**National Bestseller • New York Times "100 Notable Books of the Year" • NPR "Favorite Books of 2019" • Guardian "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" • Kirkus Reviews "Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far)" • Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award"Mesmerizing…Underland is a portal of light in dark times." —Terry Tempest Williams, New York Times Book Review**In Underland, Robert Macfarlane delivers an epic e...

Follow Robert Macfarlane to the furthest corners of the globe....A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2019WINNER OF THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020'You'd be crazy not to read this book' The Sunday TimesA Guardian Best Book of the 21st CenturyIn Underland, Robert Macfarlane takes us on...

SHORTLISTED FOR BLACKWELL'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2026From 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 ma...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Hill Times Top 100 Best Book of 2025From the celebrated writer, observer and naturalist Robert Macfarlane comes a brilliant, perspective-shifting new book, which answers a resounding "yes" to the question of its title.**At the heart of Is a River Alive? 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...

**From the best-selling author of Underland and "the great nature writer…of this generation" (Wall Street Journal), a revelatory book that transforms how we imagine rivers—and life itself."As beautiful as the rivers and the hope he’s describing." —Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles TimesA New York Times BestsellerWinner of the 2026 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing AwardWinner of the 2026 Nautilus Book AwardShortlis...

Overal ter wereld sterven rivieren door vervuiling, droogte en indamming. Al sinds mensenheugenis moeten rivieren dienstbaar zijn voor vervoer, voor energie, als bron van voedsel, als open riool. Wereldwijd is er echter ook een beweging gaande die het leven en de rechten van rivieren en andere natuur wil erkennen en wil vastleggen in de wet om verdere vernietiging tegen te gaan. Natuurschrijver Robert Macfarlane is diep overtuigd van deze Rights of Nature. In Leeft een rivier? neemt hij zi...

In Silt, bestselling travel writer Robert Macfarlane walks the Broomway, the deadliest path in Britain.In one of the most striking chapters of his brilliant 2012 book The Old Ways, Robert Macfarlane walks the Essex offshore path which has claimed the lives of more than sixty people over the centuries. His companion on this atmospheric and potentially perilous journey is his old friend and photographer, David Quentin.In this special e-book ...

Cómo las aguas moldean el mundo, influyen en nuestro pensamiento y forjan nuestro futuro.Nº 1 instantáneo en la lista de los más vendidos del Sunday Times.Incluido en la lista de los más vendidos del New York Times....

From the acclaimed author of The Wild Places and Underland, an exploration of walking and thinkingIn this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove roads, and sea paths that crisscross both the British landscape and its waters and territories beyond. The result is an immersive, enthralling exploration of the ghosts and voices that haunt old paths, of the st...

Viagem ao mundo subterrâneo da Terra, tal como ele existe no mito, na literatura, na memória e na ciência.Vencedor do Prémio Stanford Dolman para Melhor Livro de Viagens de 2020Vencedor do National Outdoor Book AwardFinalista do Prémio Orwell para Escrita Política 2020Finalista do Prémio RSL Ondaatje 2020Um dos Melhores Livros do Século XXI para o GuardianPor...

Benedenwereld is een epische verkenning van onderaardse ruimten in de mythologie, de literatuur, het geheugen en het fysieke landschap. In zijn langverwachte nieuwe boek duikt Robert Macfarlane diep onder het aardoppervlak en onderzoekt hij de verstandhouding van de mens tot het donker, leven en dood onder de grond, en alles wat zich daar nog meer afspeelt. Aanvankelijk blijft hij dicht bij huis. Macfarlane neemt de lezer mee van begraafplaatsen uit de bronstijd en ondergrondse schimmelnet...

Comment les montagnes ont fasciné l'humanité.À l'âge de douze ans, Robert Macfarlane découvre La Dernière Expédition au mont Everest, récit de l'équipée pendant laquelle George Mallory et Andrew Irvine ont disparu, en 1924. Ainsi est née sa passion pour les sommets. Il dévore la littérature d'aventure consacrée aux grandes expéditions et commence à pratiquer l'alpinisme, au plus haut niveau.Pourquoi sommes-nous attirés par les sommets ? Pourquoi les êtres humains risquent-ils...