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The river people in flood time : the civil wars in Tabasco, spoiler of empires by Rugeley, Terry, 1956-

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Jewish communities on the Ohio River : a history by Shevitz, Amy Hill, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…On the Frontier -- From Europe to the Ohio River Valley -- Finding and founding communities -- Religious conflicts and congruity -- A Judaism for the middle class -- The community within a community -- Maintaining community -- The East European immigration and the reconfiguration of community -- Communities at maturity -- The demise of community.…”
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Highland Park and River Oaks : the origins of garden suburban community planning in Texas by Ferguson, Cheryl Caldwell, 1953-

Table of Contents: “…The Hogg Brothers, Hugh Potter, and the Development of River Oaks: "Homes to Last for All Time" -- Chapter 6. …”
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A mad, crazy river : running the Grand Canyon in 1927 by Eddy, Clyde, 1889-1954

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword to the Paperback Edition; Introduction; Foreword; 1: A Mad, Crazy River-Boyhood Dreams-Plans and Preparations-The Start from Greenriver; 2: The River Shows Its Teeth-Man Overboard-Wind and Rain-Organizing the Expedition; 3: Morning Finds the River Rising-Hard Work in Labyrinth Canyon-Cliff Dwellings-How the Men Measured Up; 4: Stillwater Canyon-In Camp Below the Junction-We Examine Rapids No. 1-A Mysterious Message; 5: Through the First Bad Rapids-The Powell Swept Through No. 5-Wreck of the Dellenbaugh-Adger Kills a Rattlesnake.…”
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Transforming the James River in Richmond by Hambrick, Ralph

Table of Contents: “…Transformation: Introducing an Urban River -- 2. A Sewer No More: Cleaning Up the River -- 3. …”
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Travels on the St. Johns River by Bartram, John, 1699-1777, Bartram, William, 1739-1823

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Quiet flows the river Chitra / Chitra nodir pare

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Rivers, memory, and nation-building : a history of the Volga and Mississippi rivers by Zeisler-Vralsted, Dorothy

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Irrigation and river basin management : options for governance and institutions

Table of Contents: “…Scott and Martin Burton -- Water Resources Planning and Management in the Olifants Basin of South Africa : Past, Present and Future / M. de Lange [and others] -- Water Resource Management in the Dong Nai Basin : Current Allocation Processes and Perspectives for the Future / Mark Svendsen, Claudia Ringler, and Nguyen Duy Son -- Governing Closing Basins : The Case of the Gediz River in Turkey / Mark Svendsen [and others] -- Managing River Basins : Lessons from Experience / Mark Svendsen and Philippus Wester -- Providing Irrigation Services in Water Scarce Basins : Representation and Support / Philippus Wester, Tushaar Shah and Douglas J. …”
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The lower Damodar River, India : understanding the human role in changing fluvial environment

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The land between the two rivers : early Israelite identities in central Transjordan by Petter, Thomas D. (Thomas David), 1963-

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Human interference on river health : a study on the Haora River, Tripura, India by Bandyopadhyay, Shreya, De, Sunil Kumar, 1965-

Table of Contents: “…Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Plates; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 River Health; 1.2 The Problem; 1.3 Past Works; 1.3.1 Earlier Published Works on Different Issues Related to the Haora River; 1.3.2 Human Population Growth and Its Impact on the River Basin; 1.3.3 Course Change of the River; 1.3.4 Bank Erosion of the River; 1.3.5 Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Problem of the River Basin; 1.3.6 Water Pollution; References; Chapter 2: Haora River Basin: Location and Geographical Background; 2.1 General Background of the Haora River Basin.…”
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Revenge of the Amazon

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Caregiver Revolution : 5 Easy Steps to Enlightened Caregiving. by Abrams, Grant

Table of Contents: “…; How To Use This Book; Introduction -- Help Yourself By Helping Others; Denial's Not A River; The Preliminaries; The 5 Easy Steps To Better Caregiving; On Being A Caregiver; Step 1 -- Get Organized And Take Care Of The Basics; You're Not Alone; Learn From The Pros; It's All In The Details; How Things Have Changed; Beginning Steps; Break Tasks Into Manageable Steps; Inch By Inch; A Few Practical Suggestions; Get Help; Importance Of Community; The Caregiver Circle; The Internet Community; Ohhhh, The Paperwork.…”
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Cattle kingdom in the Ohio Valley, 1783-1860. by Henlein, Paul Charles, 1928-

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Remembered places, forgotten pasts : the Don drainage basin in Prehistory by Cockrell, Tim

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Xia, Shang, & Zhou Dynasties or China, 400 BCE-221 BCE -- Gobi Desert, Yellow River, Yin, Anyang, Hao, Luoyang, Erlitou, Ao, Yangzi River, Huang He, Chang Jiang, East China Sea, Yellow Sea, Korea Map /

