| A celebration of rivers and their rapids in hardcover, paying homage to the whitewater itself, but also to the community of men and women who count themselves among the most ardent disciples and devotees of a river’s mad and gorgeous dance. | | | This hardcover coffee-table-worthy book is a visual journey of over 150 pages with stunning photography and immersive essays from notable storytellers Kevin Fedarko, Pam Houston, Mark Sundeen, Zak Podmore, and Craig Childs. | | A Word From Kevin Fedarko | ACCLAIMED AUTHOR & CONTRIBUTING WRITER | | Fail to discern where the current wants to go, where it’s actually heading (which is not necessarily the same thing), and where your boat has to be in order to thread the needle — and the river will knock you into next week. But every now and then, in the process of slapping you away from where you were hoping to go, the current winds up delivering you to the place you really needed to be. | EXCERPT TAKEN FROM THE BOOK | | | | |