{"product_id":"is-a-river-alive","title":"Is a River Alive?","description":"\u003cp\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\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eIs 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\u003e The 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\u003e Then, 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\u003e And 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\u003e \u003ci\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING 2025\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47501408174329,"sku":"9780241998212","price":26.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/4535\/6025\/files\/3695663482274.jpg?v=1773281933","url":"https:\/\/www.atticusbooksandart.com.au\/products\/is-a-river-alive","provider":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}