{"product_id":"is-a-river-alive-9781324130734","title":"Is a River Alive?","description":"\u003cp\u003eHailed in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e as \"a naturalist who can unfurl a sentence with the breathless ease of a master angler,\" Robert Macfarlane brings his glittering style to a profound work of travel writing, reportage, and natural history. \u003cem\u003eIs a River Alive?\u003c\/em\u003e is a joyful, mind-expanding exploration of an ancient, urgent idea: that rivers are living beings who should be recognized as such in imagination and law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMacfarlane takes readers on three unforgettable journeys teeming with extraordinary people, stories, and places: to the miraculous cloud-forests and mountain streams of Ecuador, to the wounded creeks and lagoons of India, and to the spectacular wild rivers of Canada--imperiled respectively by mining, pollution, and dams. Braiding these journeys is the life story of the fragile chalk stream a mile from Macfarlane's house, a stream who flows through his own years and days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowered by dazzling prose and lit throughout by other minds and voices, \u003cem\u003eIs a River Alive?\u003c\/em\u003e will open hearts, challenge perspectives, and remind us that our fate flows with that of rivers--and always has.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert MacFarlane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.51w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324130734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMacFarlane, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Macfarlane\u003c\/strong\u003e's best-selling books include \u003cem\u003eUnderland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Old Ways\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMountains of the Mind\u003c\/em\u003e. With the artist Jackie Morris he is the coauthor of \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Words\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Spells\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Birds\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the recipient of the E. M. Forster Prize for Literature and the Henry David Thoreau Prize for Literary Excellence and is a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Robert MacFarlane \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48449315930269,"sku":"9781324130734","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_7b9fb032-da25-4af6-8966-7544698f4b5a.jpg?v=1781631946","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/is-a-river-alive-9781324130734","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}