Argues that a long history of mismanagement of water resources has endangered our water supplies, suggests ways to conserve water, and discusses the economic, political, and ...

Presents a collection of essays covering every aspect of the water supply crisis that is affecting the global population.

Newly updated, this timely history of the struggle to discover and control water in the American West is a tale of rivers diverted and damned, political corruption and intrigue ...

In a shocking expos, "Blue Gold, " available now in paperback, shows why, as the vice president of the World Bank has pronounced, "The wars of the next century will be about ...

Makes predictions about an imminent water-shortage crisis in North America, exploring the ways in which communities have the potential to be devastated by both droughts and ...

The author reveals the influence of water on politics and history, peeling back the layers of history to show the effect of this vital natural resource on human affairs. Reprint.

The overriding lesson from history is that most irrigation-based civilizations fail. As we enter the third millennium, the question arises: Will ours be any different?

An investigative journalist explores our world on the brink of running out of usable water. Less than .0008 percent of the total water on Earth is fit for human consumption ...