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Set in 1937 in rural Tennessee, with the construction of a monumental dam serving as background, Watershed delivers a gripping story of characters whose ambitions and yearnings threaten to overflow the banks of their time and place. Nathan, an engineer hiding from his past, and Claire, a housewife, struggle to find their footing in the newly electrified, job-hungry, post-Depression South. As Nathan wrestles with a secret guilt and tangled love, Claire struggles to balance motherhood and a newfound freedom that awakens ambitions and a sexuality she hadn't known she possessed.

‘American literature’s philosopher king – and its sharpest satirist’ The New Yorker On a windswept landscape somewhere north of Denver, Robert Hawks, a feisty and dangerously curious hydrologist, finds himself enmeshed in a fight over Native American treaty rights. What begins for Robert...

‘American literature’s philosopher king – and its sharpest satirist’ – The New Yorker In Watershed, Percival Everett, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel James, turns his focus once again to the injustices of recent American history, exploring the relationship between Native...

Our lives consist of moments. Stitched together like the seams on a coat, these moments cloak us in awareness and possibility. But what if we miss our moments? What if we live in a bland state of wandering? Seeking growth, seeking passion - but missing the moments in which God tries to pull the thread through the cloth in the way we've dreamed of? Watershed moments are the turning points in our lives brought on by circumstances which stop us in our tracks

It is 2058, and the glaciers are gone. A catastrophic drought has hit the prairies. Willa Van Bruggen is desperately trying to keep her family goat farm afloat, hoping against hope that the new water pipeline arrives before the bill collectors do.

The Pasagoula River is the largest unobstructed river in the continuous United States. Because of this lack of restraint, the river has been left to rise and fall naturally with the seasons, overflowing annually into the adjoining bottomland surrounded by some of the most ecologically diverse woodlands, in North America. Herman Murrah lived his entire life on the banks and in the swamp surrounding this river in southeast Mississippi. In this book, Herman's son Davy details the adventures that continue to inspire young conservationists in the fight to protect our remaining natural ecosystems.

Lucy never confessed her love to her best friend Harlan before he passed away. Two months after his funeral, she is haunted by the power of things left unsaid. But then she receives the first of his e-mails arranged to be sent after his death. So begins the year that everything changes - Lucy's watershed year. In an e-mail, Harlan says something that consumes her: He's certain Lucy is destined for motherhood. In her grief, she suddenly rediscovers hope, journeying to Russia to adopt a four-year-old boy.

Devoid of rain, the earth has shrunk to dust and salt, hemmed by a swollen sea. Survivors gather to reestablish order, but it's nothing like before. It is Jeremiah's world. Commanded by the cruel Garrick, Jem is a Watchman and hunter of Disses: rebels who dare to challenge the Tower and its ruling Council. Loner by design and killer by nature, he's unapologetically part of a cruel regime until a new assignment exposes a web of deceit, and past sins demand their reckoning.

Watershed is a thriller about a pregnant woman and the two men - one a snake dealer with a sideline in secret messages and the other a billionaire living under an alias - who pursue her through a near-future America of anti-technology neighborhoods and illegal hospitals, where stockbrokers moonlight as assassins, nurses procure obscure pleasures, and the powers-that-be blow up the new World Trade Center to goose tourism.

This podcast tour explores the past, present, and future of NYC’s water supply in the Catskills. It tells the story of the complicated relationship between the Catskills and NYC that is forged by water infrastructure. You'll visit 13 resonant places in the watershed and hear firsthand, intimate perspectives from local people including a historian, a dairy farmer, a former DEP commissioner, a grave restorer, and a forester on what it means to be a part of the water system. Visit walkingthewatershed.com/podcasttour/ for more info and a tour map.

In a world where Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have become a cornerstone of corporate and social agendas, Diversity Fire challenges the prevailing narrative. Written by an anonymous author with extensive experience in leadership and organizational dynamics, this bold and provocative book critiques the consequences of DEI programs, offering a counter-narrative that questions the effectiveness and long-term impact of these policies. With the rise of "diversity fatigue" and a growing backlash against the very concept of DEI, this book explores how efforts to address ...

Life-coach and entrepreneur Juliette Dugger encourages you to seek your moment that determines the beginning of your journey to recover your identity and travel the unfamiliar landscape of relentless love and acceptance. Watershed Warrior gives you the tools you need to define the war before it defines you. Through personal stories, powerful biblical insights, and personal application, Juliette invites you on a path through rugged terrain to bring your soul out of isolation into a place of wholeness, joy, and belonging.

FAIRACRES PUBLICATIONS 111 This book derives its title from the image of a watershed, of a ridge of land separating two adjacent river systems. The author connects this with the watershed at Striding Edge in the English Lake District, and with the experience of forgiveness and new life which can accompany repentance. This personal introduction to the Sacrament of Reconciliation, written from an Anglican perspective, gives a response to the ‘why’ of going to Confession and to the ‘how’ of setting about it. Christine North is a graduate of Reading University. She spent some years in ...

The shift from the Paleolithic to Neolithic periods represents a watershed moment in human history. While many may consider the humans of both stone ages to be unintelligent barbarians, this brief history proves that the humans of yesteryear were just as smart as we are today. Between 10,000 BC and 2,000 BC, they instituted revolutionary changes in human life. All over the globe, formerly nomadic people began settling into villages, farming, and creating high-tech stone inventions.

Special Agent Mike Trapper, personal assistant to the President, faces the ultimate challenge in the final episode of the Oak Mountain Trilogy. The sinister plan, forty-years in the making, becomes reality and Mike Trapper finds himself at the focal point. A threat that reaches around the world comes to Washington DC and is revealed in a stark and terrifying reality. Technology and advanced weaponry fail to prevent the siege of the nation’s capital as the country reels to find its footing. Join in this exciting tale of intrigue, Dragon’s Breath, the third book and finale of the Oak ...

Podcasts from Watershed, the enterprise sustainability platform. Our first series is future proof: interviews with the people turning sustainability into competitive edge. Each episode dives into real-world stories and strategies from business leaders who are integrating ESG into growth and innovation. Learn more about Watershed

Cancer is a result of toxicity in the body. Toxins are substances that perform no physiological function, and, therefore, do not belong in the body. The more pervasive the toxins are in your body, the greater chance you have of getting any chronic disease, including cancer. Toxicity leads to cell mutations, which medical science recently determined is the leading cause of cancer. When your body no longer contains substances that are harmful to it, toxins, your body can start healing itself if you provide it with the right nutrients, including water.

Living a Meaning Life is about everything life: purpose, love, relationships, marriage, and family. Life is a gift from God, and our gift back to Him is what we do with it. You are uniquely designed for something special and specific. The relationships we have, goals we make, things we accomplish, our challenges are all part of our existence, and we need to know what shapes us to live a meaningful life and to impact our generation.

Mike Matthews talks about the amazing influences friends can have on us and the watershed moments created by closure. Plus it's Madame Rootabega, Valentino, and Bison Bentley. Next show it's Chely Shoehart, Floyd the Floorman, and John Deer the Engineer.

The opening of Emily Kam Kngwarray at the Tate Modern marks the first major solo exhibition of the First Nations artist in Europe. Five years in the making, the show is a collaboration with the National Gallery of Australia and showcases the works of one of Australia's most renowned artists.