{"product_id":"river-dog-mark-shand-9780349115146","title":"River Dog: A Journey Down the Brahmaputra","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Brahmaputra is one of the world's great rivers. Beginning as a tiny glacial stream in Western Tibet it flows through India and Bangladesh before gushing out into the Bay \u003cbr\u003eof Bengal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnable to reach the northern part of the river due to Chinese intransigence, Mark Shand nonetheless set out to attempt what no foreigner had ever done: complete the huge journey from the unexplored jungles of the Indo-Tibet border to the largest river delta in the world.\u003cbr\u003eRIVER DOG is a chronicle of that journey, a remarkable story encompassing sublime landscapes - in Assam where the River begins to broaden into its full majesty - and rather odd encounters - including a bizarre group of identical-looking monks in Majuli (the largest river island in the world). But it is also a celebration -- of a river that flows with mystery and legend, the men who have set out to discover it and a rather charming canine travelling companion called Bhaiti.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Shand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0349115141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780349115146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abacus (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.78h x 5.04w x 0.93d","brand":"Mark Shand","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44566851715327,"sku":"9780349115146","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7ddc90f9-8235-4e23-b4a6-abbe6a8fffcd.jpg?v=1701374710","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/river-dog-mark-shand-9780349115146","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}