A View of the River.

Luna B. Leopold. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 1994. 298 pp. $39.95 Clothbound.

In A View of the River, Luna Leopold has developed a comprehensive river hydrology and geomorphology primer for both scientists and nonscientists interested in or working with river issues. Leopold has attempted to describe the complex function of rivers in non-technical terms while still producing a useful and accurate explanation of river systems. The book discusses river functions from the headwaters (i.e., the source of the river) to the mouth (i.e., where the river empties into a larger water body). Readers should be aware that this book is not a corroboration or explanation of the scientific...