A gentle and philosophical cli-fi road-trip, Thirst meanders through an outback broken by unending drought. Thirst explores future challenges caused by our present inaction on climate change and reveals a glimmer of hope at the chaotic end of the 21st century.
In Thirst, Harrison recounts the twists and turns that built charity: water into one of the most trusted and admired nonprofits in the world.
I would like to offer a special thank you to Barney “Scout” Mann. You are not only a trail angel of the highest order, but you were instrumental in the creation of this text—you listened with compassion to my sobbing phone calls when I ...
Explores every facet of water and examines the issues surrounding water scarcity and what can be done to ensure that humans have plenty of clean water in the future. By the best-selling author of The Wal-Mart Effect. Reprint.
Originally published in 1994, this series netted more than 500,000 copies as individual titles and later as bind-ups. This hot new repackage will revive the series for today’s teen.
The Shadow of Death Christopher Pike. About. the. Author. Christopher Pike is a bestselling author ofyoung adult novels. The Thirst series, The Secret of Ka, and the Remember Me and Alosha trilogies are some of his favorite titles.
"Entertaining, disturbing, memorable, and sophisticated, this mortality tale will continue to haunt after the last pages are turned." – School Library Journal All Chris really wants is to be a normal kid, to hang out with his friends, ...
Quench your Thirst with the finale to the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Christopher Pike.
Now, eleven years later, one is dead and two are suspected of murder. The murder investigation at the center of this impossible-to-put-down novel uncovers the bizarre love story between the barrister, the American, and the thief.
Mithen puts this crisis into context by exploring 10,000 years of water management. Thirst tells of civilizations defeated by the water challenge, and of technological ingenuity that sustained communities in hostile environments.
This farsighted book offers a new, holistic way of thinking about energy and water—a big picture approach that reveals the interdependence of the two resources, identifies the seriousness of the challenges, and lays out an optimistic ...