{"product_id":"let-the-water-do-the-work-stories-of-first-descents-and-the-soulful-art-of-rowing-whitewater","title":"Let the Water do the Work: Stories of first descents and the soulful art of rowing whitewater","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVivid and page-turning, Let the Water Do the Work will grab you and hurtle you straight into the boats and minds of men and women facing the uncertainty of exploring wild rivers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the words of Kevin Fedarko, the New York Times bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Emerald Mile,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fox's book \"is a dance of words no less fluid and every bit as graceful as the rivers it celebrates.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold without sentimentality, Fox’s edge-of-your-seat stories come from a lifetime of studying and rowing wild rivers. In this memoir of action, adventure, and history, Fox invites us to remember our own deepest feelings of growing up and coming of age. For river runners and non-river runners, this is a story told from the heart, of reaching an understanding with the natural world, finding our humanity, and a place to belong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ABOUT THE \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"1840\" height=\"2044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_NxoXQglghs\" title=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter. Fox went from feeling lost at age 27 to making first descents on world-renowned rivers within three years. His writing is grounded in forty years of teaching and rowing whitewater. And his gift for sharing our relationship with the natural world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter wrote this book for the same reason he rows boats on the rivers: because of his love for whitewater, nature, and the people he shares them with. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter is a retired river guide, professional photographer, and full-time author.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages 408 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epublished 01\/21\/2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrim 8.5\" x 5.5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SOTAR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55182235107607,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/2837\/files\/71Gw7WyiQTL._SL1500.avif?v=1789258664","url":"https:\/\/sotar.com\/products\/let-the-water-do-the-work-stories-of-first-descents-and-the-soulful-art-of-rowing-whitewater","provider":"SOTAR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}