New Water for a Thirsty World
Referenced in 2 episodes
Definition
A 1960 book by Michael Salzman about Stephen Riess's primary water work, which the guest says carried a foreword by Aldous Huxley. He claims original copies were bought up and destroyed during California's water battles.
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