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A thousand pieces of paradise : landscape and property in the Kickapoo Valley by Heasley, Lynne

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Inside the Middle East. / December 2016

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Is there a Middle East? : the evolution of a geopolitical concept

Table of Contents: “…: surveying the Middle East as sacred geography / Daniel Martin Varisco -- The river's edge : the steppes of the Oxus and the boundaries of the Near/Middle East and Central Asia, c.1500-1800 / Arash Khazeni -- An Islamicate Eurasia : vernacular perspectives on the early modern world / Gagan D.S. …”
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East sails West : the voyage of the Keying, 1846-1855 by Davies, Stephen N. G.

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Mountains of memory : a fire lookout's life in the river of no return wilderness by Scheese, Don

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Archaeozoology of the Near East. by Mashkour, Marjan

Table of Contents: “…Animal exploitation in the Upper Tigris river valley during the Middle Bronze Age: a first assessment from Hirbemerdon Tepe: (Rémi Berthon).…”
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The diary of William Hedges, Esq. (afterwards Sir William Hedges), during his agency in Bengal : as well as on his voyage out and return overland (1681-1687) / Diary of William Hed... by Hedges, William, Sir, 1632-1701

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The burial dress of the Rus' in the upper Volga region (late 10th-13th centuries) by Stepanova, I︠U︡. V.

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Amotopoan trails : a recent archaeology of Trio movements by Mans, Jimmy

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Woodland Period Systematics in the Middle Ohio Valley. by Applegate, Darlene, 1964-

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Eden. the emerald valley / Eden :

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Amazonia : the road to the end of the forest

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The biogeochemistry of the Amazon Basin

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Maya E groups : calendars, astronomy, and urbanism in the early lowlands

Table of Contents: “…Rossi -- Ordinary people and east-west symbolism / Cynthia Robin -- E groups and ancestors: the sunrise of complexity at Xunantunich, Belize / M. …”
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Dragonflies and damselflies of the East by Paulson, Dennis, 1937-

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On the storied Ohio. by Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913

Table of Contents: “…Fishermen 's tales -- Skiff nomenclature -- Green River -- Evansville -- Henderson -- Audubon and Rafinesque -- Floating shops -- The Wabash. -- CHAPTER XX. -- Shawneetown -- Farm-houses on stilts -- Cave-in-Rock -- Island nights. -- CHAPTER XXI. -- The Cumberland and the Tennessee -- Stately solitudes -- Old Fort Massac -- Dead towns in Egypt -- The last camp -- Cairo. -- Appendix A. -- Historical outline of Ohio Valley settlement. -- Appendix B. -- Selected list of Journals of previous trav- elers down the Ohio. -- INDEX. -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- The Forks of the Ohio -- The Monongahela at Braddock.…”
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Beneath the surface : understanding nature in the Mullica Valley Estuary by Able, Kenneth W., 1945-

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From crisis to recovery : East Asia rising again?

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The Powell Expedition : new discoveries about John Wesley Powell's 1869 river journey / New discoveries about John Wesley Powell's 1869 river journey by Lago, Don, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Prologue : Dreams of rivers, the James White mystery -- Introduction : Wanted -- James White -- An old story -- Rivals and rails -- Dawson and Teller -- Conclusion? …”
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The rock-art of eastern North America : capturing images and insight

Table of Contents: “…Lenik -- Clift's Rock : Unionism and the Civil War in east Tennessee/ Rex Weeks.…”
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Chattooga : descending into the myth of Deliverance river by Lane, John, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…The Myth of the Chattooga -- Headwaters -- Chasing Deliverance -- The Wilderness Upstream -- Trail Mind -- Easy Water -- Pilley's Perfect River -- The Narrows -- Approaching the Bull -- The Business of White Water.…”
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Paddling the wild Neches by Donovan, Richard M., 1936-

Table of Contents: “…Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Neches River and Its People; Launching the Expedition; Open Range and Livestock on the Roads; The War on Hardwoods; DEAD OR ALIVE; Locomotives and Coyotes; Closing the Woods; Into the Wild; Outlaw Hunting and the Albino Buck; Hog Killin' Time; Loggin' Camps and the Last Black Bear; Steamboats and Logs; White-Tailed Deer and the Fredonia Rebellion; Fort Teran and Shawnee Creek; Rockland Dam; Dunkin Ferry; Upland Island Wilderness; Boykin Creek; Bottomland Forest; Forks of the River; Journey's End; Conclusion; Epilogue; Further Reading.…”
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Reinhabiting reality : towards a recovery of culture by Mathews, Freya, 1949-

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