My Fifteen Favorite Water Books

John Steinbeck famously said, “I guess there are never enough books”, and I would say that goes double for books about water.

So during this holiday season, please think about giving a water book as a gift or maybe pick up one for yourself.

Here are my fifteen favorite books on one of the world’s most precious resources…

1. The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water by Charles Fishman
2. Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner
3. Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It by Robert Glennon
4. Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean by Jonathan White
5. Pillar of Sand: Can the Irrigation Miracle Last? by Sandra Postel
6. Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power and Civilization by Steven Solomon
7. Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World by Seth Siegel
8. The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
9. When the Rivers Run Dry: Water - The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century by Fred Pearce
10. Elixir: A History of Water and Humankind by Brian Fagan
11. Dry Run: Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis by JERRY YUDELSON
12. The Worth of Water: Our Story of Chasing Solutions to the World's Greatest Challenge by Gary White and Matt Damon
13. Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do by Dr. Wallace J. Nichols
14. The Blue Death: Disease, Disaster, and the Water We Drink by Dr. Robert D. Morris
15. Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource by Marq de Villiers

You can find all of my recommended water related books on my personal website…

https://jimlauria.com/lists/category/books

Please leave your favorite water books in the comments section so I can add them to the list.

And for a Thanksgiving thanks, thanks to the people who have recommended books to me - Alex Passini , Srikanth Pathapati, Ph.D. , Adam Tank , Wim Audenaert , Li Li Clever , Antoine Walter , R. Trace Blackmore CWT, LEED AP, Master Facilitator, Keynote Speaker , John , Rami Molcho , Walid Khoury ?? , Steve Bhaerman , Mike Peterseim , Bj?rn Otto and of course Laurie Lauria !