Global Citizenship: Water

A reading list developed to support Santa Monica College's Global Citizenship theme for 2009-10, "Water." http://www.smc.edu/GlobalCitizenship/...

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1	The Great Thirst: Californians and Water: A History by Norris Hundley Jr. 4.07 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Water: A Natural History by Alice Outwater (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 271 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Atlas of Water: Mapping the World's Most Critical Resource by Maggie Black 4.13 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Human Development Report 2006: Beyond Scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis by United Nations (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth by Blake Gumprecht 4.12 avg rating — 75 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner 4.27 avg rating — 9,843 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Water and the West: The Colorado River Compact and the Politics of Water in the American West by Norris Hundley Jr. 4.20 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water by Maude Barlow 3.60 avg rating — 305 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Water Wars: Drought, Flood, and the Politics of Thirst by Diane Raines Ward 3.75 avg rating — 109 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Power and Water in the Middle East: The Hidden Politics of the Palestinian-Israeli Water Conflict by Mark Zeitoun 3.91 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Great Lakes Water Wars by Peter Annin 3.93 avg rating — 280 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Organic Machine: The Remaking of the Columbia River by Richard White 3.81 avg rating — 631 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Water Wars: Is The World's Water Running Out? by Marq de Villiers 3.80 avg rating — 249 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit by Vandana Shiva 3.92 avg rating — 644 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Water, Culture, and Power: Local Struggles in a Global Context by John M. Donahue (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Virtual Water: Tackling the Threat to Our Planet's Most Precious Resource by Tony Allan 3.98 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 173, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Planet Water: Investing in the World's Most Valuable Resource by Steve Hoffmann (Contributor) 3.60 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 173, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World's Water by Maude Barlow 3.91 avg rating — 300 ratings score: 173, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Troubled Water: Saints, Sinners, Truth Lies About The Global Water Crisis by Brooke Shelby Biggs 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Wet Desert: Tracking Down a Terrorist on the Colorado River by Gary Hansen (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 903 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Unreal City: Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West by Judith Nies 3.51 avg rating — 170 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Connecting the Drops: A Citizens' Guide to Protecting Water Resources by Karen Schneller-McDonald really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Thirst: Fighting the Corporate Theft of Our Water by Alan Snitow (Contributor) 3.54 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Whose Water Is It?: The Unquenchable Thirst of a Water-Hungry World by Bernadette McDonald (Editor) 3.55 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Price of Thirst: Global Water Inequality and the Coming Chaos by Karen Piper 4.01 avg rating — 132 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It by Elizabeth Royte 3.57 avg rating — 880 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Meltdown in Tibet: China's Reckless Destruction of Ecosystems from the Highlands of Tibet to the Deltas of Asia by Michael Buckley 3.98 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization by Steven Solomon 3.88 avg rating — 613 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	When the World Runs Dry: Earth's Water in Crisis by Nancy F. Castaldo (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Right to Water: Politics, Governance and Social Struggles by Farhana Sultana (Editor) 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Big Thirst: The Marvels, Mysteries & Madness Shaping the New Era of Water by Charles Fishman 3.96 avg rating — 1,688 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Water: The Final Resource: How the Politics of Water Will Impact the World by William Houston 2.67 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	When the Rivers Run Dry: Water - The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century by Fred Pearce 3.95 avg rating — 909 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The River Stops Here: Saving Round Valley, A Pivotal Chapter in California’s Water Wars by Ted Simon 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Last Call at the Oasis: The Global Water Crisis and Where We Go from Here by Karl Weber (editor) 3.85 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters by Robert Glennon 4.10 avg rating — 133 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Globalization, Water, & Health: Resource Management in Times of Scarcity by Linda M. Whiteford (Editor) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Wine to Water: A Bartender's Quest to Bring Clean Water to the World by Doc Hendley 3.91 avg rating — 717 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Dead Pool: Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West by James Lawrence Powell 3.85 avg rating — 119 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Troubled Waters: Religion, Ethics, and the Global Water Crisis by Gary Chamberlain really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars