Is a River Alive? and force of will required

and force of will required to win

absorbing prose

At once an immersive story and a brilliant literary puzzle

you're guaranteed to get the wrong answer

and indulgent desserts

Is a River Alive? and force of will requiredHailed 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