850円 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 ...

2,102円 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 wor...

2,122円 An exhilarating travelogue for a new generation about a journey along Colombia’s Magdalena River, exploring life by the banks of a majestic river now at risk, and how a country recovers from conflict. An American writer of Argentine, Syrian, and Iraqi Jewish descent, Jordan Salama tells the story...

1,267円 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ーenvironmentalist, poli...

310円 In "On the Pollution of the Rivers of the Kingdom," the Fisheries Preservation Society presents a comprehensive examination of the ecological degradation affecting aquatic life in the region's rivers. Employing a blend of empirical data and poignant narrative, the book blends scientific analysis ...

2,122円 INTRODUCED BY ADAM WEYMOUTH, award-winning author of The Kings of Yukon 'A wonderful book -- and a highly original contribution to the literature of travel' PAUL THEROUX 'The Mississippi. Mighty, muddy, dangerous, rebellious and yet a strong, fathering kind of river. The river captured my imagina...

3,419円 “[A] vivid travelogue.” New Statesman “Has much to offer.” The Spectator "Sparks the imagination." BBC History Magazine "A fascinating study." BBC History Revealed Magazine “Essential reading." All About History "Valiant, valuable and entertaining." Times Literary Supplement The greatest river in...

69,648円 In this work, practical recommendations are given for sound dike design. Particular emphasis is placed on design, management and maintenance. Coverage includes the assessment of soil properties and different types of loadings on a dike.

300円 Tigerfish tells the story of a two-year working adventure on the Niger River in Mali, West Africa by a fish biologist Peace Corps volunteer armed with fishing pole and camera. This photo-journal contains 140 color photographs. It opens with sport fishing, and details the author's pursuit of tiger...

2,636円 'Imposant. Een prachtig, veelzijdig reisverslag' Nederlands Dagblad. De beroemdste rivier ter wereld heeft een lange en fascinerende geschiedenis. In het Egypte van de farao's werd hij aanbeden, Mozes werd er in een rieten mandje te vondeling in gelegd, hij was de prijs waarvoor in de Middeleeuwe...

6,499円 The rapidly disappearing wetlands that once spread so abundantly across the American continent serve an essential and irreplaceable ecological function. Yet for centuries, Americans have viewed them with disdain. Beginning with the first European settlers, we have thought of them as sinkholes of ...

3,846円 China’s meteoric rise to economic powerhouse might be charted with dams. Every river in the country has been tapped to power exploding cities and factoriesーevery river but one. Running through one of the richest natural areas in the world, the Nujiang’s raging waters were on the verge of being d...