Picking up where its predecessor the bestselling On the Loose left off, this reflection revisits the physical and spiritual terrain that shaped two brothers lives. Consumed by a passion to fully experience the western wilderness and to navigate untamed and unpredictable waterways, Terry and Renny Russell set out to travel down the Green River in Utah. Several miles into the journey, their raft doubles over. Terry perishes, and after washing up on the beach, Renny embarks upon what is to become a nearly four-decade-long odyssey to understand how he came to be the sole survivor and how to fully connect with his brother s spirit. Interweaving the past and present, this vibrantly illustrated meditation documents the metamorphosis of Renny's psyche, the natural environment that has sustained him, and ultimately his redemption. Renny Russell's Rock Me on the Water is at its heart courageous. To return to the same power of nature that took his brother thirty years previous to be with it, to confront it, to take solace in it, and to be inspired and healed by it is remarkable in itself. His book is, as well, a testament to the evocative rhythms of the wilds. In this complicated dance, profoundly personal journey, Renny Russell also gives us an amazingly spirited tour of one of the truly great landscapes of the American West and a keen understanding of its power to shape a life. Robert Redford. --Book jacket Finally, we have the gift of Renny Russell's raw, honest voice once again, after On the Loose shaped and influenced an entire generation. We return to the fluid landscape of the Green River, where Renny's brother Terry Russell, drowned. This poignant memoir fills in the gaps, opens our eyes to grief and love and the profound healing nature of wild country. We see how two brothers found their passion in the heart of the Colorado Plateau as our nation was at war in Vietnam. And we see how the brother who is left behind moves forward in time by honoring history, both personal and gelogic, not as a distraction but as a handhold to the continuity of life. Renny Russell has written his way back home. His explorations on the page become an open door to the beauty of one wild heart. Terry Tempest Williams, author, The Open Space of Democracy and Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place. --Book jacket In the '60S Renny Russell and his late brother Terry co-authored On the Loose, a paean to wild places that became the touchstones of the environmental movement. Four decades later, Renny Russell has written a raw, soul-searching, searingly heartfelt companion volume, Rock Me on he Water. A bittersweet meditation on family and loss and the myriad ways in which unspoiled country can shape a life, this book will resonate with wrenching power for anyone touched by On the Loose. Jon Krakauer, author, Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven. --Book jacket Renny Russell is the coauthor, along with his brother Terry, The New York Times bestseller On the Loose. He is a boat builder, illustrator, publisher, calligrapher, musician, silversmith and river guide. He lives in Questa, New Mexico. Used Book in Good Condition