{"product_id":"river-dog-a-journey-down-the-brahmaputra-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Shand has worked at Sotheby's and as a jackaroo in Australia, has completed the London-Sydney motor-race and been shipwrecked in the South Pacific. In 1991 he received the accolade Travel Writer of the Year at the British Book Awards for TRAVELS ON MY ELEPHANT.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abacus (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50928974430482,"sku":"9780349115146","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_809f42c4-c302-456f-b086-d004320e693f.jpg?v=1739025507","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/river-dog-a-journey-down-the-brahmaputra-9780349115146","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}