Books about rivers

53 books in our catalogue · showing 1–48

Writing on rivers

Amazon Woman

Amazon Woman

Darcy Gaechter

Blood River

Blood River

Tim Butcher

Blue River, Black Sea

Blue River, Black Sea

Andrew Eames

Crazy River : A Plunge into Africa

Crazy River : A Plunge into Africa

Richard Grant

Danube

Danube

Claudio Magris

Down the River

Down the River

H.E. Bates, Charles Rangeley-Wilson

Fool's Paradise

Fool's Paradise

John Gierach

Founding Fish

Founding Fish

John McPhee

From Source to Sea

From Source to Sea

Tom Chesshyre

From Source to Sea : Notes from a 215-Mile Walk Along the River Thames

From Source to Sea : Notes from a 215-Mile Walk Along the River Thames

Tom Chesshyre

From the Lion's Mouth : A Journey Along the Indus

From the Lion's Mouth : A Journey Along the Indus

Iain Campbell

How We Fish: The Love, Life and Joy of the Riverbank

How We Fish: The Love, Life and Joy of the Riverbank

Paul Whitehouse

Is a River Alive?

Is a River Alive?

Robert Macfarlane

Kings of the Yukon

Kings of the Yukon

Adam Weymouth

Kings of the Yukon : An Alaskan River Journey

Kings of the Yukon : An Alaskan River Journey

Adam Weymouth

Life Lessons From the Amazon : A Guide to Life From One Epic Jungle Adventure

Life Lessons From the Amazon : A Guide to Life From One Epic Jungle Adventure

Pip Stewart

Magdalena : River of Dreams

Magdalena : River of Dreams

Wade Davis

Marshland

Marshland

Gareth E. Rees

Meander : East to West along a Turkish River

Meander : East to West along a Turkish River

Jeremy Seal

Mississippi Solo : A John Murray Journey

Mississippi Solo : A John Murray Journey

Eddy L Harris, Adam Weymouth

Narrow Dog to Wigan Pier

Narrow Dog to Wigan Pier

Terry Darlington

No Shortage of Good Days

No Shortage of Good Days

John Gierach

Old Glory : An American Voyage

Old Glory : An American Voyage

Jonathan Raban

Red Nile : The Biography of the World's Greatest River

Red Nile : The Biography of the World's Greatest River

Robert Twigger

River Town

River Town

Peter Hessler

River Town : Two Years on the Yangtze

River Town : Two Years on the Yangtze

Peter Hessler

Rivers of Power : How a Natural Force Raised Kingdoms, Destroyed Civilizations, and Shapes Our World

Rivers of Power : How a Natural Force Raised Kingdoms, Destroyed Civilizations, and Shapes Our World

Laurence C. Smith

Seven-Tenths : The Sea and its Thresholds

Seven-Tenths : The Sea and its Thresholds

James Hamilton-Paterson

Slowly Down the Ganges

Slowly Down the Ganges

Eric Newby

Swamp Songs : Journeys Through Marsh, Meadow and Other Wetlands

Swamp Songs : Journeys Through Marsh, Meadow and Other Wetlands

Tom Blass

Tales from the Tillerman : A Life-long Love Affair with Britain's Waterways

Tales from the Tillerman : A Life-long Love Affair with Britain's Waterways

Steve Haywood

The Amur River : Between Russia and China

The Amur River : Between Russia and China

Colin Thubron

The Bookshop That Floated Away

The Bookshop That Floated Away

Sarah Henshaw

The Danube : A Journey Upriver from the Black Sea to the Black Forest

The Danube : A Journey Upriver from the Black Sea to the Black Forest

Nick Thorpe

The Fish Ladder : A Journey Upstream

The Fish Ladder : A Journey Upstream

Katharine Norbury

The Flow : Rivers, Water and Wildness – WINNER OF THE 2023 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING

The Flow : Rivers, Water and Wildness – WINNER OF THE 2023 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING

Amy-Jane Beer

The Habit of Rivers

The Habit of Rivers

Ted Leeson

The Longest Silence

The Longest Silence

Thomas McGuane

The Naked Shore : Of the North Sea

The Naked Shore : Of the North Sea

Tom Blass

The Nile

The Nile

Toby Wilkinson

The North Sea : Along the Edge of Britain

The North Sea : Along the Edge of Britain

Alistair Moffat

The Open Sea : The World of Plankton

The Open Sea : The World of Plankton

Alister Hardy

The Po : An Elegy for Italy's Longest River

The Po : An Elegy for Italy's Longest River

Tobias Jones

The Pull of the River : A Journey Into the Wild and Watery Heart of Britain

The Pull of the River : A Journey Into the Wild and Watery Heart of Britain

Matt Gaw

The Rhine : Following Europe's Greatest River from Amsterdam to the Alps

The Rhine : Following Europe's Greatest River from Amsterdam to the Alps

Ben Coates

The Sound of Many Waters : A Journey Along the River Tay

The Sound of Many Waters : A Journey Along the River Tay

Robin A. Crawford

The Way to the Sea : The Forgotten Histories of the Thames Estuary

The Way to the Sea : The Forgotten Histories of the Thames Estuary

Caroline Crampton

On the water

The River Wild : A Celebrated Journey Down the Whitewater Rapids of the Grand Canyon

The River Wild : A Celebrated Journey Down the Whitewater Rapids of the Grand Canyon

Cecil C. Kuhne

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