{"product_id":"b07mwbhc1x","title":"Drinking Water: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn in-depth look at the changing approaches that environmentalists, governments, and the open market have taken to water through the lens of world history.\u003cbr\u003e\nWhen we turn on the tap or twist open a tall plastic bottle, we probably don't give a second thought about where our drinking water comes from. But how it gets from the ground to the glass is far more convoluted than we might think.\u003cbr\u003e\nIn this revised edition of  Drinking Water , Duke University professor and environmental policy expert James Salzman shows how drinking water highlights the most pressing issues of our time. He adds eye-opening, contemporary examples about our relationship to and consumption of water, and a new chapter about the atrocities that occurred in Flint, Michigan. Provocative, insightful, and engaging,  Drinking Water  shows just how complex a simple glass of water can be.\u003cbr\u003e\nA surprising, delightful, fact-filled book. —Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of  Guns, Germs, and Steel\u003cbr\u003e\nInstead of buying your next twelve-pack of bottled water, buy this fascinating account of all the people who spent their lives making sure you'd have clean, safe drinking water every time you turned on the tap. —Bill McKibben, author of  Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet\u003cbr\u003e\n Drinking Water  effortlessly guides us through a fascinating world we never consider. Even for people who think they know water, there is a surprise on almost every page. —Charles Fishman, bestselling author of  The Big Thirst  and  The Wal-Mart Effect\u003cbr\u003e\nSalzman puts a needed spotlight on an often overlooked but critical social, economic, and political resource. — Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67924949696757,"sku":"YSL54775","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/7178GMqMcEL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793673990","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b07mwbhc1x","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}