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 water and [...]
Jul
17
Review: Robert Glennon’s ‘Unquenchable’
July 17, 2009 | Leave a 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 I [...]
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, bamboozled the [...]
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 , [...]
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 [...]
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