Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization
6 best books like Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization (Steven Solomon): When the Rivers Run Dry: Water - The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century, The Ascent of Man, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World, The Way Out: A True Story of Survival
| Author | Fred Pearce |
| ISBN | 0807085731 |
In this groundbreaking book, veteran science correspondent Fred Pearce travels to more than thirty countries to examine the current state of crucial water sources. Deftly weaving together the complicated scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the world water crisis, he provides our...
| Author | Jacob Bronowski |
| ISBN | 0316109339 |
Lauded by critics & devoured by readers, this companion to the BBC series traces the development of science as an expression of the special gifts that characterize humans & make us preeminent animals. Bronowski's exciting, illustrated investigation offers a perspective not just on science,...
| Author | William McDonough |
| ISBN | 0865475873 |
"Reduce, reuse, recycle," urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. But as architect William McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart point out in this provocative, visionary book, such an approach only perpetuates the one-way, "cradle to grave" manufacturing...
| Author | Jean Lee Latham |
| ISBN | 0618250743 |
Readers today are still fascinated by “Nat,” an eighteenth-century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard. Nathaniel Bowditch grew up in a sailor’s world—Salem in the early days, when tall-masted ships from foreign ports crowded the wharves. But Nat didn’t promise to have the makings...
Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World
| Author | Seth M. Siegel |
| ISBN | 1250073952 |
As every day brings urgent reports of growing water shortages around the world, there is no time to lose in the search for solutions.The U.S. government predicts that forty of our fifty states—and 60 percent of the earth's land surface—will soon face alarming gaps between available water and the...
The Way Out: A True Story of Survival
| Author | Craig Childs |
| ISBN | 0316610666 |
I just reread this book, after taking a class with Craig Childs. I have to admit I loved it more the second time through. The description of the labyrinthine journey through the canyons is compelling, and the language is lyrical and spectacular. I especially love the personal stories of both Childs (mostly...
