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020 a| 9780393242133q| (hardcover);

020 a| 0393242137q| (hardcover);

035 a| (Sirsi) 40033109658;

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037 b| W W Norton & Co Inc, Keystone Industrial Park Attn Mike Charnogursky 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512n| SAN 202-5795;

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100 1 a| Macfarlane, Robert,d| 1976-e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdMf3FdTpp9XWVFp9tkDq;

245 10 a| Is a river alive? /c| Robert Macfarlane.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| W.W. Norton & Company,c| [2025];

300 a| ix, 374 pages :b| illustrations, maps, portraits ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

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337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-345) and index.;

505 0 a| Prologue: The Springs -- Introduction: Anima -- Part I: The River of the Cedars (Ecuador) -- The Springs (Winter) -- Part II: Ghosts, Monsters and Angels (India) -- The Springs (Spring) -- Part III: The Living River (Nitassinan/Canada) -- Epilogue: The Springs (Autumn).;

520 a| "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." --c| Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| Rivers.;

650 0 a| Natural history.;

650 0 a| Stream ecology.;

650 0 a| Human ecology.;

650 0 a| Naturex| Effect of human beings on.;

650 0 a| Nature observation.;

651 0 a| Reserva Biológica Los Cedros (Ecuador);

651 0 a| Chennai (India);

651 0 a| Labrador Peninsula (Québec and N.L.);

650 6 a| Sciences naturelles.;

650 6 a| Êtres humainsx| Influence sur la nature.;

650 6 a| Naturex| Observation.;

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650 7 a| Rivers.2| sears;

650 7 a| Stream ecology.2| sears;

650 7 a| Ecology.2| sears;

650 7 a| Human ecology.2| sears;

650 7 a| Nature conservation.2| sears;

650 7 a| Nature.2| sears;

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655 7 a| Travel writing.2| lcgft;

655 7 a| Informational works.2| lcgft;

655 7 a| Récits de voyages.2| rvmgf;

655 7 a| Documents d'information.2| rvmgf;

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Is a river alive? / Robert Macfarlane.

Author/creator	Macfarlane, Robert, 1976- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2025]
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	ix, 374 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Subjects	Rivers. Natural history. Stream ecology. Human ecology. Nature--Effect of human beings on. Nature observation. Sciences naturelles. Êtres humains--Influence sur la nature. Nature--Observation. Reserva Biológica Los Cedros (Ecuador) Chennai (India) Labrador Peninsula (Québec and N.L.)

Contents	Prologue: The Springs -- Introduction: Anima -- Part I: The River of the Cedars (Ecuador) -- The Springs (Winter) -- Part II: Ghosts, Monsters and Angels (India) -- The Springs (Spring) -- Part III: The Living River (Nitassinan/Canada) -- Epilogue: The Springs (Autumn).
Abstract	"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." -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-345) and index.
Genre/form	Travel writing.
Genre/form	Informational works.
Genre/form	Récits de voyages.
Genre/form	Documents d'information.
ISBN	9780393242133 (hardcover)
ISBN	0393242137 (hardcover)
Stock number	W W Norton & Co Inc, Keystone Industrial Park Attn Mike Charnogursky 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512 SAN 202-5795

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