Is a River Alive?

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DESCRIPTION : Hailed in the New York Times 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. Is a River Alive? 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. Macfarlane 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. Powered by dazzling prose and lit throughout by other minds and voices, Is a River Alive? will open hearts, challenge perspectives, and remind us that our fate flows with that of rivers—and always has. PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9781324130734 BY (AUTHOR) Macfarlane, Robert PUBLISHER : WW Norton & Co PUBLICATION DATE : June 09, 2026 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States IMPRINT : WW Norton & Co LANGUAGE : English AGE : General PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 210 mm x 140 mm PRODUCT SAFETY : US CPSIA or other international hazard warning - No flashing hazard warning necessary PRODUCT CATEGORY : Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning Lifestyle, Hobbies & Leisure Philosophy & Religion Show more