclaimed as “a classic” (Jim Harrison) and its author ... Read more

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“We are matter and long to be received by an Earth that conceived us, which accepts and reconstitutes us, its children, each of us, without exception, every one. The journey is long, and then we start homeward, fathomless as to what home might make of us.”When Chris Dombrowski burst onto the literary scene with Body of Water, the book was acclaimed as “a classic” (Jim Harrison) and its author
... Read more
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The Great River

The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi

by Boyce Upholt ...

Narrated by Gabriel Vaughan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 18 min

A sweeping history of the Mississippi River—and the centuries of human meddling that have transformed both it and America.Over thousands of years, the Mississippi watershed was home to millions of Indigenous people who regarded "the great river" with awe and respect, adorning its banks with astonishing spiritual earthworks. But European settlers and American pioneers had a different vision: the ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A sweeping history of the Mississippi River—and the centuries of human meddling that have transformed both it and America.Over thousands of years, the Mississippi watershed was home to millions of Indigenous people who regarded "the great river" with awe and respect, adorning its banks with astonishing spiritual earthworks. But European settlers and American pioneers had a different vision: the
... Read more
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River of Lakes

A Journey on Florida's St. Johns River

by Bill Belleville ...

Narrated by Chris Abernathy ...

Unabridged

9 hours 24 min

First explored by naturalist William Bartram in the 1760s, the St. Johns River stretches 310 miles along Florida's east coast, making it the longest river in the state. The first "highway" through the once wild interior of Florida, the St. Johns may appear ordinary, but within its banks are some of the most fascinating natural phenomena and historic mysteries in the state. The river, no longer the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

First explored by naturalist William Bartram in the 1760s, the St. Johns River stretches 310 miles along Florida's east coast, making it the longest river in the state. The first "highway" through the once wild interior of Florida, the St. Johns may appear ordinary, but within its banks are some of the most fascinating natural phenomena and historic mysteries in the state. The river, no longer the
... Read more
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In Search of the River Jordan

A Story of Palestine, Israel and the Struggle for Water

by James Fergusson ...

Narrated by Peter Noble ...

Unabridged

12 hours 43 min

A writer's travels along the legendary yet contested Jordan River—exploring the long conflict over water supplyAccess to water has played a pivotal role in the Israel-Palestine dispute. Israel has diverted the River Jordan via pipes and canals to build a successful modern state. But this has been at the expense of the region's cohabitants. Gaza is now so water-stressed that the United Nations has ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A writer's travels along the legendary yet contested Jordan River—exploring the long conflict over water supplyAccess to water has played a pivotal role in the Israel-Palestine dispute. Israel has diverted the River Jordan via pipes and canals to build a successful modern state. But this has been at the expense of the region's cohabitants. Gaza is now so water-stressed that the United Nations has
... Read more
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Peep Light

Stories of a Mississippi River Boat Captain

by Lee Hendrix ...

Narrated by Chris Abernathy ...

Unabridged

5 hours 38 min

Most people only consider the Mississippi River when they cross it or when it inconveniently abandons its banks. But every year, millions of tons of cargo are transported by towboats on the river. In Peep Light, Captain Lee Hendrix provides unique insight on people who work and live on and near the Mississippi River. Hendrix, formerly a pilot for the Delta Queen Steamboat Co., has worked on the ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Most people only consider the Mississippi River when they cross it or when it inconveniently abandons its banks. But every year, millions of tons of cargo are transported by towboats on the river. In Peep Light, Captain Lee Hendrix provides unique insight on people who work and live on and near the Mississippi River. Hendrix, formerly a pilot for the Delta Queen Steamboat Co., has worked on the
... Read more
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Ganges

The Many Pasts of an Indian River

by Sudipta Sen ...

Narrated by Neil Shah ...

Unabridged

14 hours 36 min

A sweeping, interdisciplinary history of the world's third-largest river, a potent symbol across South Asia and the Hindu diaspora.Originating in the Himalayas and flowing into the Bay of Bengal, the Ganges is India's most important and sacred river. In this unprecedented work, historian Sudipta Sen tells the story of the Ganges, from the communities that arose on its banks to the merchants that ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A sweeping, interdisciplinary history of the world's third-largest river, a potent symbol across South Asia and the Hindu diaspora.Originating in the Himalayas and flowing into the Bay of Bengal, the Ganges is India's most important and sacred river. In this unprecedented work, historian Sudipta Sen tells the story of the Ganges, from the communities that arose on its banks to the merchants that
... Read more
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Undammed

Freeing Rivers and Bringing Communities to Life

by Tara Lohan ...

