River Magic: Tales From a Life on 1000 Rivers

by Mark Angelo

River Tales from a Life on 1000 Rivers takes the reader on an amazing global adventure by river. Mark Angelo, one of the world’s most acclaimed paddlers and river conservationists, who has paddled more rivers than perhaps anyone on Earth, recounts a selection of his encounters with amazing animals, big fish, unique cultures, and wild rivers. This is a collection of short stories, each captivating and often spellbinding, with a conservation underpinning. The book enables readers of all ages to better appreciate the value and magic of rivers along with the need to better care for them.

272 pages, Paperback

Published April 15, 2025

Reviews

[Susie · Rating 5 out of 5]

River Magic is more than a memoir—it’s a love letter to the rivers that shape our world and a call to protect what sustains us. Angelo weaves together adventure, activism, and awe with the kind of reverence only someone who has dedicated their life to rivers can bring. His storytelling is rich, immersive, and accessible to a broad audience, taking readers from the planet’s wildest and most remote rivers to those that course through our very own communities, all while showing the human (and magical) connections that flow through them. A must-read for river lovers and anyone curious about the magic that lives just beneath the surface.