Books with title The Amazon River

"We want you to do it again."These words, spoken to Brian Robeson, will change his life. Two years earlier, Brian was stranded alone in the wilderness for 54 days with nothing but a small hatchet. Yet he survived.Now the government wants him to go back into the wilderness so that astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept Brian alive. Soon the project backfires, though, leaving Brian with a wounded partner and a long river to navigate. His only hope is to build a raft and try to transport the injured man a hundred miles downstream to a trading post--if the map he has is accurate.From the Paperback edition.

We want you to do it again.These words, spoken to Brian Robeson, will change his life. Two years earlier, Brian was stranded alone in the wilderness for fifty-four days with nothing but a small hatchet. Yet he survived. Now the government wants him to do it again -- to go back into the wilderness so that astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept Brian alive.This time he won't be alone: Derek Holtzer, a government psychologist, will accompany him to observe and take notes. But during a freak storm, Derek is hit by lightning and falls into a coma. Their radio transmitter is dead. Brian is afraid that Derek will die of dehydration unless he can get him to a doctor. His only hope is to build a raft and try to transport Derek a hundred miles down the river to a trading post -- if the map he has is accurate.

This book describes the life of the world's mightiest river and the habitats it provides for the world's largest and most diverse collection of wildlife. The health of the Amazon River and its habitats has become a concern to scientist stemming from environmental abuse from commercial exploitation. Now, the international community is racing to save this great river.

The Amazon is no ordinary river. It holds more water than the Nile, Yangtze, and Mississippi put together. Its drainage basin-- a giant saucer rimmed by the Andes Mountains-- is ten times the size of Texas, and takes water from one-third of South America. We follow the Amazon River from the high peaks of the Andes in Peru to the Atlantic coast of Brazil, thousands of miles to the east. We pass through ancient mountain civilizations and tropical rain forests, and see unique plants and animals. The Amazon is one of the most varied and fascinating places on Earth.

"We want you to do it again." These words, spoken to Brian Robeson, will change his life. Two years earlier, Brian was stranded alone in the wilderness for 54 days with nothing but a small hatchet. Yet he survived. Now the government wants him to go back into the wilderness so that astronauts and the military can learn the survival techniques that kept Brian alive. Soon the project backfires, though, leaving Brian with a wounded partner and a long river to navigate. His only hope is to build a raft and try to transport the injured man a hundred miles downstream to a trading post--if the map he has is accurate. "From the Paperback edition."