Aug
9
Big Hit: Charles Fishman’s ‘The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water’
August 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Finally! Time for your dose of my stream-of-consciousness book review writing. Nice catchy post title, too. And people wonder when I tell them I could not write a book. Here goes… When Charles Fishman’s publisher sent me a free copy of The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water (aka TBT) almost [...]
Jun
21
Water Book Three-fer: Swihart, Fagan, and Sarni
June 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Must be time for summer literary blockbusters – you know, sitting on the beach watching the waves roll in, reading your favorite book by an author with three names. Well, how about making one of those ‘beach books’ a water book? In recent posts at WaterWired I’ve mentioned books by Cynthia Barnett (due in late September [...]
Jun
19
Yes, this post has a dramatic title but it’s not quite a film; in this case, ‘the valley’ is the Middle Rio Grande Valley, specifically, Albuquerque. And ‘Barnett, Fishman, and Zetland’ sounds like a 1960s folk-rock group. Or a law firm. On 11 June 2011 I returned to the area I called home for 17 years, [...]
Mar
11
So what was I saying about Jim Mercer’s book not being a water book? Shill Alert! Cynthia Barnett is a good friend and both Mary Frances and I reviewed portions of her new book, Blue Revolution. I reviewed and enjoyed her previous book, Mirage, which I referred to as ‘Cadillac Swampland’. I received a newsy email from [...]
Mar
3
Review: Steven Solomon’s ‘Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power and Civilization’
March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Earlier this year I posted my‘non-review’ of Steven Solomon’s book, Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power and Civilization. It took me a while to get around to it but I finished it about a week ago and have been letting it ‘settle’ before penning this review. Here are earlier reviews from The Economist, the Seattle Times, [...]
Sep
3
Review: James G. Workman’s ‘Heart of Dryness’
September 3, 2009 | 1 Comment
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 [...]
Jul
17
Review: Robert Glennon’s ‘Unquenchable’
July 17, 2009 | 1 Comment
Robert Glennon, inveterate Boston Red Sox fan that he is, has hit another home run. His first one came in the form of Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America’s Fresh Waters. But he’s topped that with Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It. Shill alert #1: Before providing my review I must admit [...]
Feb
8
‘Coyote Warrior’ Tells a Story Worth Hearing
February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I recently finished the excellent book Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes, and the Trial That Forged a Nation, by Paul VanDevelder. [Note: Paul is a friend and also a resident of Corvallis, OR.] So what does such a book have to do with water? It tells an all-too-familiar tale of how the U.S. government, led by Congress, [...]
Jan
5
Book Review: Globalization of Water: Sharing the Planet’s Freshwater Resources
January 5, 2009 | 1 Comment
Globalization of Water: Sharing the Planet’s Freshwater Resources , A.Y. Hoekstra and A.K. Chapagain . Blackwell Publishing , . 2008 . 224 pages . ISBN 978-1-4051-6335-4 . The global water crisis is manifested by ground-water overdrafting, water pollution, insufficient access to safe drinking water, and regional conflicts over inadequate water supply. Indeed, scientists, engineers, water [...]
Dec
24
Book Review: Forecasting Urban Water Demand
December 24, 2008 | 1 Comment
Forecasting Urban Water Demand ( Second Edition ), R.B. Billings and C.V. Jones . American Water Works Association , . 2008 . 350 pages . ISBN 1-58321-537-9 . The first edition of this book came out in 1996 and has been expanded upon in many areas for the update, including two new chapters on water [...]
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