{"product_id":"thirst-michael-fox-9780787984588","title":"Thirst","description":"Out of sight of most Americans, global corporations like Nestl , Suez, and Veolia are rapidly buying up our local water sources--lakes, streams, and springs--and taking control of public water services. In their drive to privatize and commodify water, they have manipulated and bought politicians, clinched backroom deals, and subverted the democratic process by trying to deny citizens a voice in fundamental decisions about their most essential public resource. \u003cp\u003eThe authors' PBS documentary \u003ci\u003eThirst\u003c\/i\u003e showed how communities around the world are resisting the privatization and commodification of water. \u003ci\u003eThirst\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e the book, picks up where the documentary left off, revealing the emergence of controversial new water wars in the United States and showing how communities here are fighting this battle, often against companies headquartered overseas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRead a review...http: \/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2007\/03\/18\/RVGS9OHPKT1.DTL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Snitow, Deborah Kaufman, Michael Fox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0787984582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780787984588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.36w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Nautilus Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/09\/2007","brand":"Alan Snitow","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059697316095,"sku":"9780787984588","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_547685ba-003f-4986-8efa-8e8bf7ff08f8.jpg?v=1685059793","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thirst-michael-fox-9780787984588","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}