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5.0 out of 5 stars
Hydrologic cycle, the unexpurgated version, February 18, 2007
This review is from: Water from Heaven (Hardcover)
This book is a gem. Kandel has collected a delightful assemblage of facts, interspersed with history and myth, into a wonderful story of water and its importance to every aspect of life, present and past.
The book has a wealth of connections between history, society, cosmology, and meteorology, all centered around a single molecule possessing wonderful properties.
The book is a good read in itself although the last chapters seem, for some reason, not quite as smoothly-composed as the earlier chapters. The book is also a great place to begin if one is interested in almost any topic regarding water. Kandel lists numerous sources and authorities for further reading and research. I highly recommend this book.
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