{"product_id":"9780470918067","title":"Aqua Shock, Revised and Updated Water in Crisis","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAqua Shock, Revised and Updated\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWater in Crisis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSusan J. Marks\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Agriculture \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn objective look at America's rapidly shrinking water supply\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOnce believed to be a problem limited to America's southwest, water shortages are now an issue coast to coast, from New England to California. In \u003ci\u003eAqua Shock: The Water Crisis in America\u003c\/i\u003e, author Susan J. Marks provides a comprehensive analysis of the current conflicts being waged over dwindling water supplies. She presents the findings of university studies, think tanks, and research groups, as well as the opinions of water experts, including Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security. The book\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains where our water comes from and who controls it, as well as the cost of water on cash, commodities, and capitalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the risks of running out of water\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails how we can preserve and protect our most precious, yet most undervalued natural resource\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eRight now, battles over water supplies rage across the country. \u003ci\u003eAqua Shock\u003c\/i\u003e is an objective look at how we arrived at this crisis point and what we can do-and should be doing-to solve the water crisis in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eSusan J. Marks\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and author. She spent more than a dozen years at the Denver Post, primarily as Sunday business editor and special projects editor for the business department. She has also written for BusinessWeek, the Los Angeles Times, Forbes, Woman's World, ColoradoBiz, and the United Communications Group. Her work has received awards and recognition from local, regional, and national organizations, including Gannett, the Colorado Press Association, and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 April 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomberg Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470918067\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311373578380,"sku":"9780470918067","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470918067.jpg?v=1780140664","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470918067","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}