Reviews
Reviews
Critical reflections on river-related media and tools. This section includes reviews of books, films, gear, and other cultural or practical works connected to rivers. Rather than scores or rankings, we focus on context, usefulness, ethics, and impact—asking how each work contributes to our understanding of rivers and the worlds built around them.
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One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest - Book Review
Book Review: One River by Wade Davis Wade Davis is one of the most prolific public anthropologists of our time—a writer, scholar, and explorer whose work bridges ethnography, botany, and activism. In One River, originally published over two decades ago, Davis crafts a narrative that is equal parts travelogue,
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Ghosts, Monsters and Angels
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Is a River Alive? The River of Cedars - Book Review
Reflections from Chapter 1: “The River of Cedars” by Robert Macfarlane “Everywhere I traveled, I asked people the same question: What is the river saying? This is an old growth question; it has been around a long time. The answers I received were beautiful, cryptic, troubling, and illuminating.” — Robert Macfarlane,
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Is A River Alive? Introduction -Book Review Series
Okay, okay, okay — We’re Dropping Into Our First Book Review Series at RIVERS and believe it or not, this one actually required some reading. Last week, my grandma (aka Grammie) sent me a book. Over the last few years, she’s seen me get deeper and deeper into rivers—