Dive into "Fresh Water Availability and Control"

Don't like to read the same book that everybody else does? Neither do we! At this monthly book club meeting, we discuss any book on a particular theme. Themes in the past have been all over the map: mysteries, Japan, the economy, France, the decline of the middle class, short stories, and US spy agencies. Our topic for July is water scarcity, specifically, fresh water availability and control. To assist members in selecting a great book to read, one of our esteemed members has compiled a list of suggested books to read for this timely and relevant topic. Most of the books are available in the Orange County Public Library. I've also uploaded this list, with paragraph-long descriptions of each book, to the "Files" option under "More" in the banner at the top of the web page.

Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever, by Maude Barlow (2014)

Water 4.0: The Past, Present and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource, by David Sedlak (2014)

The West Without Water: What Past Floods, Droughts, and Other Climatic Clues Tell Us About Tomorrow, by Lynn Ingram and Frances Malamud-Roam (2014)

Drinking Water: A History, by James Salzman (2013)

The Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest, by William Eno DeBuys (2013)

Blue Revolution: Unmaking America's Water Crisis, by Cynthia Barnett (2012)

Dam Nation: How Water Shaped the West and Will Determine the Future, by Stephen Grace (2012)

The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water, by Charles Fishman (2012)

Dead Pool: Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West, by James Lawrence Powell (2011)

Elixir: A History of Water and Humankind, by Brian Fagan (2011)

Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What to do About It, by Robert Glennon (2010)

Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization, by Steven Solomon (2010)

Dry Spring: The Coming Water Crisis of North America, by Chris Wood (2009)

Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water, by Maude Barlow (2009)

When the Rivers Run Dry: Water -- The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century, by Fred Pearce (2006)

Cadillac Desert: The American West and its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition, by Marc Reisner (1993)

We'll meet at a member's house that is near the intersection of the 55, 73 and 405 freeways. There's plenty of street parking. The meeting will overlap with the dinner hour, so please bring a main dish, side dish, dessert, or drink to share, potluck style. I'll send out directions and a contact phone number twice in the week before the event to people who RSVP 'yes'. The discussions are always lively and engaging, and we tend to finish by 9 pm. If you'd like, bring food to share, and your suggestions for next month's topic to the meeting.