Book X - Non Fiction I
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Native Waters
by Daniel McCool
"In Native Waters, Daniel McCool describes the dramatic impact these settlements are having both on Indian country and on the American West as a whole. …
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Cadillac Desert
by Marc Reisner
“I’ve been thinking a lot about Cadillac Desert in the past few weeks, as the rain fell and fell and kept falling over California, much …
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Irrigated Eden
by Mark Fiege
Irrigation came to the arid West in a wave of optimism about the power of water to make the desert bloom. Mark Fiege’s fascinating and …
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Rivers of Empire
by Donald Worster
When Henry David Thoreau went for his daily walk, he would consult his instincts on which direction to follow. More often than not his inner …
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Northwest Passage
by William Dietrich
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Pillar Of Sand
by Sandra Postel
"Pillar of Sand points the way toward protecting rivers and vital ecosystems even as we aim to produce enough food for a projected 8 billion …
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Last Oasis
by Sandra Postel
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, …
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Water
by Marq De Villiers
Examines how water has been used to create and destroy civilizations throughout history and discusses the problems that could arise in the future if the …
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Every Drop for Sale
by Jeffrey Rothfeder
An investigative journalist probes the startling gap between supply and demand of safe drinking water in the world, speculating that a water crisis looms on …
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Fresh Water
by E. C. Pielou
Pielou describes the natural history of fresh water--a vital ingredient of the natural world--exploring its sources and destinations, how it moves over and under the …
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Water Wars
by Vandana Shiva
Examines the effect that historical erosion of common water rights has had on the poor and analyzes how many wars are caused by conflicts over …
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Water Wars
by Diane Raines Ward
In this beautiful first novel, set on the Flathead Reservation of Montana in the 1940s, Earling traces the youth and young adulthood of Louise White …
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Blue Gold
by Maude Barlow
In this “chilling, in-depth examination of a rapidly emerging global crisis” (In These Times), Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke, two of the most active opponents …
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Water Follies
by Robert Jerome Glennon
In a striking collection of stories that brings to life the human and natural impacts of our growing national thirst, Glennon provides an occasionally wry …
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Watershed
by Elizabeth Grossman
Questioning the value of dams requires a serious readjustment in the country's notion of progress, a prospect threatening to some and daunting to all. Watershed …
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Water and American Government
by Donald J. Pisani
Donald Pisani's history of perhaps the boldest economic and social program ever undertaken in the United States, shows in fascinating detail how ambitious government programs …
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Crossing the Next Meridian
by Charles F. Wilkinson
In Crossing the Next Meridian, Charles F. Wilkinson, an expert on federal public lands, Native American issues, and the West's arcane water laws explains some …
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Fire on the Plateau
by Charles F. Wilkinson
"This book recounts my journey through the Colorado Plateau, a journey through place and time and self.... During my explorations of more than three decades, …
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A River No More
by Philip L. Fradkin
Here is the definitive history of the development of the Colorado River and the claims made on its waters, from its source in the Wyoming …
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Gila
by Gregory McNamee
For 60 million years, the Gila River, longer than the Hudson and the Delaware combined, has shaped the ecology of the Southwest from its source …
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The Secret Knowledge of Water
by Craig Childs
Childs, author of "Crossing Paths" takes on the defining subject of the arid west: water. But his is the search for the secretive water of …
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Dripping Dry
by David N. Cassuto
Explores the convergences of U.S. water policy and the literature of the American West
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Water in the Hispanic Southwest
by Michael C. Meyer
When Spanish conquistadores marched north from Mexico's interior, they encountered one harsh reality that eclipsed all others: the importance of water in an arid land. …