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November 2012
On Sale: November 8, 2012
317 pages
ISBN: 1468307118
EAN: 9781468307115
Kindle: B00A35WZ5U
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Non-Fiction
When we turn on the tap or twist open a tall plastic bottle,
we might not give a second thought to where our drinking
water comes from. But how it gets from the ground to the
glass is far more complex than we might think. With concerns
over pollution and new technologies like fracking, is it
safe to drink tap water? Should we feel guilty buying
bottled water? Is the water we drink vulnerable to terrorist
attacks? With springs running dry and reservoirs emptying,
where is our water going to come from in the
future?
In Drinking Water, Duke University
professor and environmental policy expert James Salzman
shows how drinking water highlights the most pressing issues
of our time--from globalization and social justice to
terrorism and climate change--and how humans have been
wrestling with these problems for centuries. Provacative,
insightful, and above all fun to read, Drinking Water
shows just how complex a simple glass of water can be.
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