The River Thames Book is the best selling guide to the non-tidal Thames from Teddington to its source in Gloucestershire and over its four editions since publication it sold in thousands to boaters, hire cruisers and other users of the rivers. Chris Cove-Smith's text describes the navigation with the support of clear and detailed mapping. The River Thames Book also lists in exhaustive detail the facilities to be found along each section of the navigation. Now in full colour, it is the best selling handbook to England's greatest river.