{"product_id":"is-a-river-alive-1","title":"Is a River Alive?","description":"DESCRIPTION : \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR BLACKWELL'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING 2025\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2026\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book – which answers a resounding \u003ci\u003eyes\u003c\/i\u003e to the question of its title.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt its heart is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings – who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law.\u003ci\u003e Is a River Alive?\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on an exhilarating exploration of the past, present and futures of this ancient, urgent concept.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book flows first to \u003cb\u003enorthern Ecuador\u003c\/b\u003e, where a miraculous cloud-forest and its rivers are threatened by goldmining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, to the wounded rivers, creeks and lagoons of \u003cb\u003esouthern India\u003c\/b\u003e, where a desperate battle to save the lives of these waterbodies is under way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd finally, to \u003cb\u003enorth-eastern Quebec\u003c\/b\u003e, where a spectacular wild river – the Mutehekau or Magpie – is being defended from death by damming in a river-rights campaign.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt once Macfarlane’s most personal and most political book to date, \u003ci\u003eIs a River Alive?\u003c\/i\u003e will open hearts, spark debates and lead us to the revelation that our fate flows with that of rivers – and always has.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2025 BOOK OF THE YEAR ACCORDING TO SPECTATOR, I PAPER, ECONOMIST, ESQUIRE, TIME\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2026\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SHERBORNE PRIZE FOR TRAVEL WRITING 2026\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2026\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS : \u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eISBN : 9780241998212 \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eBY (AUTHOR) Macfarlane, Robert \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLISHER : Penguin Books Ltd  \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLICATION DATE : March 05, 2026 \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCOUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIMPRINT : Penguin Books Ltd \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLANGUAGE : English \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAGE : General \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003ePRODUCT FORM : Paperback \/ softback \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003eDIMENSION : 200 mm x 131 mm \u003cbr\u003eWEIGHT : 318 g \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT CATEGORY :\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Earth-Sciences-Geography-Environment-Planning\"\u003eEarth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Mathematics-Science\"\u003eMathematics \u0026amp; Science\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Society-Social-Sciences\"\u003eSociety \u0026amp; Social Sciences\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Macfarlane, Robert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50009152880917,"sku":"9780241998212","price":168.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/7087\/3174\/files\/9780241998212.jpg?v=1783091541","url":"https:\/\/bookazine.com.hk\/products\/is-a-river-alive-1","provider":"Bookazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}