{"product_id":"river-a-hudson-memoir-paperback","title":"River: A Hudson Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeslie Day\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEd Bacon\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Day's life changed forever when, in 1975, she moved to a tiny houseboat on the Hudson River at the 79th Street Boat Basin--a new home umbilically tied to Manhattan's Upper West Side. \u003c\/b\u003eIn her heartfelt memoir, \u003ci\u003eRiver\u003c\/i\u003e, Day reveals how she fell in love with--and married--her neighbor, a biology professor at Brooklyn College, became a naturalist, educator, and author, and raised her son on the boat. As Day invites readers into the intimate and connective stories of the singular floating community on the river, the histories and the people of the Hudson flow along with the tides and currents of Day's life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are stories of those who polluted the river and of those who fought for it to be clean and safe--stories of how Day became a student and teacher of the river and of the plants and animals she grew to know and love. Challenges and celebrations have their own place too: storms, sinkings, fires, and ice fields, as well as weddings, birthdays, holidays, and found families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA unique look at life on and of the Hudson, \u003ci\u003eRiver\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to New York City, its famous waterway, and the environment around us and the people who shape it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeslie Day is the author of multiple New York City field guides, including \u003ci\u003eField Guide to the Natural World of New York City\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Honeybee Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e. A retired science teacher, she now leads classes at the New York Botanical Garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978180329773,"sku":"9781501783883","price":18.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/NXluxvHxBg9781501783883.webp?v=1775800871","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/river-a-hudson-memoir-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}