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Review: James G. Workman’s ‘Heart of Dryness’
September 3, 2009 | Posted by Michael "Aquadoc" Campana
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I just posted my review of James G. Workman’s new book, Heart of Dryness: How the Last Bushmen Can Help Us Endure the Coming Age of Permanent Drought, over at WaterWired. I won’t repost it here.
In case you don’t wish to read the entire review, here’s the bottom line:
The book is less about water and more about land. The Bushmen don’t have water, they have land, and “there’s diamonds in them thar hills.” The book acknowledges this aspect, but it struck me as far more significant than the water aspect. As far as I’m concerned this does not lessen the impact of the book.
Do I recommend the book? Yes. It’s a spellbinding tale, and it may have implications for us all.
I’ll be reading this again soon for some more insight. I look forward to more from James G. Workman.
One last item: will the Bushmen “help us endure the coming age of permanent drought”? I don’t see how. We know what we should be doing; we just don’t have the political will to do it. Even the Bushmen can’t help us with that.
“We don’t govern water. Water governs us.” – James G. Workman
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