Penguin Books Is a River Alive?

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Isbn: 9780241998212 Author: robert macfarlane Publisher: penguin books uk Language: english Volume: paperback Summary: shortlisted for blackwell's book of the year 2025 shortlisted for the wainwright prize for conservation writing 2025 shortlisted for the edward stanford travel book of the year 2026 shortlisted for the sherborne prize for travel writing 2026 from celebrated writer robert macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book - which answers a resounding yes to the question of its title. At 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. Is a river alive? Takes the reader on an exhilarating exploration of the past, present and futures of this ancient, urgent concept. The book begins in northern ecuador, where a miraculous cloud forest and its rivers are threatened by gold mining. Then, to the wounded rivers, creeks, and lagoons of southern india, where a desperate battle to save the lives of these water bodies is underway.

and finally, to northeastern quebec, where a spectacular wild river - the mutehekau or magpie - is being defended from death by damming in a river-rights campaign.

at once macfarlane's most personal and most political book to date, is a river alive? Will open hearts, spark debates and lead us to the revelation that our fate flows with that of rivers - and always has.

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