Zenith Press 2009-01-23. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover minor wear minor crease on cover light curve to book binding tight and pages bright a very nice copy! Zenith Press paperback
New York New York U.S.A.: Welcome Rain Publishers 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Photos of/from this book are available. Near-new condition. Appears unread. SIGNED/AUTOGRAPHED inscription in book front by author Paul Simon: "To Braden - with my best wishes - Paul Simon 7/28-99". NO other writing or marks inside book. NO tears. 198 pages. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Former Senator Paul Simon delivers stirring eveidence of a catastrophic water crisis which will explode upon the global community unless drastic measures are taken in all corners of the world including in our own backyards. Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly Simon a former Democratic senator from Illinois delivers a call-to-arms to citizens and political leaders to act to save the world's water supply. "Within a few years" he writes "a water crisis of catastrophic proportions will explode on us." Simon who was a newspaperman before he was a politician is a clear and forceful writer who makes use of compelling statistics to outline the looming crisis: 9500 children die every day due to thirst or polluted water and a projected three billion people will be living in regions afflicted by severe water shortages in just 25 years. Among the most immediate problems Simon covers are vanishing groundwater reserves in California polluted drinking water in India and the potential for geopolitical violence in the arid Middle East. Simon urges governments to step up their support for desalination conservation and pollution control. He also calls for policy changes such as charging consumers for the actual cost of conveying their water. Although suffering from a drought of firsthand vignettes and individual case studies Simon's book is well reasoned and well researched and deserves serious attentionnot least because he offers the bracing example of a former public servant still committed to the intelligent and informed discussion of a pressing issue. First serial to Parade. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information Inc. About the Author Paul Simon is a former member of the United States Senate and now director of the Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. In 1988 he unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for President. Welcome Rain Publishers Hardcover
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