The Water Book: A Compendium of Facts and Fables for the Modern Reader

The Water Book: A Compendium of Facts and Fables for the Modern Reader
ISBN-10
0828319561
ISBN-13
9780828319560
Category
Science
Pages
326
Language
English
Published
1993
Publisher
Gower Publishing, Ltd.
Author
D. A. Rain

Description

What is it about water that makes it both the world's most mystical and yet the most practical sub-stance? From baptism to bathing, from washing cars to washing the hands of guilt, from holy water to firewater, water plays a central role in life. Yet, we have taken it for granted. Why? "The Water Book" is a wild but literate ride through the world of water: facts, fiction, lyricism, exultation, humour, and a cast of characters guaranteed never to have been seen before on the printed page. With plenty of first-rate stories and lots of thought-provoking and humorous drawings by the author, the book aims to entertain as it enlightens.

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