'Gleick trains his scientifically objective eye on the bottled water phenomenon... [and] offers a sobering yet sensible look at societys ill-considered thirst for bottled water.' Booklist
'With the gusto of a born raconteur and the passion of a believer, Gleick makes a sound case for improving the developing worlds access to and the developed worlds attitude toward safe, piped drinking water purified by the natural hydrologic cycle.' Publishers Weekly