When the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century (edit title)

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  “Scary and real and uplifting”

  marty m wrote this review Tuesday, October 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “This is a must read for anyone who is interested in the big picture relative to this planet's most precious commodity: WATER. It explains the natural cycles of water around the planet and how we as so-called modern civilizations attempt to correct what isn't broken only to wreak havoc for the generations to come. Oh, what have we done....”

  She wrote this review Saturday, July 5 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “This is a collection of vignettes that tell the story of the struggle to control one of our most basic and vital resources -- water. I had no idea of the harmful effects of what we often think of as technological progress -- irrigation and dams. Instead, Pearce concludes, we need to make peace with water as Mother Nature originally planned it.
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  Booknut wrote this review Sunday, February 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “This book that describes an issue likely to eclipse oil or any other natural resource crisis in the near future. Urbanites especially would benefit from learning more about where our water comes from (hint: the tap is not magic) and what our present lifestyles mean for the different aquifers and surficial supplies upon which our livelihoods depend. ”

  sfbridgerunner wrote this review Sunday, November 18 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No