River of Dreams

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Known as a "rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all life’s diversity” (David Suzuki), Wade Davis is one of the world’s leading anthropologists and the U.K.’s most renowned documentarian of Indigenous cultures. 

He joins the How To Academy to share his insights into the people and culture of the Rio Magdalena, the artery of Colombia. The Magdalena has driven the nation’s life, stories, trade, and its shamanistic traditions, and is also the heart of its literature and music. Yet, as the country suffered through decades of violence in the 20th century, the great river suffered too, becoming the graveyard of the nation, an environmental catastrophe, and a human dumping ground for all sides of the conflict.

This is the magnificent, definitive story of Colombia itself, from the conquistadors to the corruption of the 20th century to the new era of long-hoped-for peace and stability.

Wade is also an accomplished and eloquent storyteller, and the author of internationally bestselling books including The Serpent and the Rainbow and Into the Silence.

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