The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water Audiobook

" Water is waaay undervalued, but falling asleep a few times while reading... Maybe I've been working too hard, but some good research about water could be delivered better. "

" There are lots of statistics in this book. I am very aware of water's importance. "

" Hate it. Hate it. The product of over 200 pages. If you took every rephrased sentence out of there. It would be 20 pages. Wow. Just wow. "

" Excellent book. Everyone should read it to get a better sense of our relationship to the water on earth. "

" Not a "dry" book, this book is "saturated" with facts about water. Everything you ever wanted to know about water, and then some. Case studies in Las Vegas, Atlanta, India and Australia. "One man's flood waters is another man's water supply" is a quote from one of today's water players. "

" the boringest book in the world no offense but im not someone who is tolerant to read a book full of facts about water srry i don't like non fiction books sorry no offense to other ppl "

" Good book with great information. Can be a bit tedious at times, but worth skimming through to the parts you're interested in. "

" Interesting when it actually got around to discussing the stories of various cities around the world, but those stories got drowned out by the constant stream of data and statistics thrown into the mix. "

" This should be required reading for all citizens. "

" Very thorough and impressive book about the truly stupendous amount of uses of water, and how it may be conserved and reused more efficiently in our lives. Invariably one of the most important topics of humanity's future. "

" An excellent read about water issues. Nicely annotated. Puts a big focus on using recycled for lawns and toilets and setting up different psyches and infrastructures. I enjoyed this! "

" This is a great companion book to (the much better) Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner. "

" This is an important book. We all need a greater awareness of where our water comes from and why its availability is not guaranteed, no matter where we are. "

" I will never think of water the same way again. "

" So interesting. I will never look at water the same. A great book that is all about people's relationship with water. "

" Eye opening for many. Great read for those that care about water. "

" This was a really fascinating and informative book! I loved it! Some people might think this would be a boring topic, but the way Fishman writes the books makes it anything but. Highly recommended! "

" Explains water issues in a very simple, easy to understand matter. I couldn't put it down! "

" interesting and certainly relevant for anyone living in Texas. This was a book club book and I didn't finish it. I can't finish any book right now by a deadline. Too much going on outside. "

" Interesting topic and details covered, but a tad bit repetitive/drawn-out. "

" Everything you wanted to know about the earth's fresh water situation. and more. "

" review in process, to be posted on my blog... "

" This was a really fascinating and informative book! I loved it! Some people might think this would be a boring topic, but the way Fishman writes the books makes it anything but. Highly recommended! "

" Very thorough and impressive book about the truly stupendous amount of uses of water, and how it may be conserved and reused more efficiently in our lives. Invariably one of the most important topics of humanity's future. "

" ATOS Book Level: 4.7Interest Level: Middle Grades (MG 4-8)AR Points: 16.0Lexile: 670LWord Count: 108260 "