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The River Why
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Author : David James Duncan
language : en
Publisher: Little, Brown
Release Date : 2015-09-08
The River Why written by David James Duncan and has been published by Little, Brown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-08 with Fiction categories.
The classic novel of fly fishing and spirituality republished with a new Afterword by the author. Since its publication in 1983, The River Why has become a classic. David James Duncan's sweeping novel is a coming-of-age comedy about love, nature, and the quest for self-discovery, written in a voice as distinct and powerful as any in American letters. Gus Orviston is a young fly fisherman who leaves behind his comically schizoid family to find his own path. Taking refuge in a remote cabin, he sets out in pursuit of the Pacific Northwest's elusive steelhead. But what begins as a physical quarry becomes a spiritual one as his quest for self-knowledge batters him with unforeseeable experiences. Profoundly reflective about our connection to nature and to one another, The River Why is also a comedic rollercoaster. Like Gus, the reader emerges utterly changed, stripped bare by the journey Duncan so expertly navigates.
The River Why
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Author : David James Duncan
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-09-08
The River Why written by David James Duncan and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-08 with Fiction categories.
The classic novel of fly fishing and spirituality republished with a new Afterword by the author. Since its publication in 1983, The River Why has become a classic. David James Duncan's sweeping novel is a coming-of-age comedy about love, nature, and the quest for self-discovery, written in a voice as distinct and powerful as any in American letters. Gus Orviston is a young fly fisherman who leaves behind his comically schizoid family to find his own path. Taking refuge in a remote cabin, he sets out in pursuit of the Pacific Northwest's elusive steelhead. But what begins as a physical quarry becomes a spiritual one as his quest for self-knowledge batters him with unforeseeable experiences. Profoundly reflective about our connection to nature and to one another, The River Why is also a comedic rollercoaster. Like Gus, the reader emerges utterly changed, stripped bare by the journey Duncan so expertly navigates.
All Along The River
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Author : Magnus Weightman
language : en
Publisher: Clavis
Release Date : 2020
All Along The River written by Magnus Weightman and has been published by Clavis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Animals categories.
Join this delightful river journey through forests, farms, waterfalls, and harbors.
The Hospital By The River
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Author : Catherine Hamlin
language : en
Publisher: Monarch Books
Release Date : 2016-06-17
The Hospital By The River written by Catherine Hamlin and has been published by Monarch Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Gynaecologists Catherine and Reg Hamlin left Australia in 1959 on a short contract to establish a midwifery school in Ethiopia. Over 40 years later, Catherine is still there, running one of the most outstanding medical programmes in the world. The Hamlins dedicated their lives to women suffering the catastrophic effects of obstructed labour. The awful injuries that such labour produces are called fistulae, and until the Hamlins began their work in Ethiopia, fistula sufferers were neglected and forgotten - a vast group of women facing a lifetime of incapacity and degradation. Catherine and Reg, with their team of dedicated fistula surgeons, have successfully operated on over 25,000 women, and the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, the hospital they opened in 1974, has become a major teaching institution for gynaecologists from all over Ethiopia and the developing world. Since Reg's death, Catherine and her team have continued the work.
What Is A River
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Author : Monika Vaicenavičiene
language : en
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
Release Date : 2020-02-12
What Is A River written by Monika Vaicenavičiene and has been published by Enchanted Lion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-12 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A river is a thread, embroidering our world. This non-fiction picture book brings attention to the rivers that stitch and thread our world together.
The River
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Author : Alessandro Sanna
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
The River written by Alessandro Sanna and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS categories.
"The River tells four stories about life on the Po River, one story for each of the four seasons"--
The Singapore River
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Author : Stephen Dobbs
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2003
The Singapore River written by Stephen Dobbs and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Cities and town life categories.
Blending social history, geography, economic history and urban studies, Stephen Dobbs sets out the history of the Singapore river and of the people who made it their home and workplace. This text should be of interest to anyone wishing to understand Singapore's numerous transformations.