Narrated by Xe Sands ...

Unabridged

7 hours 5 min

Free-flowing rivers in the United States are an endangered species. With more than 500,000 dams in place, we've dammed and diverted almost every major river, straightening curves and blocking passage for fish and other aquatic animals, pushing many to the brink. Now a heartening new movement is helping to demolish harmful or obsolete structures and restore new life to rivers and the communities ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Free-flowing rivers in the United States are an endangered species. With more than 500,000 dams in place, we've dammed and diverted almost every major river, straightening curves and blocking passage for fish and other aquatic animals, pushing many to the brink. Now a heartening new movement is helping to demolish harmful or obsolete structures and restore new life to rivers and the communities
... Read more
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The Boiling River

by Andrés Ruzo ...

Narrated by Andrés Ruzo ...

Series Audiobook 11 - TED Books
Unabridged

2 hours 37 min

In this exciting adventure mixed with amazing scientific study, a young, exuberant explorer and geoscientist journeys deep into the Amazon—where rivers boil and legends come to life.When Andrés Ruzo was just a small boy in Peru, his grandfather told him the story of a mysterious legend: There is a river, deep in the Amazon, which boils as if a fire burns below it. Twelve years later, Ruzo—now a ... Read more

$14.99 USD

In this exciting adventure mixed with amazing scientific study, a young, exuberant explorer and geoscientist journeys deep into the Amazon—where rivers boil and legends come to life.When Andrés Ruzo was just a small boy in Peru, his grandfather told him the story of a mysterious legend: There is a river, deep in the Amazon, which boils as if a fire burns below it. Twelve years later, Ruzo—now a
... Read more
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A River Divided

by George Paxinos ...

Narrated by Emma Grant Williams ...

Unabridged

11 hours 19 min

“As different artists sculpt different statues from the same block of marble, different environments produce different characters, even in identical twins.”Evelyn, a geneticist and amateur archeologist, makes a formidable discovery in Israel, the consequence of which is the birth of Christopher and José, identical twins raised apart, one in affluent Sydney, the other in the slums of Buenos Aires. ... Read more

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“As different artists sculpt different statues from the same block of marble, different environments produce different characters, even in identical twins.”Evelyn, a geneticist and amateur archeologist, makes a formidable discovery in Israel, the consequence of which is the birth of Christopher and José, identical twins raised apart, one in affluent Sydney, the other in the slums of Buenos Aires.
... Read more
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Everything is Water

by Simon Cleary ...

Narrated by Daniel Fletcher ...

Unabridged

11 hours 15 min

"I want to go with the river's flow, not against it. I want to follow where the river leads—to listen, to observe, hopefully to learn." When novelist and experienced hiker Simon Cleary sets off to follow the course of the river that has so influenced his life, he hopes that by walking its banks—from its source to where it empties into the bay—he will better understand the power and impact of this ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"I want to go with the river's flow, not against it. I want to follow where the river leads—to listen, to observe, hopefully to learn." When novelist and experienced hiker Simon Cleary sets off to follow the course of the river that has so influenced his life, he hopes that by walking its banks—from its source to where it empties into the bay—he will better understand the power and impact of this
... Read more
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Exploring the St. Croix River Valley

Adventures on and off the Water

by Angie Hong ...

Narrated by Candace Joice ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

The St. Croix River is a 169-mile ribbon of blue that cleaves the land between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Exploring the St. Croix River Valley provides a tour of the St. Croix Riverway and its 8,000-square-mile watershed. Environmental educator Angie Hong recommends specific places to explore the varied habitats and shows us myriad ways to get out and enjoy by hiking, paddling, biking, skiing, ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The St. Croix River is a 169-mile ribbon of blue that cleaves the land between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Exploring the St. Croix River Valley provides a tour of the St. Croix Riverway and its 8,000-square-mile watershed. Environmental educator Angie Hong recommends specific places to explore the varied habitats and shows us myriad ways to get out and enjoy by hiking, paddling, biking, skiing,
... Read more

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