An "eye-opening, sometimes alarming, and ultimately inspiring" Natural history of Rivers and their complex and ancient relationship with human civilization (Elizabeth Kolbert).
They have opened front. " As fascinating as it is beautifully written."---Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel , Collapse , and Upheaval Rivers, more than any road, technology, or political leader, have shaped the course of human civilization.
An "eye-opening, sometimes alarming, and ultimately inspiring" Natural history of Rivers and their complex and ancient relationship with human civilization (Elizabeth Kolbert)