The Brothers K
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Author : David James Duncan
language : en
Publisher: Dial Press
Release Date : 2010-07-28
The Brothers K written by David James Duncan and has been published by Dial Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-28 with Fiction categories.
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK Once in a great while a writer comes along who can truly capture the drama and passion of the life of a family. David James Duncan, author of the novel The River Why and the collection River Teeth, is just such a writer. And in The Brothers K he tells a story both striking and in its originality and poignant in its universality. This touching, uplifting novel spans decades of loyalty, anger, regret, and love in the lives of the Chance family. A father whose dreams of glory on a baseball field are shattered by a mill accident. A mother who clings obsessively to religion as a ward against the darkest hour of her past. Four brothers who come of age during the seismic upheavals of the sixties and who each choose their own way to deal with what the world has become. By turns uproariously funny and deeply moving, and beautifully written throughout, The Brothers K is one of the finest chronicles of our lives in many years. Praise for The Brothers K “The pages of The Brothers K sparkle.”—The New York Times Book Review “Duncan is a wonderfully engaging writer.”—Los Angeles Times “This ambitious book succeeds on almost every level and every page.”—USA Today “Duncan’s prose is a blend of lyrical rhapsody, sassy hyperbole and all-American vernacular.”—San Francisco Chronicle “The Brothers K affords the . . . deep pleasures of novels that exhaustively create, and alter, complex worlds. . . . One always senses an enthusiastic and abundantly talented and versatile writer at work.”—The Washington Post Book World “Duncan . . . tells the larger story of an entire popular culture struggling to redefine itself—something he does with the comic excitement and depth of feeling one expects from Tom Robbins.”—Chicago Tribune
The River
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Author : Peter Heller
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2019
The River written by Peter Heller and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Fiction categories.
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A fiery tour de force... I could not put this book down. It truly was terrifying and unutterably beautiful." -Alison Borden, The Denver Post From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars, the story of two college students on a wilderness canoe trip--a gripping tale of a friendship tested by fire, white water, and violence Wynn and Jack have been best friends since freshman orientation, bonded by their shared love of mountains, books, and fishing. Wynn is a gentle giant, a Vermont kid never happier than when his feet are in the water. Jack is more rugged, raised on a ranch in Colorado where sleeping under the stars and cooking on a fire came as naturally to him as breathing. When they decide to canoe the Maskwa River in northern Canada, they anticipate long days of leisurely paddling and picking blueberries, and nights of stargazing and reading paperback Westerns. But a wildfire making its way across the forest adds unexpected urgency to the journey. When they hear a man and woman arguing on the fog-shrouded riverbank and decide to warn them about the fire, their search for the pair turns up nothing and no one. But: The next day a man appears on the river, paddling alone. Is this the man they heard? And, if he is, where is the woman? From this charged beginning, master storyteller Peter Heller unspools a headlong, heart-pounding story of desperate wilderness survival.
Every Day The River Changes
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Author : Jordan Salama
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2022-11-15
Every Day The River Changes written by Jordan Salama and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-15 with Travel categories.
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. "Richly observed." —Liesl Schillinger, The New York Times Book Review An American writer of Argentine, Syrian, and Iraqi Jewish descent, Jordan Salama tells the story of the Río Magdalena, nearly one thousand miles long, the heart of Colombia. This is Gabriel García Márquez’s territory—rumor has it Macondo was partly inspired by the port town of Mompox—as much as that of the Middle Eastern immigrants who run fabric stores by its banks. Following the river from its source high in the Andes to its mouth on the Caribbean coast, journeying by boat, bus, and improvised motobalinera, Salama writes against stereotype and toward the rich lives of those he meets. Among them are a canoe builder, biologists who study invasive hippopotamuses, a Queens transplant managing a failing hotel, a jeweler practicing the art of silver filigree, and a traveling librarian whose donkeys, Alfa and Beto, haul books to rural children. Joy, mourning, and humor come together in this astonishing debut, about a country too often seen as only a site of war, and a tale of lively adventure following a legendary river.